holidays mandatory for workers

Davey

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Some article that I found yesterday, and also saw on the Dutch news. whats your opinion?

Japan looks to make holidays mandatory for workers
16 Jan 2006

Source: Reuters

By Chisa Fujioka

TOKYO, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Japan's image as a nation of workaholics who rarely take holidays could change if the government enacts a proposed law that would force companies to encourage people to take their vacations.

At present, heavy workloads and pressure from bosses mean less than half the average paid leave of 18 days is ever used. More

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Grandpa Frank

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I Bet....

a lot of wives and kids would like having their dad spend time with them! It would probably stress some work-a-holics and possibly the economy?

Frank

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Davey

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its much better for society, i think one of the main problems with kids is that they don't get Good attention from there parents, you need 2 parents, not only 1. also i think japanese people will see much more of Life, and the world, and would become much less ignorant about some things!!!..

P.S. Frank, you are not following all my thread are you haha, Arigato ne

 

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Dutch Baka said:

P.S. Frank, you are not following all my thread are you haha, Arigato ne

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You made me feel guilty!!

Uncle Frank

PS. I'll do some each day, if I missed them the first time around.

 

Tokis-Phoenix

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I think it would be a great idea if more japanese people were made to take time off work for a variety of reasons- it would help family life and help lower stress levels and perhaps even divorce rates, even if the goverments motives are rather for the economy and child birth rates rather than care for the average worker, its a start .

 

Kinsao

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This sounds good.
Everyone needs some vacations.
I have 20 days and I take them all, and still wishing for more!

 

ullvarg

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They should take it another step and add a law for maximum hours a week at work... but it's a good start.
I work 8h a day and got 5 weeks of vacation and still I want more time away from work.

 

MajideSaiaku

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As a book i have said; "Because of the working hours and demands on their time including commutes, to support their family, many husbands sacrifice time with their family to earn the paycheck, making many japanese families are de facto single parent deals.

Sounds like a plan to help families be more like families.

 

yidaki

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How weird with a law that changes their own culture.
If people wants to work, why would the government disapprove.
Must be some heavy union lobbying

 

Sukotto

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If Japanese people don't want their vacation days,
send them over to the states.

Wish we had such a law here in the States.

Well, similar...

It seems most holidays are for white collar workers - bankers, and government
employees.
Except for about 6 main ones.
And those part-time workers in sales (retail) often still have to work.
(Christmas having the most people off)
Part-timers should at least get "part time vacation".
40hrs a week is the official full-time. So 20hrs a week should
be given half the vacation hours.

I work part time, what can I say...
Many people I work with work multiple jobs.
Still no paid vacation.


There's lots of laws about 'changing culture'.
Drug laws are one example:
In the states - "Social control" - poor peoples' drugs are illegal,
marijuana, crack, (although MJ has been making inroads do to it
being less harmful than cigarettes or alchohol).
While acohol is a socially accepted drug of choice.
Also cocaine carries a lighter sentance than the equivalent amount
of crack. Rich folks' drug vs poor persons' drug.
This disparity in sentancing is actually....how shall I say it...
racist. Since what is the image of the crack smoker and
the image of the coke-head? Statistics will back this up.

 

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I would believe it. It would take something like this to simply break the social pressure that everyone assumes on themselves. I well recall the joking that went around about applying daylight savings time in order to let public school teachers (1st~12th grades (US)) go home while there would still be some daylight. The joke was that even so, the teachers would still hang around until twilight just waiting for the first person to make a move.

The inbred through society concept that it's not good to stand out--the ole 'the nail sticking out will be hammered back down' proverb--has enforced the feelings that helps keeps a person from being first to break pack. Nobody instigates action until someone instigates action. Perhaps it could be that dillemma which the government is trying to break?

 

Davey

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Anyone know the latest news about this?