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Japan unveils plan to raise pay, tackle overtime
It will enact laws to eventually eliminate pay gap between regular and contract employees doing the same work
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Tue, Mar 28, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Tokyo
JAPAN'S government laid out a plan on Tuesday that improves pay for contract employees but takes a soft-touch approach to reigning in the country's notoriously long working hours.
The plan is a crucial part of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's labour reforms, which he has touted as a way to narrow the wealth gap and make it easier for more women, the elderly and the young to join the workforce.
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