Leave allowance 1 out of 4 is not paid New Coronavirus September 2 at 4:06
According to a survey conducted by an independent administrative agency, about one in four people who were instructed to take leave due to the effect of the new coronavirus answered that the leave allowance was not paid at all. understood.
Last month, an independent administrative agency, the Labor Policy Research and Training Organization, conducted an online survey on the impact of the spread of the new coronavirus on people's lives and jobs among approximately 4,300 people aged 20 to 64 who work in private companies. Did.
According to this, 603 people were instructed to take leave from the companies where they work, and 326 of them, 54%, answered that they paid more than half of their leave allowance.
On the other hand, it was found that 145 respondents said that "holiday allowance was not paid at all", which was 24% or about 1 in 4 respondents.
Approximately 70% of those who answered that their leave allowance was not paid at all were those who worked for part-time or temporary work such as temporary workers.
Watako Watanabe of the “Labor Policy Research and Training Organization” who conducted the survey said, “This survey revealed again that many workers cannot receive leave allowances from companies. It is important to make sure that the system for leave allowances that supports workers who are unable to do so is fully informed and reliably delivered."