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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!

  • Japan's Hidden Unemployment Problem

    26 Sep 2014 12:09 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Basic pay is at last rising in Japan, but only in cash terms. After adjusting for inflation, real wages are falling rapidly. If Abenomics is to succeed, the household sector must play a part in the recovery. At a minimum, that requires that increases in wages more than keep pace with increases in prices. In Japan, the ratio of job openings to applicants now stands at 1.10. It is not only above its pre-crisis peak of 1.07, it is at its highest level in more than 20 years. The Bank of Japan hopes that a tighter labour market will put upward pressure on wages, encouraging more consumption.

    Source: http://seekingalpha.com/

  • Foreign workers merit 'consideration' in Japan

    20 Sep 2014 12:12 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said that using foreign workers to help mitigate potential labour force shortages in the future deserves consideration.

    Source: http://www.lexology.com/

  • Toshiba to cut 900 PC jobs

    19 Sep 2014 12:53 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Toshiba Corp. will cut 900 jobs, or 20 percent of its global workforce in personal computer operations, by the end of March next year. The move is part of the Japanese electronics maker’s efforts to turn around its struggling PC business.

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

  • Number of Elderly Workers at Record High

    15 Sep 2014 12:57 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The survey found that of the total Japanese workforce of 63 million, 6.36 million are elderly, or 65 or older. Since there are 33 million elderly people in Japan, one in four now work, mostly as part-timers, the highest rate among major economies, the survey found.

    Source: http://blogs.wsj.com/

  • New rewards for firms that hire ex-inmates

    11 Sep 2014 11:06 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The Justice Ministry intends to provide incentives to cooperative employers who hire those who have been released from prisons or juvenile correctional institutions. The employers would receive a maximum of ¥720,000 per year per former prisoner, starting next April, sources have said. The ministry was to ask for more than ¥1 billion in the next fiscal budget request for this incentive program.

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

  • OECD urges Japan to up jobs for women

    05 Sep 2014 11:03 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development urged Japan on Wednesday to help more women get jobs, saying that the country’s gender difference in employment rates is wider than those of other advanced nations.

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

  • Japan’s megabanks break glass ceiling for foreign managers

    31 Aug 2014 12:31 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Among recent appointments: In July, Debra Hazelton became the first foreign general manager at Mizuho Financial Group’s Tokyo headquarters, where she leads a new department to manage global staff. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group’s lending arm promoted two foreigners to executive officer in April, and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group’s banking unit appointed its first non-Japanese executive officer last year.

    Source: http://www.dawn.com/

  • Japanese employers promote power naps

    29 Aug 2014 12:28 | JHRS (Administrator)
    The power nap has become part of the daily work routine for an increasing number of Japanese employees, who are encouraged to snooze on the job.


    Source: http://www.recruiter.co.uk


  • Tokyo Gives Housewives Hard Choice

    24 Aug 2014 11:55 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan's tax system has long sent the message that the ideal role for women is to stay mostly at home. Now, the government is weighing tax changes aimed at bringing more women into the workforce--a plan that is driving a wedge between some working women and homemakers who have benefited under the traditional system.

    Source: http://online.wsj.com/

  • Survey Finds More Job Dissatisfaction in Japan

    19 Aug 2014 11:48 | JHRS (Administrator)

    According to a survey released Tuesday by LinkedIn Corp., which runs the popular career-networking website, 7% of Japanese surveyed said they were “very dissatisfied” with their current role, compared to the global average of 4%. That puts Japan at the top of 26 countries surveyed in the research.

    Source: http://blogs.wsj.com/

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