conversion to an indefinite-term work contract
A legal term under Japan's Labor Contract Act, referring to the right of a fixed-term worker to convert to a permanent (indefinite) contract after five years of continuous employment.
The indefinite-term conversion rule applies when a fixed-term labor contract with the same employer has been renewed for a total of more than five years.
Fixed-term employment, the opposite of indefinite-term employment. 無期転換 is the process of moving from 有期雇用 to 無期雇用.
Indefinite-term employment, the result of 無期転換. 無期転換 is the conversion process itself.
Compound of 無期 (indefinite period) and 転換 (conversion, switch). A modern legal term created to describe the conversion right under the revised Labor Contract Act.