On March 2023, 3, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology announced the results of the "Survey on the Employment Status of Researchers and Teachers" (FY31). It was found that less than half of the fixed-term university teachers and researchers whose fixed-term employment contracts will reach a total of 4 years by the end of fiscal 2022 have the potential to be converted to indefinite-term employment.More than 10% of employees are undecided, but the current situation is that not a few universities and research institutes are thinking about stopping hiring.
In September 2022, the survey was conducted targeting national, public and private universities, inter-university research institute corporations, and research and development corporations nationwide, and responses from a total of 9 institutions were aggregated.
それによると、2022年度末で有期雇用契約が通算10年に達する任期付きの大学教員、研究者は1万4,029人いた。このうち、2022年度末までに無期雇用へ転換したか、転換する予定の人は、全体の0.8％に当たる117人、2023年度以降に無期雇用へ転換する予定の人は、3.3％の462人にとどまった。
After FY2023, 45.2 people, or 6,337%, will either continue fixed-term employment or have the possibility of continuing it, and will have the right to apply for conversion to indefinite-term employment.Even including this, only 49.3 people, or 6,916%, have the potential to switch to indefinite employment.Although 40.4 people (5,672%) have not decided yet, 2022 people (7.9%) have no plans to conclude employment contracts by the end of fiscal 1,112.
The 2013 amendment to the Labor Contract Act stipulates that if the contract period exceeds five years, it can be converted to indefinite employment.Among them, university teachers and researchers have an exceptional period of 5 years during which they can apply for conversion to an indefinite term employment contract.However, the environment surrounding university management is becoming increasingly severe due to cutbacks in national subsidies and subsidies, and a shortage of enrolled students due to the decline in the 10-year-old population. there is
