前回はanimal lover が多いメンバーが、動物の権利と、幸せな共存についてアツく語りました。

さて、今週は同一労働同一賃金についてディスカッションします。「働き方改革」とか言われてますが、私たちって労働に対して適正な賃金を得ているのでしょうか？ウィズ・コロナ、アフター・コロナで変わっていく今だからこそ、考えてみたいですね。

初めての方も奮ってご参加ください！

Topic 1. Let's Wrap Up Our Year 2020.

1. How was your Year 2020? Let's talk about the bright sides you experienced this year.

2. Do you have something new you found as know-hows in the Pandemic?

3. Do you have some imagination on how society will be after recovery from the Pandemic?

Topic 2. Equal Pay for Equal Labor (Here, let's call it "EPEL".)

EPEL has been enforced as one of 8 relating laws for Work Style Reform. Its enforcement on Large companies has been made since April this year, and will be on Middle and Small companies from April next year.
This law was intended to prevent discriminatory management on non-permanent workers, part-timers and freelancers, compared to permanent workers, but it leaves the regulation on allowance like retirement payment as a gray zone.
Are we going to feel financially reasonable on our job no matter what form of our employment is?
How about Japanese economy's competitiveness under EPEL? Let's talk about it.

1. What is Equal Pay for Equal Labor? Advantage and disadvantage from worker point of view?

2. Will freelancers, part-timers, non-permanent workers be as happy (or feel reasonable) with their job as permanent workers? Why? Why not?

3. Will this law contribute to the competitiveness of Japanese Economy?

[Material]
Despite court ruling, Japan firms responsible for better treatment of workers October 15, 2020 (Mainichi Japan) Material
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20201015/p2a/00m/0na/037000c