The labor union of RIKEN held a press conference and appealed to the government and research institutes to continue employment, saying that about 300 fixed-term researchers who belong to it could be "stopped hiring" at the end of next year. rice field.

The labor union of RIKEN, a national research and development agency, held a press conference in Tokyo on the 25th, and at the end of next year, about 300 fixed-term researchers will reach the upper limit of the employment period stipulated in the work regulations and "hire". He pointed out that it could be a "stop".



According to the union, researchers who may not continue to be employed are fixed-term researchers who fall under the rules of employment, such as setting an upper limit of 10 years for employment, including about 60 heads of the research team. It means that there is.



At the meeting, the union said, "Researchers with a fixed term in the country can move to a fixed-term system without a fixed term if the employment period exceeds 10 years, and to avoid this, we introduced an upper limit. It is invalid not to continue employment for a reason, "he appealed to the government and research institutes to continue employment.



RIKEN commented, "We will continue to hold dialogues with staff, including discussions with the labor union, while taking into account the social mission and role of the institute."