TOKYO -- The Japanese government will ask companies that prohibit their employees from taking a second job to explain their reasons, starting in July, Nikkei has learned, in a move aimed at encouraging more large companies to allow their employees to hold such jobs.
The rule is not mandatory, and companies that decline to provide reasons will not face a penalty. However, the government hopes to work with Keidanren, Japan's powerful business lobby, to urge more large companies, which have traditionally been cautious about allowing their employees to have a second job, to respond favorably to the request.
