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Employment Types - TOML

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."
applicableLaws = "[\"労働基準法\",\"労働契約法\"]"
contractType = "Direct Employment - Indefinite-term"
employmentType = "Regular Employment"

[[items]]
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"

[[items]]
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"

[[items]]
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"

[[items]]
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"

[[items]]
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"

[[items]]
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"

[[items]]
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"