Translation guide
The practice of moving employees between different roles or departments to develop skills, prevent boredom, or meet organizational needs.
Referring to the systematic movement of employees through different positions within a company.
The most direct and commonly understood term, borrowed from English. Used in business contexts.
当社ではジョブローテーションを実施しています。
Our company implements job rotation.
A slightly more formal variant using the Japanese word for 'duties'. Common in HR documents.
職務ローテーションは人材育成に効果的です。
Job rotation is effective for personnel development.
Refers to personnel transfers or reassignments, often used for job rotation within a company. Can imply a more permanent move.
彼は配置転換で営業部から人事部に移った。
He was transferred from the sales department to HR through job rotation.
Variant with a middle dot, sometimes seen in written materials.
ジョブ・ローテーション制度を導入しました。
We introduced a job rotation system.
Moving people between different tasks or stations, often on a regular basis, to avoid fatigue or boredom.
Literally 'rotation of work'. Used for task rotation on a factory floor or in a kitchen.
作業のローテーションを組んで、負担を均等にします。
We set up a task rotation to equalize the workload.
Taking turns or rotating a duty among members. Often used for chores or meeting roles.
掃除当番は持ち回りです。
Cleaning duty is on a rotation basis.
To organize a rotation schedule. A common verb phrase.
スタッフのローテーションを組んでください。
Please set up a staff rotation.
A system where employees alternate between different shifts, such as day and night.
Shift work or rotating shifts. Standard term in labor contexts.
この工場は交替勤務制です。
This factory operates on a rotating shift system.
Shift system, often implying rotation. Very common in part-time job contexts.
シフト制なので、毎週勤務時間が変わります。
Because it's a shift system, my working hours change every week.