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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!

  • Employers to ensure workers use vacation

    07 Jan 2015 11:54 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Companies are likely to be required to designate the period in which employees take annual paid leave in a proposed bill for revising the Labor Standards Law, it has been learned. The proposed bill, which would ensure workers take paid leave, aims to prevent overwork and help employees realize a proper work-life balance. The government plans to submit the bill to the ordinary Diet session that will convene on Jan. 26.


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

  • 40% of complaints to HelloWork about false job descriptions

    04 Jan 2015 12:36 | JHRS (Administrator)

    About 40 percent of the complaints lodged with HelloWork job placement offices across the nation were about job postings that described working conditions more favorable than they actually were, according to a recent survey conducted by the labor ministry.

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

  • Mitsubishi Corp. aims to create jobs for Tohoku

    27 Dec 2014 13:07 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Mitsubishi Corp. will work on creating jobs in the Tohoku region as part of the company’s efforts to expand support for reconstruction of areas devastated by the March 2011 disaster, Mitsubishi President Ken Kobayashi said.

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

  • Nonregular employees exceed 20 mil. record

    27 Dec 2014 12:56 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The number of nonregular employees has exceeded 20 million in the country for the first time on record, accounting for 38 percent of all corporate employees, government data showed on Friday.

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

  • Japan Nov. job availability up for 2nd straight month

    26 Dec 2014 13:04 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan's job availability rose for the second straight month in November, the government said Friday, suggesting companies remained willing to hire more workers with corporate profits improving.

    Source: http://asia.nikkei.com/

  • Government to target creation of 300,000 jobs in provincial areas

    26 Dec 2014 13:01 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The government will set a goal of creating 300,000 jobs for young people in small cities and rural areas, with an eye to stopping the nation’s depopulation and excessive concentration of population and industry in the Tokyo metropolitan area, it has been learned.

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

  • Painting firm offers solutions to construction industry labor shortage

    17 Dec 2014 13:03 | JHRS (Administrator)

    With its aging workforce, Japan is facing a severe labor shortage in the construction and civil engineering industry. But a painting company in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, may have some answers.

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

  • Osaka municipal office’s tattoo check on employees ruled illegal

    17 Dec 2014 12:58 | JHRS (Administrator)

    A court ruled Wednesday that the Osaka municipal office’s 2012 investigation into whether its workers had tattoos was illegal for privacy reasons and invalidated its punishment of a plaintiff who refused to submit a required document.

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

  • Government to beef up jobs program for ex-convicts

    17 Dec 2014 12:47 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The Abe administration will boost a program that encourages companies to hire former convicts, raising the number of such firms to 1,500 from the current level of around 500 by the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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

  • Japan’s Abe Vows to Push for Wage Increases

    15 Dec 2014 12:52 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday he would press companies to raise wages next year, seeking to build on a decisive election victory and counter critics who say his policies don’t benefit average people.

    Source: http://www.wsj.com/

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