An employer shall grant annual paid leave of 10 working days, either consecutive or divided, to workers who have been employed continuously for 6 months from the day of their being hired and who have reported for work on at least 80 percent of the total working days. However, in reality, only 50% of the allowed paid time off work is used by employees. While German people enjoy around 30 days off a year, the average vacation time of Japanese people is considered the worst among OECD countries.<\/p>\n There are some reasons why Japanese people use such a small number of days off per year. One of the biggest reasons is that the number of public holidays in Japan is relatively higher than in European countries. In Japan, the number of public holidays stands at around 16 \u2013 17 annually, whereas in European countries at 10.<\/p>\n In fact, Japanese MNEs located in Europe provide more paid holidays than in Japan, and the number of paid holidays is almost the same as at local companies. So, if you work in Japanese companies outside of Japan, you don\u2019t need to be worried about the insufficient paid holidays as MNEs basically follow the local rules (for example, Japanese MNEs in Germany provide minimum 20 paid days off a year, as secured by German labor law).<\/p>\n Another reason why Japanese people don\u2019t take long vacations is rooted in their culture. Japanese people tend to hesitate to take extra days off because many employees are worried their absence may cause additional work for their colleagues. When they do take paid holidays, in contrast to European people, they look very unhappy and seem sorry for their colleagues and clients who have to deal with all the inconveniences while they are off work. Therefore, if you plan to take a vacation in Japanese companies, you are expected to behave the same way.<\/p>\n As mentioned before, your paid leave is secured by the labor law of each country, but whether you can in fact take a vacation without creating any conflicts with your boss, depends on your negotiation skills and knowledge of Japanese culture. Listed below are 5 tips on how to take a vacation in Japanese companies without causing any inconvenience to your boss or colleagues.<\/p>\n Although it depends on the industry, the following periods are regarded as times when people should avoid taking a vacation.<\/p>\n Period\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n Reasons<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Basically, as shown above, you have to avoid taking a vacation at the beginning or the end of each month\/4Q\/financial year. If you have many tasks with Japanese HQ or Japanese markets, then you have to concern about the “Japanese financial year” instead of the European one.<\/p>\n During your absence, you have to hand over your tasks (so-called \u201chikitsugi\u201d or \u201c\u5f15\u7d99\u304e\u201d in Japanese) to your boss or colleagues and give a detailed explanation about each task when handing it over. Especially, the following points should be explained;<\/p>\n In case your explanation is not enough, your colleague or clients will contact you even during your vacation.<\/p>\n Generally speaking, when you take a vacation, your colleagues don\u2019t contact you. However, in case something serious or urgent happens and you are the only person who can deal with that, you cannot avoid receiving a phone call. For that purpose, it would be advisable to leave your personal phone number to your colleagues.<\/p>\n In order to show your appreciation for taking over your tasks during your vacation, it would be recommended to gift something small to your colleagues (generally, sweets are welcome).<\/p>\n You are currently viewing a placeholder content from Default<\/strong>. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers.<\/p>\n
\nQuotation: Japanese Labor Act<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/career-management.de\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/Index-work-life.png\")
<\/a>5 tips for your day off application in Japanese companies<\/h2>\n
Avoid taking days off during a busy season<\/h3>\n
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\n \n Japanese term\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n \n \n Beginning\/end of month\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \u6708\u521d\/\u6708\u672b<\/span><\/td>\n Many inquiries, many meetings\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Beginning\/end of 4Q<\/span><\/td>\n \u56db\u534a\u671f\u521d\u3081\/\u7de0\u3081<\/span><\/td>\n Many internal meetings are expected\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n End of financial year\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \u5e74\u5ea6\u672b<\/span><\/td>\n Being busy trying to reach annual target\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n After long holidays<\/span><\/td>\n \u9023\u4f11\u660e\u3051<\/span><\/td>\n Many inquiries from your clients\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Communicate well with your colleagues and hand over the tasks<\/h3>\n
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Leave a reachable phone number during your vacation<\/h3>\n
Buy souvenirs from your vacation for your colleagues<\/h3>\n