THE EFFECT OF COMPANY FRINGE BENEFITS ON WORKING WOMEN

本研究旨在探讨公司附带福利对职业女性的影响。本研究采用两阶段抽样、行业抽样和规模抽样的方法，选取了三古县的100家企业。38家公司同意参与这项研究。共发放问卷1009份，回收有效问卷752份，回收率为74.5%。参与这项研究的大多数女性都很年轻，平均年龄为26.9岁，受过大学教育。在制造业从事职员工作的人占67%，从事管理工作的人仅占5.9%。平均年收入为258万日元。其中77%的人没有工作流动经验。该公司的平均规模为2986名员工。其中73%的人有一些资格证书。回答最多的是会计（26.6%）、英语（21.9%）、秘书（16.1%）。关于工作条件，每周平均工作时间为3小时，每月平均工作时间为20.9天。因此，似乎大多数公司都实行两天休假制度。平均每周加班2.6小时，不算太多。平均工作年限为5.3年。最常回答的福利是，养老金，奖金和带薪休假制度。附加福利的总数和满意度之间的关系,工作的意图,和生命过程进行分析,发现更多的福利企业,的满意程度越高,打算工作的时间越长,和更多的女性人生选择是想辞职结婚或者有他们的第一个孩子,呆在家里一段时间照顾婴儿,然后他们回去工作或继续工作而不放弃。由于经济持续低迷，许多公司倾向于扣除附加福利的费用，但公司的附加福利在很大程度上影响着公司的选择或工作的意愿。因此，公司最好考虑到这一点，并确定他们的附加福利制度。少

This research is to investigate the effect of company fringe benefits on working women. One hundred companies in IIyogo prefecture were selected by 2-stage sampling, industry and size. Thirty-eight companines agreed to participate in the research. The total of 1,009 questionnaires were distributed and 752 useful questionnaires were retuRned (return rate is 74.5%). The majority of women who participated in this research are young, average age is 26.9 years old with college education. Sixty-seven percent of their jobs are clerk in manufacturing industry and only 5.9% of them occupy managerial position. The average annual income is 2,580,000 yen. Seventy-seven percent of them have no job mobility experience. The average size of the company is 2,986 employees. Seventy-three percent of them have some qualifications. The most often answered qualifications are, accounting (26.6%), English (21.9%), and secretary (16.1%).Concerning the Working conditions, the average working hours per week is 3 … More 9.2 hours, the average working days per month is 20.9 days. Thus, it seems that 2-day off system is well practiced at most companies. The average overtime per week is 2.6 hours whichi is not too much. The average years of working is 5.3 years. The most often answered fringe benefits are, pension, bonus and paid leave system. The relationship between total number of fringe benefits and satisfaction, intention of working, and life-course was analized and it was found that the more fringe benefits companies have, the higher the level of satisfaction, the longer the intention of working, and the more women select the life-course which is to quit the job when they marry or have their first babies, stay home for a while to take care of infants, then they go back to work or to continue working without quitting. Due to the long-lasting economic depression, many companies tend to deduct the expenses of fringe benefits, but company's fringe benefits influence the selection of a company or intention of working to a great extent. Therefore, companies had better consider this point and determine the systems of their fringe benefits. Less