06-02-2009 Japan Times Online: Toshiba and Fujitsu let workers hold side jobs
06-02-2009
Toshiba Corp. is planning to allow 16,700 workers to take second jobs while they are on temporary leave due to production cuts, company officials said Thursday.
The move is likely to spread across the industry as companies scramble to avoid further layoffs by taking exceptional steps to combat the deepening global economic downturn.
The semiconductor unit of Fujitsu Ltd. is also allowing its workers to take side jobs, which is normally prohibited, after adopting a work-sharing system in January.
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