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Labour market: EU versus Japan

Labour market: EU versus Japan. Bebjaková Silvia Guttmannová Lívia Chupáčová Veronika Szabóová Silvia Valdner Martin. EU & Japan. Population of 500 million less than 10% of the world's population BUT EU and Japan comprise, over 40% of its GDP. GDP per capita.

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Labour market: EU versus Japan

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  1. Labour market: EU versus Japan Bebjaková Silvia Guttmannová Lívia Chupáčová Veronika Szabóová Silvia Valdner Martin

  2. EU & Japan Population of 500 million less than 10% of the world's population BUT EU and Japan comprise, over 40% of its GDP.

  3. GDP per capita

  4. What are the starting points? • Labour force • Educational attainment • Gender gap • Job tenure

  5. Gender gap • No equality • Gender gap index(115 countries): • Nordic countries: BENCHMARK-rank 1 • Japan: rank 79

  6. Job tenure The frequency of changing jobs: • Europe is around 10.6 years • 10.9 years in Japan

  7. Mobility • Job-to-job mobility • Geographical mobility • Cross-border workers • Foreign language learning • Public attitudes to mobility

  8. Unemployment definition

  9. Unemployment comparison

  10. Unemployment in numbers

  11. Part-time workers • For both: number of part-time workers is increasing, majority create women • Nowadays: EU - 18% of workers, Japan – 24% 35% of employed women in EU, 40% in Japan • EU-big differences-Greece 4%, Netherlands 56% • Discussed in EU: labour market flexibility Conclusion for both countries: employers have the same reasons, non-regular staff will continue to increase in the future

  12. Part-time workers Changes in the number and percentage of part-time workers in Japan

  13. Working hours • Japan 1947-1988: 48hours/week, 1988-now: 40 hours annualy1954 hours + 171 hours overtime • EU average 38,6 hours, varies from 35 to 40 hours annually average 1740 hours + overtime info N/A

  14. Holidays

  15. Holidays • Japan 20 days annual paid leave • EU average 26 days CONSUMED: Japan 8,5 days EU nearly 26 days Overtime + 8 days of holidays yearly leads to K A R O S H I

  16. Inflow of foreign workers Categories that gained the work permission in Japan in the year 2005

  17. Gross statutory minimum wages($ per hour)

  18. Average tax rates for full-time workers at different wage levels (2005)

  19. Relations • Japan • Labour unions • Consultation systems • Shunto • Individual labour disputes • Slovakia • Confederation of Trade Unions

  20. Employment Measures for Older People JAPAN • Securing Employment for Persons Up to Age 65 • Assisting and Promoting the Reemployment of Middle-Aged and Older Workers • Promoting Diverse Work and Social Participation for the Elderly

  21. Employment Measures for Persons with Disabilities • Japan • Legally mandated quota: • Private corporations: 1.8% • Special government corporations: 2.1% • National and local public corporations: 2.1% • Designated school boards: 2.0% • Levies and grants • Slovakia • 3.2% for those with 20 or more employees • 3 possibilities

  22. Labour market: vs. Thank you for attention!

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