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Employment Types - INI

Employment types refer to the forms of labor contracts established between workers and employers (companies). In Japan, various forms exist including full-time employees (indefinite-term employment), contract employees (fixed-term employment), temporary agency workers (indirect employment), part-time workers, and freelancers/independent contractors. Each type differs in the scope of application of labor laws such as the Labor Standards Act, Worker Dispatching Act, and Part-Time and Fixed-Term Employment Act, as well as social insurance eligibility and employee benefits, making it an important concept for worker rights protection and corporate human resource management.

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[item.full-time-employee]
code=01
slug=full-time-employee
name=Full-time Employee (Indefinite-term Employment)
description=Workers employed under indefinite-term employment contracts without fixed employment periods.
applicableLaws=["労働基準法","労働契約法"]
contractType=Direct Employment - Indefinite-term
employmentType=Regular Employment

[item.contract-employee]
code=02
slug=contract-employee
name=Contract Employee (Fixed-term Employment)
description=Workers employed under fixed-term employment contracts with set employment periods.
applicableLaws=["労働基準法","労働契約法","パートタイム・有期雇用労働法"]
contractType=Direct Employment - Fixed-term
employmentType=Non-regular Employment

[item.temporary-agency-worker]
code=03
slug=temporary-agency-worker
name=Temporary Agency Worker (Worker Dispatching)
description=Workers under indirect employment who have employment contracts with dispatching companies and work at client companies.
applicableLaws=["労働基準法","労働者派遣法","パートタイム・有期雇用労働法"]
contractType=Indirect Employment - Fixed-term
employmentType=Non-regular Employment

[item.part-time-worker]
code=04
slug=part-time-worker
name=Part-time Worker
description=Workers employed under fixed-term contracts working shorter hours than full-time employees.
applicableLaws=["労働基準法","パートタイム・有期雇用労働法"]
contractType=Direct Employment - Fixed-term
employmentType=Non-regular Employment

[item.short-time-full-time]
code=05
slug=short-time-full-time
name=Short-time Full-time Employee
description=Workers under indefinite-term employment with shorter working hours than regular full-time employees.
applicableLaws=["労働基準法","労働契約法"]
contractType=Direct Employment - Indefinite-term
employmentType=Regular Employment

[item.freelance-contractor]
code=06
slug=freelance-contractor
name=Freelance / Independent Contractor
description=Self-employed workers working under business outsourcing contracts rather than employment contracts.
applicableLaws=["民法（請負）","フリーランス事業者の保護に関するガイドライン"]
contractType=Business Outsourcing / Contract for Work
employmentType=Self-employment

[item.home-worker]
code=07
slug=home-worker
name=Home Worker
description=Workers who receive commissions to manufacture or process goods at home.
applicableLaws=["家内労働法"]
contractType=Commission
employmentType=Non-regular Employment

[item.teleworker]
code=08
slug=teleworker
name=Teleworker
description=Workers who work from home or other locations using information and communication technology.
applicableLaws=["労働基準法","テレワーク法"]
contractType=Direct Employment or Business Outsourcing
employmentType=Variable