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		| Michiyo  Hashiguchi | 
	
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		| ''Correlation between Worker Demographics and Worker Access to Firm-provided Family-friendly Policies in Japan'' | 
	
		| ( 2009, Vol. 29 No.4 ) | 
	
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		| This paper identifies the workers who have access to family-friendly policies, and the correlation between these policies and worker demographics, using data from the Survey of Company Fringe Benefits. The study revealed that while women and low-income earners are more likely to use family-care-related policies, men and high-income earners are more likely to use policy (8) (flexible and/or discretionary working hours). Unlike Western countries, where occupation and income are significantly correlated with the use of these polices, the findings of this study indicate that human-capital-related variables are not correlated with the family-friendly policies, except for policy (8). | 
	
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		| Keywords: family-friendly,  fringe benefits,  gender,  leave,  policy | 
	
		| JEL: J5 - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining: General 
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		| | Manuscript Received : Mar 31 2009 |  | Manuscript Accepted : Nov 09 2009 | 
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