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Employment Types - Markdown
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.
employment types
full-time employee
contract employee
temporary worker
part-time
freelance
labor law
labor standards act
| code | slug | name | description | applicableLaws | contractType | employmentType |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01 | full-time-employee | Full-time Employee (Indefinite-term Employment) | Workers employed under indefinite-term employment contracts without fixed employment periods. | ["労働基準法","労働契約法"] | Direct Employment - Indefinite-term | Regular Employment |
| 02 | contract-employee | Contract Employee (Fixed-term Employment) | Workers employed under fixed-term employment contracts with set employment periods. | ["労働基準法","労働契約法","パートタイム・有期雇用労働法"] | Direct Employment - Fixed-term | Non-regular Employment |
| 03 | temporary-agency-worker | Temporary Agency Worker (Worker Dispatching) | Workers under indirect employment who have employment contracts with dispatching companies and work at client companies. | ["労働基準法","労働者派遣法","パートタイム・有期雇用労働法"] | Indirect Employment - Fixed-term | Non-regular Employment |
| 04 | part-time-worker | Part-time Worker | Workers employed under fixed-term contracts working shorter hours than full-time employees. | ["労働基準法","パートタイム・有期雇用労働法"] | Direct Employment - Fixed-term | Non-regular Employment |
| 05 | short-time-full-time | Short-time Full-time Employee | Workers under indefinite-term employment with shorter working hours than regular full-time employees. | ["労働基準法","労働契約法"] | Direct Employment - Indefinite-term | Regular Employment |
| 06 | freelance-contractor | Freelance / Independent Contractor | Self-employed workers working under business outsourcing contracts rather than employment contracts. | ["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"] | Business Outsourcing / Contract for Work | Self-employment |
| 07 | home-worker | Home Worker | Workers who receive commissions to manufacture or process goods at home. | ["家内労働法"] | Commission | Non-regular Employment |
| 08 | teleworker | Teleworker | Workers who work from home or other locations using information and communication technology. | ["労働基準法","テレワーク法"] | Direct Employment or Business Outsourcing | Variable |