2026 Marks the 'First Year of Public Servant Side Jobs': Another works Launches Dedicated Site and Opens Registration

Another works Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Naotomo Obayashi), the operator of the side-job matching platform 'Fukugyo Cloud,' has announced the launch of a dedicated website for public servants and has begun accepting registrations for those seeking side jobs to support new career formation and municipal human resource strategies.

### 2026: The First Year of Public Servant Side Jobs In June 2025, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications issued a notice regarding side jobs for local public servants, organizing the operational standards for these systems. This officially indicated that side jobs in 'commercial enterprises,' which were previously prohibited in principle, are now eligible for permission under certain conditions.

The notice expects that insights gained by officials through side jobs in the private sector or local communities will be reinvested into their primary duties and the improvement of public services. This deregulation is positioned as a crucial step in evolving the human resource strategies of local governments.

Since its founding in May 2019, Another works has promoted the concept of 'Fukugyo' (side jobs/multiple roles) as an essential way of working. As of June 2026, 'Fukugyo Cloud' has surpassed 100,000 registered talents, 2,500 cumulative implementations, and 250 participating municipalities.

Against this backdrop, the company has designated 2026 as the 'First Year of Public Servant Side Jobs' and launched the special site to provide mechanisms and support for local governments and their staff to embark on new career paths.

### Our Initiatives While Another works has primarily focused on private-sector professionals and freelancers, interest in side jobs and reskilling has recently surged among public servants. However, many challenges remain, such as a lack of understanding of the system, hesitation to take the first step, limited contact with private companies, and a lack of advisors within their organizations.

To address these, the company launched the dedicated site to foster an environment where public servants can safely challenge themselves with side jobs. Beyond simple registration, Another works will provide support for designing municipal side job systems, establishing permission criteria, creating opportunities in other municipalities or private firms, and offering reskilling opportunities.

The company's goal is to make public sector side jobs a standard career option. By facilitating talent mobility across the public and private sectors, Another works aims to support individual growth while contributing to sustainable administrative organizations and regional development.

**Registration for Public Servants:** [https://forseries.aw-anotherworks.com/public/fukugyo](https://forseries.aw-anotherworks.com/public/fukugyo) **For Municipalities:** [https://forseries.aw-anotherworks.com/public](https://forseries.aw-anotherworks.com/public)

### Strengthening Information Dissemination Another works is actively sharing information on public servant career development. On June 24, 2026, Soichi Ushiyama, Executive Officer and Public Business Division Head of Another works, will speak at an event titled '[Public Servant Alumni] Expanding Careers through Side Jobs and Reskilling.' He will be joined by Shoji Kuribayashi (Kakogawa City official) and Koichiro Hiruda (former Okazaki City official, currently CCO of PPP Business Research Institute) to discuss the possibilities of side jobs and boundary-crossing learning.

Furthermore, the company will distribute an audio program called '#PublicServantSideJobRadio' (Koumuin Fukugyo Radio) featuring real voices of public servants practicing side jobs.