"More than 1.4 million people are estimated to be losing less than 50% of their work shifts without payment.

A private research institute that surveyed the impact of the spread of the disease on part-time and casual workers estimated that there are more than 1.4 million people in Japan who have lost more than 50% of their shifts and have not received payment for absence from work.

The survey was conducted on the Internet by Nomura Research Institute over a period of five days from the 8th of last month, when a state of emergency was declared in 10 prefectures, among about 65,000 part-time and casual workers.

Among the respondents, 34% of men and 29% of women answered that their shifts had decreased compared to before the spread of the infection, and nearly half of them answered that their shifts had decreased by 50% or more.

When 6,232 of those whose shifts had decreased were asked to elaborate, 79% of men and 75% of women said they did not receive any leave compensation, and many said they did not know that they could receive leave payments for reduced hours.

The institute estimates that there are 1.46 million people in Japan, 1.03 million women, and 430,000 men, who have reduced their shifts by 50% or more and are not receiving leave payments.

Kana Takeda, a senior consultant at Nomura Research Institute, said, "This is the second time that a state of emergency has been declared, and there are many 'practically unemployed' whose income has decreased due to a significant reduction in shifts at Corona. It is important to understand the actual situation, and we need to actively provide support information through SNS and other means.

Source: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20210307/k10012901731000.html?utm_int=news-business_contents_list-items_007