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Japan’s top firms allow their employees to look for side jobs

Japan’s top firms allow their employees to look for side jobs

About 81% of major companies in Japan are increasingly inclined to allow employees to hold down-side jobs as long as they notify or seek permission from the company first. 

According to a survey done by the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, many employers regard this as the new normal and viewed this as a morale booster that pays dividends for both the employee and employer.

Takeshi Nakamatsu, HR chief in the insurance firm Sompo Japan Insurance, said that “fewer commuting hours have lowered hurdles to securing second businesses, not only for employees but also for those offering employment.”

In their organization, Nakamatsu observed that “no adverse results, such as overwork,” had been reported so far and that benefits — in the form of expanded business connections — were formed through interactions with individuals outside the company.

Side-job systems were officially introduced at many firms after the COVID-19 pandemic triggered widespread upheavals in the way people work and go about their daily lives.

The report stated that companies are allowing their employers to spend their days off doing secondary jobs, as long as they fulfill the tasks they were hired to perform,

Other surveyed companies are also encouraging their employees to hold secondary jobs within other large corporations.

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