A study on addressees of labor laws to enable effective labor law regulations

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K13531
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 05040:Social law-related
• Research Institution: Okayama University
• Principal Investigator: Toki Masahito 岡山大学, 社会文化科学学域, 准教授 (60707496)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 使用者 / サプライチェーン / 親会社 / 発注者 / ソフトロー / 中核的労働基準

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examines how labor law regulations can be effectively applied to third-party firms outside of employment contracts from a comparative legal perspective, taking into account the development of soft law initiatives in the field of international labor law. In addition to extending the notion of "employer" to impose regulations, it is suggested that imposing obligations on those who may be involved in compliance with regulations by contractual employers in accordance with their status would be a meritorious option although it is not easy to do so through interpretation. It is also suggested that a soft law approach should be considered as necessary.

Free Research Field

労働法

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

企業間競争の激化やプラットフォームワークといった新たな働き方の登場によって，労働者の労働契約の相手方を規制の名宛人とする労働法規制の実効性が損なわれうる事態が生じている。本研究の成果は，このような変化に対応するために，解釈論の限界も含めて，どのようなアプローチをとりうるかを示唆するものであり，制度構築などの今後の検討にあたっての素材を提供するものといえる。