Today’s business Japanese is “Sai-Koyou”.

In many Japanese companies employees normally retire at 60.

But, based on government requests Japanese companies re-hire them for 5 more years until they become 65 years old.

Of course, re-hired people do not have sub-ordinates, are not empoweree, and payment amount may become half.

But, they feel relieved because they get paid until they start to receive pension fund.

Now, Japanese government discusses and plans to ask Japanese companies to raise 65 to 70.

As long as they work they continue to pay pension fund and health incurance, which is worthwhile in order to maintain social security.

Thus, 100 years of life age is coming.

Today’s business slang is “Yakushoku-Teinen (Retirement from their position)”

Many business persons in Japan need to accept “Yakushoku-Teinen” from 52 to 58 if they are not directors.

They have to resign from their current positions such as Manager.

In addition, no team member will serve for him any longer.

They have to work alone as “Sub-manager” or “Assistant Manager”. Moreover, their salary are cut by about 30%.

Some accept “Yakushoku-Teinen” as no pressure, but others feels that their job became less worth and their motivation became much lower.

Today’s business Japanese is “Hi-seiki-koyou”.

*Hi-seiki-koyou” are contacted workers and part-time workers.  “Hi-seiki-roudou” were introduced 20-30 years ago and they have been fired once the business became bad and have been employed once the business became good.  And the same thing repeated until now. 

In addtion, the pay for them is lower than that of permanent workers although the job contents are the same.  Recently, the payments are  amended based on the idea, “Same Job, Same Pay”.

“Hi-seiki-roudou” may be necessary from the view point of Japanese economy and Japanese companies, but employment stability is essential for the individual workers.

Today’s Business Japanese is “Shuusha (Company hunting)”.

Many university students use the word, “Shuushoku Katsudou (Job hunting)”.  But, that is wrong.  Precisely speaking, “Shuusha” is the right word in Japan.  It means that we choose our own company, not the jobs.

Many Japanese companies use life-time employment and assign the departments to each employee depending on company’s human resorce strategy and tactics.  Employees have to do any job or work at any place regardless of their will.

Generally speaking, Japanese companies raise generalists rather than specialist through job rotation.

It is good for the companies.  But, employees can not develop their career plan based on their own will and it will be difficult for them to change their companies.  It leads to less liquid labor market and less powerful Japanese economy.

Do you want to work based on company’s will or on your own will?

Today’s business Japanese is “Quit Quitting”.

I often hear this word recently.

Although “Quitting” is used in this word, no one really quits their companies.

“Quit quitting” means recent young people’s way of doing their jobs such as not to do their job more than expected, not to do overtime job, and to do their jobs only within the job description.

Young people think that time, freedom, and family more important than money and climbing up the corporate ladder.  This idea is reflected on the “Quit quitting”.

30 years ago many people worked 100 hours overtime every month.

Now the way of working has changed a lot.