Sagawa Express introduces 4-day workweek in Tokyo, Yamanashi
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Sagawa Express Co has introduced a four-day workweek for new recruits in Tokyo and Yamanashi Prefecture to improve working conditions as it aims to secure a stable workforce, company officials said Tuesday.
Amid a serious shortage of drivers, Japan's leading door-to-door parcel delivery provider Yamato Transport Co is also considering launching three holidays a week for its drivers, a Yamato official said.
In April, Sagawa sought new recruits in the two areas seeking to work four days a week. In introducing the system, the company adopted flexible working so employees can work 10 hours per day instead of 8.
After weighing the impact of the change, the company will decide whether to extend the system to other areas and employees, the officials said.
Sagawa has around 30,000 regular and contract drivers, but it is facing difficulty securing more.
Under the new system, the company will allow new employees to work at other workplaces on holidays, hoping to recruit people who are willing to start their own businesses in the future or those who need to support family business.
At rival Yamato, which has around 60,000 regular and contract drivers, the management and the company's labor union are holding talks on whether to introduce a four-day workweek, the official said.
Transport companies are not the only ones facing labor shortages.
Internet company Yahoo Japan Corp and Fast Retailing Co, operator of the Uniqlo casual clothing chain, have also introduced four-day workweeks to reduce long working hours.
The introduction of shorter working weeks has reportedly produced positive effects, such as preventing employees from leaving jobs to raise children or care for elderly parents.
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