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Whether or not you have to pay for your commute probably depends on who you work for and what your contract is. I worked full time for a Japanese company, and t
by T-R 15y ago
Whether or not you have to pay for your commute probably depends on who you work for and what your contract is. I worked full time for a Japanese company, and they did pay for my commute; granted, I was also being paid a typical Japanese salary, not an expat salary.
- chollida1 15y ago> I was also being paid a typical Japanese salary, not an expat salary. I'm curious if you mean to imply that an expat salary would be higher or lower?
- hrktb 15y agoI think in average expat salary is higher
- T-R 15y agoIn Japan, employees mostly start at roughly the same salary - somewhere between $20k and $30k per year, regardless of position, with salary increases reflecting time spent at the company. Expats often move at the request of the company, and not into entry level positions. Employees who are asked to relocate would expect to do so in exchange for a raise (particularly if their home country has higher salaries and they expect to move back eventually), so expat salaries tend to be significantly higher. Given that, I wouldn't necessarily expect expats to be offered the same benefits as native Japanese employees.