Q86 Doesn't this cause problems for the companies that have gone to the trouble of recruiting these young people?
A86 Certainly. Companies spend a considerable amount of time and money on recruitment and so use a variety of devices and mechanisms in an attempt to stop people simply resigning. Some companies have introduced systems through which they employ individuals on fixed-term contracts before they become full-time, permanent employees. During these contract periods, companies check whether employees have the necessary skills and into the working environment. Only if they do will employees become full-time, permanent staff. The aim of probation periods is to avoid employment mismatches.
Many major Japanese companies used to have dormitories for single people where new recruits and young employees could live. However, after the collapse of the economic bubble, many companies closed their dormitories and company-owned housing as part of their cost-cutting measures.
That said, the major trading company Mitsui & Co., Ltd. opened a new dormitory in 2006 for single staff. The goal was to increase interaction among new recruits and the young employees who have been with the company for two or three years, thereby enabling them to gain strength from Mitsui's aspirations. Since staff rhus "eat out of the same pot," this move appears to have increased their sense of solidarity, and to have been effective in dissuading them from resigning early.
(a) 250 nR
(b) 437nR
(c) 509nR
