Current situation and pending issues of the legal regime of paid annual leave in Japan
Why don't Japanese workers take it?
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https://doi.org/10.24310/rejlss7202317540Keywords:
paid annual leave, planned vacation regime, obligation of employers to grant vacationsAbstract
It is a well-known fact that the Japanese are very reluctant to take paid annual leave. It is true that the Japanese way of working is far from common sense in the world, but why is this phenomenon taking place? To address this issue, we will examine the problem from three perspectives: (1) the uniqueness of the Japanese annual leave regime itself, (2) the problems in how the vacation regime is operated and interpreted, and (3) the awareness and values of the Japanese towards work. Based on these analyses, we will point out the prospects and improvements required to introduce a world-matched paid annual leave regime in Japan.
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