派遣(はけん)社員(しゃいん)

Usage

A key term in understanding Japanese employment. Dispatch workers are employed by a 派遣(はけん)会社(がいしゃ) (staffing agency) but work at a different company. They typically have less job security and fewer benefits than 正社員(せいしゃいん) (regular employees).

Common collocations

• 派遣(はけん)社員(しゃいん)として働(はたら)く (to work as a temp)
• 派遣(はけん)社員(しゃいん)の契約(けいやく) (temp worker's contract)
• 派遣(はけん)社員(しゃいん)を雇(やと)う (to hire dispatch workers)
• 派遣(はけん)社員(しゃいん)から正社員(せいしゃいん)へ (from temp to regular employee)

Similar words

• 正社員(せいしゃいん): regular/full-time employee — permanent position with full benefits
• 契約(けいやく)社員(しゃいん): contract employee — hired directly by the company on a fixed-term contract
• パート: part-time worker — typically shorter hours, common for homemakers