裁さい量りょう労ろう働どう制せい

noun

discretionary labor system; flexible work hours

A Japanese employment system where workers are deemed to have worked a fixed number of hours regardless of actual time spent, common in professional and creative roles.

• 裁さい量りょう労ろう働どう制せいは、研けん究きゅう職しょくやデザイナーによく適てき用ようされる。

  The discretionary labor system is often applied to research positions and designers.

• 裁さい量りょう労ろう働どう制せいの導どう入にゅうで、残ざん業ぎょう代だいが減へる場ば合あいがある。

  Introducing the discretionary labor system can sometimes reduce overtime pay.