Current changes in the Japanese employment system
Ⅰ. Introduction

Ⅱ. Explain 3 main points of the Japanese employment system
A. Permanent employment
Internal training within company
Job rotation
Job competition
Firm-specific training

Connect to *Problem（Ⅲ）
*Overwork (for not dismissal, for job competition)
*Non-new graduates(job rotation)
*Female worker(①husband work overtime so women have to do household)
(②elimination from job competition by personnel department)

B. Pay rises with age and seniority

*Wage problem (recent declining birth rate and aging)

C. Enterprise-based union

Ⅲ. Current socio-economic dilemma in Japan and related problems
A. Problems existed from early times
1. Overwork
2. Difficult for non-new graduates to get a job
B. Recent socio-economic situation
1. Increase of female workers
2. Declining birth rate and aging
C. Current problems stemmed from recent social situation
1. Discrimination against female worker
①Difficult to return a job after paternity leave
②Difficult to hold chief and manager
2. Wage problem stemmed from wage system based on seniority

Ⅳ. Possible solutions
1. Reduce irregular workin g hours(accept lay-off system)
2. Achieving a non-age-limit employment system
3. Provide opportunity for job training
4. Employ non-new graduates
5. company should estimate ability of each person
6. Improve day-care(female friendly)
7. Change working style(accept to work outside)
8. Convert traditional pay system into piece rate
9. worker don’t have to retire at 60

Ⅴ. Conclusion