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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!

  • 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/

  • Winter bonuses up sharply for government employees

    10 Dec 2014 13:01 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japanese government workers in nonmanagerial posts received winter bonuses Wednesday, with the average amounting to ¥691,600, up ¥119,800 from a year before.

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

  • Quarter of workers suspect they are trapped at ‘black firms’

    07 Dec 2014 12:50 | JHRS (Administrator)

    A quarter of Japan’s workers believe they are working at “burakku kigyo” (black companies) undefined firms that resemble sweatshops and flout labor laws by inducing employees to work overtime without pay, a labor union survey says.


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

  • Japan’s Largest Union Wants 2% Wage Increase

    03 Dec 2014 12:40 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan’s largest labor union decided Tuesday to seek a 2 percent or greater basic pay raise in annual wage talks starting early next year, a higher goal than set for this year. 


    Source: http://www.marketpulse.com/

  • Japanese job hunt exhausts graduates

    02 Dec 2014 12:35 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Starting a new job is an exciting and anxious moment. Even though there are a lot of things to learn and remember, people are filled with the feeling that they are able to create their own future when they start their jobs. This is particularly true at your first postgraduate job because that job has influence on all your later jobs as well.

    Source: http://host.madison.com/

  • Japan sanctioning mass ‘slave labor’ by duping foreign trainees, observers say

    23 Nov 2014 17:51 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The 31-year-old farmer is one of 50,000 Chinese who signed up for a government-run program that promises foreigners the chance to earn money while acquiring valuable on-the-job training. Like many of his compatriots, he hoped to leave Japan with cash in his pocket and a new set of skills that would give him a better shot at work at home.

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

  • Abe’s fiscal goals depend on continuous wage hikes

    21 Nov 2014 17:55 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had one request when representatives of the government, labor and management met earlier this week at the Prime Minister’s Office: Raise wages in the next spring labor offensive.

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

  • Having a baby? Japanese women risk losing jobs

    18 Nov 2014 12:11 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Female workers in Japan who decide to have babies face obstacles at their workplace, including being forced to accept lower-paying jobs or having to quit.

    Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/

  • Corporate recruiting uptrend must continue for sake of young people

    15 Nov 2014 12:09 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The informal recruitment rates for students soon to graduate from university and high school have improved significantly against the backdrop of brisk corporate performance. The uptrend must be maintained to realize stable employment for young people.

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

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