働(はたら)き方(かた)

はたらきかた
noun
way of working; work style
1. way of working; work style; how one works
The manner, style, or approach a person or organization takes toward work.
働(はたら)き方(かた)を見直(みなお)す。
To reconsider one's way of working.
多様(たよう)な働(はたら)き方(かた)が求(もと)められている。
Diverse work styles are being sought.
働(はたら)き方(かた)改革(かいかく)によって残業(ざんぎょう)時間(じかん)の上限(じょうげん)が設(もう)けられた。
Work style reform established an upper limit on overtime hours.
リモートワークの普及(ふきゅう)で働(はたら)き方(かた)が大(おお)きく変(か)わった。
The spread of remote work greatly changed how people work.

A compound of 働(はたら)く (to work) and 方(かた) (way, manner). This word gained enormous prominence in Japan with the government's 働(はたら)き方(かた)改革(かいかく) (Work Style Reform) initiative launched in 2018, which addressed long working hours, non-regular employment, and work-life balance.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 働(はたら)き方(かた)改革(かいかく): work style reform
  • 新(あたら)しい働(はたら)き方(かた): new way of working
  • 多様(たよう)な働(はたら)き方(かた): diverse work styles
  • 柔軟(じゅうなん)な働(はたら)き方(かた): flexible work style
  • 働(はたら)き方(かた)を変(か)える: to change one's work style

CULTURAL CONTEXT:
Japan's Work Style Reform Act (働(はたら)き方(かた)改革(かいかく)関連(かんれん)法(ほう)) was a landmark labor reform that introduced caps on overtime, mandated paid leave, and promoted equal pay for equal work. The term 働(はたら)き方(かた) now carries strong connotations of modernization and flexibility in the Japanese workplace.

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 勤務(きんむ)形態(けいたい): employment format — more formal, refers to the structural type of employment
  • 就業(しゅうぎょう){スタイル}: work style — a newer loanword-based expression with similar meaning
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