One of my workplaces has a rule that says employees can convert to a non-fixed term contract after 5 years but (hijokin Koshi/adjunct instructors) can only do so after 10 years.
This provision is also in the contract.
Is this legal? Isn’t it counter to labour law?
by Choice_Vegetable557
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There is some debate as to whether instructors qualify under the 5 or 10 year rule. Many universities settled on 5, some choose 10. I don’t think there has been any major precedent but a lot of the opinions I have read lean towards the 5 year interesting being correct.
You said “one of my workplaces”, but that’s not correct. This is a standard law applicable to all Japanese companies.
You can look up 無期転換 for the 5 year rule, and 10年ルールの特例 for the 10 year one.