サービス残業(ざんぎょう)

さーびすざんぎょう
noun
unpaid overtime
1. unpaid overtime; uncompensated extra work
overtime work that is not compensated, often done under implicit pressure in Japanese work culture
サービス残業(ざんぎょう)は違法(いほう)だ。
Unpaid overtime is illegal.
毎日(まいにち)2時間(じかん)のサービス残業(ざんぎょう)をさせられている。
I'm made to work 2 hours of unpaid overtime every day.
サービス残業(ざんぎょう)をなくす取(と)り組(く)みが進(すす)んでいる。
Efforts to eliminate unpaid overtime are progressing.

COMPOUND:
サービス (service, free) + 残業(ざんぎょう) (overtime)
Ironically named - the "service" is from the employee to the company for free.

CULTURAL CONTEXT:
A significant issue in Japanese work culture, where employees may feel pressured to work beyond paid hours. Despite being illegal under labor law, it remains common in some industries.

ABBREVIATION:
サビ残(ざん) - casual abbreviation

RELATED WORK CULTURE TERMS:

  • ブラック企業(きぎょう) - exploitative company ("black company")
  • 働(はたら)き方改革(かたかいかく) - work-style reform
  • 過労(かろう) - overwork
  • 残業代(ざんぎょうだい) - overtime pay
  • みなし残業(ざんぎょう) - fixed overtime pay system
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Added 2026.1.27 12:47
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