著者

禹 宗杬

出版者

政治経済学・経済史学会

雑誌

歴史と経済 (ISSN:13479660)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.55, no.1, pp.66-68, 2012

著者

禹 宗杬

出版者

埼玉大学経済学会

雑誌

経済科学論究 = The journal of economic science (ISSN:13493558)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.18, pp.11-19, 2021

著者

禹 宗杬

出版者

土地制度史学会(現 政治経済学・経済史学会)

雑誌

土地制度史学 (ISSN:04933567)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.41, no.1, pp.18-33, 1998-10-20 (Released:2017-12-30)

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The purpose of this paper is to investigate the process of the introduction and transformation of wages based on position classification in Japan National Railways paying special attention to the interrelation of status/position/ability. From the point of view of the labor behavior, the main points described are as follows: Labor of JNR tried to introduce wages based on position classification to liberate themselves from the old status-based system. Under democratization, a new consciousness of the importance of ability and changes in the labor market facilitated this new approach. Labor was able to accomplish the abolition of the status-based system considerably through the introduction of job evaluation and job classification. In addition labor succeeded in lowering the upper limit of job promotion, which was influenced by their strong interests in acquiring direction responsibilities. However the wages based on position classification brought about limitations on seniority-based wages. In the face of this reverse effect, labor changed its wage position. In fact labor abandoned the wages attached to a job structure and reverted back to the wages attached to a man structure again. To justify the wages attached to a man structure which in the past had been connected with status, nevertheless, it was indispensable to re-interpret the meaning of experience/seniority in a new way. Labor solved this problem by changing the interpretation of experience/seniority into one of ability.