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Correlation between Worker Demographics and Worker Access to Firm-provided Family-friendly Policies in Japan

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  • Michiyo Hashiguchi

    (Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University)

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This paper identifies the workers who have access to family-friendly policies, and the correlation between these policies and worker demographics, using data from the Survey of Company Fringe Benefits. The study revealed that while women and low-income earners are more likely to use family-care-related policies, men and high-income earners are more likely to use policy (8) (flexible and/or discretionary working hours). Unlike Western countries, where occupation and income are significantly correlated with the use of these polices, the findings of this study indicate that human-capital-related variables are not correlated with the family-friendly policies, except for policy (8).

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  • Michiyo Hashiguchi, 2009. "Correlation between Worker Demographics and Worker Access to Firm-provided Family-friendly Policies in Japan," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 29(4), pages 2770-2782.
    • Handle: RePEc:ebl:ecbull:eb-09-00177
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    Keywords

    family-friendly; fringe benefits; gender; leave; policy;
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    JEL classification:

    • J5 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining

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