lay-off

...In the case of temporary leave, the Labor Standards Act requires employers to pay leave allowances of at least 60% of the average wage, but during this period, leave allowances were often well above 60% of the average wage, and some were 100%, depending on the length of the leave. The temporary leave system is similar to the American layoff, but this is a dismissal that ends the employment relationship, although there is the possibility of reemployment, and is different from the temporary leave system in which the employment relationship continues. However, some temporary leave systems in the 1950s were such that, although there was a condition of reemployment, those on temporary leave were considered to have left their jobs and were paid unemployment insurance. ...

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…一時帰休の場合には，労働基準法に基づき使用者に平均賃金の60％以上の休業手当を支払うことが義務づけられているが，この時期の休業手当には平均賃金の60％をかなり上回るものが多く，休業の期間とも関連するが100％のものもみられた。　一時帰休制度と似たものにアメリカのレイオフlay‐offがあるが，これは，再雇用の可能性をもつとはいえ，雇用関係がなくなる解雇であり，一時帰休制度の場合雇用関係が継続しているのとは異なる。もっとも，1950年代の一時帰休制度には，再雇用の条件つきながら，一時帰休者は離職者とみなされたうえ失業保険金を支給されるものもあった。…

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