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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!

  • Job-hunting grads learn to dress

    25 Nov 2013 13:31 | JHRS (Administrator)
    With the official start of the job-hunting season approaching next Sunday, many students in the graduating class of spring 2015 are buying business suits, shoes and eyeglasses that will allow them to look their best at job interviews.

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

  • New trends in Japan’s labor relations system

    21 Nov 2013 13:26 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The “land of the rising sun” has not stopped reinventing. True to its kaizen (continuous improvement) form and spirit, Japan’s tripartite players have remodeled, rejuvenated, refashioned, and reengineered its system to meet the needs of the ever-changing landscape of labor-management relations.

    Source: http://www.bworldonline.com/

  • Tepco aiming to cut 1,000 jobs via voluntary redundancy

    16 Nov 2013 12:50 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Tokyo Electric Power Co. is looking to shed 1,000 jobs through a voluntary redundancy program to boost efficiency and improve earnings, sources revealed Saturday.

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

  • Middle-aged national govt employees to see pay cut

    15 Nov 2013 12:55 | JHRS (Administrator)
    The central government will rein in the salaries of middle-aged and senior national government employees, aiming to show its efforts on administrative reform by bringing their salaries more in line with the private sector as many firms have started to limit their number of middle-aged workers in anticipation of an increase in the retirement age.

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

  • Fukushima No. 1 workers to get raise, perks

    08 Nov 2013 14:04 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Aiming to boost the morale of workers at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 plant, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Friday it will raise wages and construct two new office buildings, an eight-story “rest station” and a food service center in the facility’s compound.

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

  • BOJ board ranks urge boost in jobs, incomes

    06 Nov 2013 13:59 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Some members of the Bank of Japan’s Policy Board called for improvement in the employment and income situation to maintain solid domestic demand, given the relatively slow pace in the recovery of exports and production, according to the minutes of their Oct. 3-4 meeting.

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

  • Japan at the end of global top when it comes to hiring women

    05 Nov 2013 14:07 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The recently released Gender Gap Report by the Swiss-based nonprofit World Econo­mic Forum shows that Japan ranked the 105th position out of a total of 136 when it comes to hiring women. The country plunged 25 places from its ranking when the report was inaugurated in 2006.

    Source: http://www.tokyotimes.com/

  • Japan's big manufacturers signal tentative willingness to hike wages

    04 Nov 2013 12:41 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Japan’s big manufacturers, under pressure from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to boost wages and create a “virtuous cycle” of growth to defeat deflation, are showing signs they are willing to raise workers’ pay.

    Source: http://www.japantoday.com/

  • Astellas Pharma To Shrink Japan Staff By 300 In FY14

    02 Nov 2013 12:33 | JHRS (Administrator)
    TOKYO (Nikkei)--Astellas Pharma Inc. will shed 300 employees, or roughly 4% of its group workforce at home, in the year ending March 2015, the company announced Friday.

    Source: http://e.nikkei.com/

  • Yahoo Japan to allow senior employees to take leave of up to 3 months

    31 Oct 2013 12:36 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Internet service company Yahoo Japan Corp. will begin Friday to allow senior employees to take leave of up to three months with one month's pay, company officials said Thursday.

    Source: http://www.globalpost.com/

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