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work arrangement; employment format; working pattern
The type or style of employment, including factors such as full-time vs. part-time, shift schedules, remote work, and contract type.
勤務形態は正社員です。
My work arrangement is full-time employment.
会社は柔軟な勤務形態を導入した。
The company introduced flexible work arrangements.
コロナ禍をきっかけに、テレワークという新しい勤務形態が一般的になった。
The pandemic led to remote work becoming a common new work arrangement.
A formal business term composed of 勤務 (work, service) + 形態 (form, format). Used extensively in HR contexts, job listings, and workplace policy discussions.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 勤務形態を変える: to change one's work arrangement
- 柔軟な勤務形態: flexible work arrangements
- 多様な勤務形態: diverse work styles
- 勤務形態の選択肢: work arrangement options
TYPES OF WORK ARRANGEMENTS:
- 正社員: full-time permanent employee
- パート / アルバイト: part-time work
- 派遣: temporary/dispatched work
- 契約社員: contract employee
- フレックスタイム: flextime
- テレワーク / 在宅勤務: remote work
- 時短勤務: shortened work hours
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 働き方: way of working — more casual and broader, covers work-life balance philosophy as well as employment type
- 雇用形態: employment type — very similar but focuses specifically on the contractual relationship between employer and employee