Starbucks Promoting Temp Workers To Full-Time Positions

Above, a Starbucks in Ginza. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Starbucks in Japan is almost everywhere (like McDonalds) and they've announced a move to promote temp workers into full-time positions.

RocketNews24 reported:

With just over 1,000 stores covering practically every prefecture, Starbucks is a coffee powerhouse in Japan. Since opening its first store in Tokyo in 1996, the company has managed to adapt its business model to suit Japanese tastes with seasonal flavors, expanded (alcoholic) menu options and utilizing Japan’s unique architecture. Last week, Starbucks went one step further in its Japanese expansion plan by announcing that it would promote 800 temp workers to full-time positions, which netizens applauded as a move to create pressure on the Japanese market to provide better benefits to workers. 

Starbucks, which currently has about 1,800 full-time employees, revealed their plan last week to promote 800 temp workers on April 1 during an interview with TV Tokyo.

Just hope it isn't an April Fool's joke.

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