As Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and government officials clash with opposition lawmakers over a proposal to expand an overtime work system called the discretionary labor system, here¡¯s a look at how the system works.
What is the discretionary labor system?
It¡¯s a system that allows employers to pay workers according to a predetermined number of hours instead of actual working hours. Workers, therefore, would not be paid for overtime work that hasn¡¯t been agreed upon beforehand.
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