noun
irregular employment; non-regular employment; atypical employment
Refers to employment outside the traditional full-time, permanent, directly hired model; includes part-time, temporary, contract, and dispatched work. Often contrasted with 正規雇用.
See also: 正規雇用
非正規雇用の割合が年々増加している。
The proportion of non-regular employment is increasing year by year.
彼は非正規雇用から正規雇用に切り替えたいと思っている。
He wants to switch from irregular employment to regular employment.