Skilled workers, low-wage earners work second jobs more than others
Among employees of different income classes, 6.25 percent of those earning 10 million yen ($67,000) or more a year in their main jobs had side jobs in 2022, with the proportion even higher for individuals earning 15 million yen or more, according to the Employment Status Survey by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
Ideas:
What it might be possible that those in the higher income group might have more flexible work schedules that allows them to take on second type jobs and most likely projects and contracts with no set work schedule.
And those in the lower income groups maybe have no choice and they need to their current job doesn't pay enough, so they need extra work just to pay the bills.
There also be the situation that that there might not be enough high skilled workers so some or many of them are working second jobs as there just might a labor shortage in some sectors.
Article:
The survey on working conditions, conducted every five years, also showed that 6.25 percent of people earning less than 3 million yen per year in their regular jobs worked second jobs in 2022. The proportion tended to be higher for those who earned less.
For middle-class workers who earned between 3 million yen and 10 million yen a year, 2.82 percent had second jobs. Of all workers, 4.61 percent had side jobs.
Ideas:
Perhaps, the middle income groups, have jobs that restrict them from taking second jobs and or their work schedules with their current jobs just don't give them the freedom to work and second job.
Most likely, because of inflation, they want and need to work a second job but their schedule doesn't allow it or they can't find the second job they need or want that fits their schedule.
The lower the income, most likely the chance is they are working a second jobs to makes ends meet and inflation has cut into any extra income they might have had and or they need the second job just to pay their bills.
Article:
Toshihide Iwata, an official of the government-affiliated Japan Institute for Labor Policy and Training which surveyed workers about second jobs, said many high-paid workers use their professional expertise in their second jobs.
Among low-income workers, there are those "who have no choice but to take on multiple part-time jobs due to the financial challenges they face," he said.
Ideas:
Again, most likely, those with higher level skills might be in high demand and maybe there is shortage of higher level skilled workers/professionals in Japan.
On the other end of the spectrum, the low-income workers just need any kind of work to makes ends meet and pay their bills, and maybe they aren't picky or choosy and take any job that fits their schedule.
The fact that higher level skilled workers/professionals are working second jobs might indicate there is significant labor shortage in Japan for high skilled workers.
Article:
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government has encouraged people to take on second jobs to help address the chronic labor shortage in the rapidly graying country, but many companies still hesitate to permit their employees to do so due to concerns such as potential information leaks and excess workloads.
According to the JILPT, 38.4 percent of those without side jobs said their employers prohibit them from doing outside work.
Ideas:
The work world of 20/30 years ago is long gone and companies need to understand its a different world out there and employees, if given the change will work extra jobs and if a company doesn't allow it the current employees, if given an chance will leave and find and company that is more flexible.
Potential information leaks is a poor excuse for not letting their current workers to work second or even third project type jobs
Companies need to be smarter, because if they aren't their current workers will leave for better working conditions and a better work/life balance including the flexibility to work second jobs or extra projects.
Article:
The survey also suggested that middle-income employees are less interested in pursuing side jobs due to long work hours, with many saying in the survey that their workload is already high and that it is difficult to take on another job.
Ideas:
Long work hours is still a challenge for many Japanese workers in Japan. Instead of working smarter they still work long hours.
This is a significant sign of low work productivity in Japan companies that think longer hours equal better work performance, when in fact the opposite in true.
Japan, unfortunately, still has some of the lower productivity among advanced nations due to their reliance on long work hours.
Perhaps if their work-load schedules were less and their companies work more flexible they would second jobs and or project type jobs.
The Japanese economy is not going to grow significantly until Japanese companies become more flexible and the Japanese workforce can take on extra work as needed.
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