noun
disguised contracting; fake subcontract
A labor practice where a company hires a temporary worker through a subcontractor but manages them directly as an employee, avoiding legal obligations such as social insurance and benefits. Used in legal and business contexts.
偽装請負が発覚し、会社は是正勧告を受けた。
The disguised contracting was uncovered, and the company received a corrective order.
派遣と請負の違いを理解していないと、偽装請負になるリスクがある。
If you don't understand the difference between dispatch and contracting, there is a risk of it becoming disguised contracting.
Refers to a legitimate contract for work, where the contractor independently manages the work. 偽装請負 is the illegal disguised form of this.
Refers to temporary staffing where the worker is dispatched to and managed by the client company. 偽装請負 is often used to circumvent stricter regulations on 派遣.
Compound of 偽装 (disguise) and 請負 (contracting). The term emerged in Japanese labor law discourse to describe a specific type of illegal employment arrangement.