Achievement rate of 2 days off per week for construction ordered by prefectures in fiscal 2021: 30%, difference from the time of public announcement / MLIT survey
According to a survey by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, only about 30% of the nationwide average number of construction projects ordered by prefectures completed in fiscal 2021 achieved two days off per week. There is a big gap from the "publicly announced base" figures, which show the ratio of construction orders based on the premise of a two-day work week. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism emphasizes the need to expand model construction projects specified by the orderer and optimize construction schedules while communicating with contractors.
We asked each prefecture about the number of construction projects completed in FY2009, excluding emergency disaster restoration work, and the number of construction projects that achieved eight or more days off in four weeks. Except for the Tokyo metropolitan area, which has yet to collect data and did not respond, three organizations in Hokkaido, Ishikawa, and Fukui prefectures have a two-day work week achievement rate of 75% or more. 15 groups had a rate of "30% or more and less than 75%," 17 groups had a rate of "10% or more and less than 30%," and 11 groups had a rate of "less than 10%."
Every year, the figures based on public notices are aggregated by prefecture, which is the sum of construction orders placed by ordinance-designated cities within each prefecture. In FY2009, the national average was 81%. There were also 19 prefectures where the percentage of construction projects subject to two-day workweeks reached 100%.
In order to increase the number of sites that actually achieve a two-day work week, it is essential to spread awareness within the local industry. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, organizations with a high achievement rate pointed out that "increasing the number of companies that specify the orderer has strengthened their awareness of two-day workweeks from the stage of participating in the bidding process."
We heard from organizations that place many orders based on the wishes of the contractor, saying that many companies do not want to do so due to uncertain factors such as the weather, reasons related to process planning, and securing the income of workers on a daily wage and monthly wage system. Some groups have revealed that they have not been able to gain the understanding of the industry because the standard construction period set by the prefecture is short. It seems necessary to proceed.
