Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!ccsf.homeunix.org!news1.wakwak.com!nf1.xephion.ne.jp!onion.ish.org!gcd.org!onodera-news!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!newsfeed.wirehub.nl!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!53.200.244.43.ap.yournet.ne.JP!not-for-mail From: Michael Cash Newsgroups: fj.life.in-japan Subject: Re: outside life v work split in japan Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 17:46:53 +0900 Lines: 40 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: 53.200.244.43.ap.yournet.ne.jp (43.244.200.53) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de 1074674814 19618695 43.244.200.53 ([51151]) X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.93/32.576 English (American) Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.life.in-japan:11067 On 20 Jan 2004 23:07:59 -0800, still_the_same_me@hotmail.com (James Annan) brought down from the Mount tablets inscribed: >No, not a philosophical question about the work/non-work divide...more >of a practical and legal one. > >What responsibility/authority does an employer in Japan have over an >employee, outside of their time at work? And in particular, does the >commute to work come under the authority and responsibility of the >employer? In the UK, it certainly does not, and (with some limited >exceptions) what the employee does in his own time - including time >spent commuting - is his personal business. What exactly is it that caused you to ask the question? I'm guessing that you must have encountered something about employers barring employees from engaging in other work. Legally, so long as there is no conflict of interest (working IT and teaching English on the side, for example) there is nothing they can do about it so long as it doesn't affect your job performance. As far as commuting goes, workman's compensation covers you on your commute, provided you don't take some sort of detour along the way. Commuting expenses are normally covered, with the exception of very small companies, which Declan has already mentioned. Depending on where you live and the availability/practicality of public transport, the commuting expenses you receive may or may not actually cover the full costs you incur. -- Michael Cash "I am sorry, Mr. Cash, but we are unable to accept your rap sheet in lieu of a high school transcript." Dr. Howard Sprague Dean of Admissions Mount Pilot College