noun
deemed overtime; expected overtime
A fixed amount of overtime pay included in a salary, regardless of actual hours worked. Common in Japanese employment contracts.
この会社では、みなし残業が月40時間分含まれている。
At this company, 40 hours of deemed overtime are included per month.
みなし残業制を導入する企業が増えている。
More companies are adopting a deemed overtime system.
固定残業代 is a similar concept but emphasizes the fixed allowance aspect, while みなし残業 focuses on the deemed nature of the overtime.
Compound of みなし (deemed, regarded as) and 残業 (overtime). The term reflects the legal fiction that a certain amount of overtime is worked.