Hello! What have we here...?

[Richard_BenoitEnglipedia Drone]

http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/more-part-timers-to-become-eligible-for-health-insurance-pension-programs


Benefits for workers of 20 or more hours a week. Wonder what the dispatch companies will do with this one when / if it becomes law.

[jessen100]

they will lessen the intensity of my headache i hope.

[jessen100]

i have an idea of what they could feasibly
do, but i think i will avoid mentioning it.

[jeisensei]

i have an idea of what they could feasibly
do, but i think i will avoid mentioning it.

I'm interested. Do tell.

[jessen100]

dont you think it would be possible that they start paying you only for teaching/class hours then?

[Otaku]

dont you think it would be possible that they start paying you only for teaching/class hours then?

I thought that's the status quo, 'technically'?

[jessen100]

if that was true not many of us would have more than 20 work hours a week already.

[Richard_BenoitEnglipedia Drone]

Yeah true jessen, but who would actually work for those peanuts? Couldn't live on an average of 15 paid lessons per week. As a result they may not opt for that. But they will find away I am certain! (a way to make sure no money is lost on their end)

[Otaku]

(a way to make sure no money is lost on their end)

...which begs the question, "How do we native English speakers overthrow all Dispatch Companies and put the power back into the hands of the people?"

[Paul]

(a way to make sure no money is lost on their end)

...which begs the question, "How do we native English speakers overthrow all Dispatch Companies and put the power back into the hands of the people?"

The sad part is RB that there will always be someone, in times past called a "scab", who will do the job for whatever money is being offered. BTW there are teachers, Japanese that is, that work by the hour/class in school now, they get something like 3,000 yen per class, and there is no way they can live on that pay.

[Richard_BenoitEnglipedia Drone]

I see what you mean. My business lessons are something like that, but I really doubt they would have enough people willing to partake in the scheme, if exactly what they plan to do is clear to all. Dispatch needs quite a few teachers to make these contracts, sure there will be a subtle round-about way as usual as not to rock the boat to much.

[moolooman]

I feel I would be remiss if I wasn't to comment on the esteemed Paul's use of the nomenclature "scab".
It is my humble opinion, but I believe a "scab" to be a strike-breaker, and as such could not be applied to this particular scenario.
This whole post is actually just for me to use the word 'nomenclature' in some kind of context, but the "scab" issue was a useful aside.

[jeisensei]

This whole post is actually just for me to use the word 'nomenclature' in some kind of context

Well played sir, well played.

[Richard_BenoitEnglipedia Drone]

Yes, another check-mate for the mooloo!

[Paul]

I feel I would be remiss if I wasn't to comment on the esteemed Paul's use of the nomenclature "scab".
It is my humble opinion, but I believe a "scab" to be a strike-breaker, and as such could not be applied to this particular scenario.
This whole post is actually just for me to use the word 'nomenclature' in some kind of context, but the "scab" issue was a useful aside.

Nomenclature aside here ......

My use of the word scab could be considered appropriate for the context of Otaku's post which read, "....which begs the question, "How do we native English speakers overthrow all Dispatch Companies and put the power back into the hands of the people?" One can assume from the post that Otaku was wondering aloud about the possibility or probability of us native's overthrowing the establishment, and to do so would mean natives would have to strike or avoid working for said dispatch companies in an attempt to create better working conditions including stabilized pay and benefits.

This btw is one definition of a scab as well, and appropriately here I believe, used to describe those folks who would be replacement workers for the natives that refused to work for the dispatch companies. A scab is a two-legged animal with a cork-screw soul, a water-logged brain, a combination backbone of jelly and glue. Where others have hearts, he carries a tumor of rotten principles.

Scabs have been called many things by many people during the course of labor history but Jack London’s description of the scab, “written with barbed wire on sandpaper,” easily dwarfs all others.

“After God had finished the rattlesnake, the toad, the vampire, He had some awful substance left with which He made a scab.

A scab is a two-legged animal with a cork-screw soul, a water-logged brain, a combination backbone of jelly and glue. Where others have hearts, he carries a tumor of rotten principles.

When a scab comes down the street, men turn their backs and angels weep in heaven, and the Devil shuts the gates of Hell to keep him out.

No man has a right to scab so long as there is a pool of water to drown his carcass in, or a rope long enough to hang his body with. Judas Iscariot was a gentleman compared with a scab. For betraying his master, he had character enough to hang himself. A scab has not.

Esau sold his birthright for a mess of pottage. Judas Iscariot sold his Savior for thirty pieces of silver. Benedict Arnold sold his country for a promise of a commission in the British Army. The modern strikebreaker sells his birthright, his country, his wife, his children and his fellow men for an unfulfilled promise from his employer, trust or corporation.

Esau was a traitor to himself: Judas Iscariot was a traitor to his God; Benedict Arnold was a traitor to his country; a strikebreaker is a traitor to his God, his country, his wife, his family and his class.”

http://www.iamll1005.org/definition_of_a_scab.htm

I also believe that this definition courtesy of the Urban Dictionary fits as well........

They care about no-one but themselves,have allegiance to no-one,including who they work for, and cannot see long term. They will take almost any abuse from their employer, and dont give a whit about their fellow workers.This is the true makeup of a scab.

[moolooman]

I was awaiting that that reply, and now I see why it took so long. Paul has excelled in his verbosity.

[Paul]

I was awaiting that that reply, and now I see why it took so long. Paul has excelled in his verbosity.

Why thank you I had constipation of the brain last night and earlier this AM, school lunch alleviated me of my malaise.

[jessen100]

Position: Full-time.
Working days: Monday - Friday.
Working hours: Up to 5.9 hours per day, between the hours of 8am - 9pm (depending on assignment).

srsly needs to stop.

[jeisensei]

Wow...
That's the only thing that can really be said about that.

[moolooman]

Pack of cunts. Yet another example of politicians and lawmakers being MEXTing outdated, clueless pussies; too busy MEXTing troughing to get a decent job done.

[Richard_BenoitEnglipedia Drone]

One thing I could say about that. It is a big jump from 29.5 hours to 19.5 hours to try to get out of the health care plan. Especially with schools loading on the English program from next year.

[Richard_BenoitEnglipedia Drone]

http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/govt-to-submit-bill-allowing-more-part-timers-to-join-health-insurance-and-pension-programs

Submiting the bill!

TOKYO —
The ruling Democratic Party of Japan plans to submit a bill to the current Diet session which will enable more part-time workers to become eligible for health insurance and pension programs.

A task force met Tuesday to finalize the plan that calls for the minimum number of working hours for an employee to qualify for company health insurance to be lowered from the current 30 hours to 20 hours per week, once they have worked for the same company for at least 12 months, TV Asahi reported. The revised law will only apply to companies that employ at least 500 staff.

Employees who earn up to 940,000 yen will qualify to join health insurance and pension programs.

The labor ministry estimates that the new guidelines will enable at least 3.7 million non-permanent workers in Japan to join the programs. Companies currently pay about half an employee’s pension premium.

After it is enacted, the bill will go into effect from fiscal 2016.

[Paul]

You do realize that one of the reasons behind this evident plan that on paper looks appealing, is that the number of people paying into the system vs being paid out is going to drastically change over the coming years. They needed to find another source of income to fund the scheme and part-time workers are the only one's left to squeeze.

[jessen100]

"once they have worked for the same company for at least 12 months"

that gonna work like the paid leave law, where if you arent hired by a company for a week they can cheat you out of it and reset your 12 month period?

[Paul]

"once they have worked for the same company for at least 12 months"

that gonna work like the paid leave law, where if you arent hired by a company for a week they can cheat you out of it and reset your 12 month period?

I used to work for a school (private HS) that had contracted some of their teachers from April 1st until March 31st, the labor board filed a complaint and they changed the contracts to end on March 30th instead. Thereby getting around the need to pay full benefits mainly bonuses.

There are ways around the system.

[jessen100]

im well aware, since my company basically steals half the paid leave from its employees every year by resetting their no paid leave for the first 6 months, using this method.

[moolooman]

Companies with over 500 staff. Interac and who else has over 500 staff?

[Richard_BenoitEnglipedia Drone]

Like Jessen mentioned....500 rule may apply to big dispatch, but the 12 month rule will also apply. But no one works "continuously" for companies like that. They are "rehired" so it probably won't affect that situation. Bummmer... especially since the gov. gets their money either way. (payed FULL out of pocket by the employee) and probably won't enforce anything....for that reason.

[mangakk]

The way I see it, most organizations in Japan (don't know if it's their culture here) don't want to deal with personnel department so they just out source it, that's why DC have a strong hold is most areas where they don't really want regularized employee.