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Employment Types - JSON

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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[
  {
    "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.",
    "employmentType": "Regular Employment",
    "contractType": "Direct Employment - Indefinite-term",
    "applicableLaws": [
      "労働基準法",
      "労働契約法"
    ]
  },
  {
    "code": "02",
    "slug": "contract-employee",
    "name": "Contract Employee (Fixed-term Employment)",
    "description": "Workers employed under fixed-term employment contracts with set employment periods.",
    "employmentType": "Non-regular Employment",
    "contractType": "Direct Employment - Fixed-term",
    "applicableLaws": [
      "労働基準法",
      "労働契約法",
      "パートタイム・有期雇用労働法"
    ]
  },
  {
    "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.",
    "employmentType": "Non-regular Employment",
    "contractType": "Indirect Employment - Fixed-term",
    "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"
    ]
  },
  {
    "code": "04",
    "slug": "part-time-worker",
    "name": "Part-time Worker",
    "description": "Workers employed under fixed-term contracts working shorter hours than full-time employees.",
    "employmentType": "Non-regular Employment",
    "contractType": "Direct Employment - Fixed-term",
    "applicableLaws": [
      "労働基準法",
      "パートタイム・有期雇用労働法"
    ]
  },
  {
    "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.",
    "employmentType": "Regular Employment",
    "contractType": "Direct Employment - Indefinite-term",
    "applicableLaws": [
      "労働基準法",
      "労働契約法"
    ]
  },
  {
    "code": "06",
    "slug": "freelance-contractor",
    "name": "Freelance / Independent Contractor",
    "description": "Self-employed workers working under business outsourcing contracts rather than employment contracts.",
    "employmentType": "Self-employment",
    "contractType": "Business Outsourcing / Contract for Work",
    "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"
    ]
  },
  {
    "code": "07",
    "slug": "home-worker",
    "name": "Home Worker",
    "description": "Workers who receive commissions to manufacture or process goods at home.",
    "employmentType": "Non-regular Employment",
    "contractType": "Commission",
    "applicableLaws": [
      "家内労働法"
    ]
  },
  {
    "code": "08",
    "slug": "teleworker",
    "name": "Teleworker",
    "description": "Workers who work from home or other locations using information and communication technology.",
    "employmentType": "Variable",
    "contractType": "Direct Employment or Business Outsourcing",
    "applicableLaws": [
      "労働基準法",
      "テレワーク法"
    ]
  }
]