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This news service contains Japan-related HR news that matter in a nutshell. Guaranteed less than 50 words linked back to its original news source. Great for busy HR pros like you!

  • Companies urged to take steps to protect workers against heatstroke

    10 Aug 2015 13:57 | JHRS (Administrator)

    As an increasing number of people are suffering from heatstroke at work amid the ongoing heat wave, the health ministry is calling on companies to take preventive measures to protect employees.

    Source: http://the-japan-news.com/

  • Late overtime increases among government workers despite early bird program

    07 Aug 2015 11:24 | JHRS (Administrator)

    More central government employees worked overtime on the evening of July 29 than about a month before, despite the country’s morning-oriented work program that started on July 1, the government said Friday.

    Source: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/

  • New law to require stress checks for workers

    02 Aug 2015 13:13 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The government plans to introduce stress checks for its workers, as the number of staff on leave due to mental illness remains high, according to sources.

    Source: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/

  • Employees sue moving firm Hikkoshisha over mandatory damage reimbursement

    31 Jul 2015 13:20 | JHRS (Administrator)

    A group of current and former workers at mover Hikkoshisha Co. filed a lawsuit Friday with the Nagoya District Court against the company, seeking some ¥70 million in compensation for lost wages used to reimburse for damage incurred during transit.

  • Govt to research karoshi at workplaces in detail

    27 Jul 2015 13:51 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The government is planning measures to cope with soaring cases of deaths from overwork, known as karoshi, as well as the first large-scale research to assess the current extent of the problem.

    Source: http://the-japan-news.com/

  • Companies in Japan aim to help improve work-life balance

    20 Jul 2015 13:44 | JHRS (Administrator)

    With the working population expected to decline, it has become urgent to create an environment where women can combine work with child-rearing. Companies are also trying to improve productivity, which is said to be lower than in the United States and Europe.

    Source: http://english.astroawani.com/

  • Govt employees’ monthly pay to rise for 2nd year

    19 Jul 2015 12:03 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The National Personnel Authority is likely to recommend higher monthly salaries for national civil servants for the second straight year in its 2015 salary recommendations next month, according to sources.

    Source: http://the-japan-news.com/

  • Grants to boost regular workers to be extended

    19 Jul 2015 12:01 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The government will likely bolster a subsidy program for firms that promote nonpermanent workers to full-time regular positions by extending it into the foreseeable future, according to government sources.

    Source: http://the-japan-news.com/

  • Japan to target Asian students to work in IT sector

    19 Jul 2015 11:59 | JHRS (Administrator)
    The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry plans to launch a system next fiscal year that will help new Asian university graduates and others invited to Japan find employment in the nation to alleviate a shortage of human resources in information technology.


    Source: http://news.asiaone.com/


  • OECD urges Japan to do more to support employment for women, improve job quality

    10 Jul 2015 12:40 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has called on Japan to redouble efforts to help women secure jobs and improve the quality of jobs in the country.

    Source: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/

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