Labor-management dialogue system for ensuring fair treatment for workers who became ill or injured

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K13340
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 05040:Social law-related
• Research Institution: Waseda University
• Principal Investigator: Suzuki Toshiharu 早稲田大学, 社会科学総合学術院, 教授 (50757515)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 労働者の健康管理

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The coronavirus pandemic has brought about major changes in labor management, including telework, and along with this, there are also signs of changes in the way workers' health is managed. In telework, work is performed in a space that is not closely monitored by the employer, such as the worker's home. Therefore, how to manage health in such situations has emerged as an issue. Some companies seem to be taking measures such as asking employees to report on their work environments at home and other places when they come to the office, and creating opportunities to discuss improvements. Additionally, as more and more people are seeking more flexible working styles and are adopting freelance rather than employment, health management may become more difficult in the future.

Free Research Field

労働法学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

コロナ禍を経て、テレワークなど就労の在り方が大きく変わったが、使用者の監視の行き届かない場所での就労が行われることが多くなることで、新たな健康管理上の課題が生じていることが明らかとなった。労働者のオフィス通勤の際に、自宅等の作業環境に関する状況の報告を求めたり、改善方法につき議論する場を設けるなどの工夫をしている企業もみられるようである。本研究にはこのような状況を明らかにすることができたという意義がある。もっとも、より抽象的なレベルにおいて、以上のような状況下で労働者の健康管理という側面における労使対話の状況がどのように変化しているのかについては、今後も分析するべき学術的課題として残った。