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Employment Types - YAML

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"