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Law of dismissal and employment practices in Japan
Author(s) -
Komiyo Fumito
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
industrial relations journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.525
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1468-2338
pISSN - 0019-8692
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2338.1991.tb00627.x
Subject(s) - dismissal , labour law , unfair dismissal , term (time) , labour economics , business , law and economics , law , economics , political science , physics , quantum mechanics
In this article the author discusses the extent of Japanese legal protection against dismissal available to employees covered by the lifetime employment policies of the large corporations…He argues that the policies do not offer a total guarantee and they are in any case in long‐term decline‐a development with important implications for the role of the law.