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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 Tobacco to Cut 1,600 Jobs, Close Four Plants

    30 Oct 2013 12:28 | JHRS (Administrator)
    TOKYO -Japan Tobacco (IW 1000/192) said Wednesday it will slash 1,600 jobs and close four factories, downsizing domestic cigarette production as sales fall at home.

    Source: http://www.industryweek.com/

  • Female inmates to receive new job training

    28 Oct 2013 10:51 | JHRS (Administrator)
    The Justice Ministry will introduce a new job training program for female prison inmates to help them obtain qualifications for medical administrative work as part of the ministry’s efforts to support inmates’ employment after their release and prevent them from slipping into recidivism.

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

  • Tax hike may induce firms to use more temp workers

    25 Oct 2013 10:56 | JHRS (Administrator)

    In what could be an unintended consequence, the sales tax hike set for next April may tempt companies to replace their regular workers with “haken” temporary workers, some tax law experts say.

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

  • Firms giving refugees jobs instead of charity

    25 Oct 2013 10:49 | JHRS (Administrator)

    With applications for refugee status reaching record levels, a number of Japanese businesses are providing employment and training to people forced to flee their home country due to war and persecution, with emphasis on genuine vocational opportunities rather than charity.

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

  • Limited-term employees to be hired up to 10 years

    19 Oct 2013 11:02 | JHRS (Administrator)
    To help companies secure the services of such professionals as lawyers, certified accountants and experts with a master’s or doctor’s degree, the government plans to double the current five-year limit on their contract terms, sources said Thursday.

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

  • Govt to shelve key employment deregulatory items

    18 Oct 2013 17:54 | JHRS (Administrator)
    The government has decided to shelve three key employment components among deregulatory measures planned to be introduced in the “national strategy special zones” that the administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sees as the centerpiece of its growth strategy.

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

  • Job hunt stressing students, making them suicidal: poll

    18 Oct 2013 11:04 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Tormented by the difficulty of landing a position and unfair practices by prospective employers, 1 in 5 college students contemplate suicide during the job-hunting process, a poll of 122 students conducted in July by the nonprofit group Lifelink found.

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

  • Firms hiring more foreign students

    08 Oct 2013 18:00 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The survey, released last week by Disco Inc., a Tokyo-based recruitment consulting firm, shows that 35.2 percent of 539 firms across the country said they have hired or plan to hire foreign students in the 2013 business year after they graduate, but the figure increases to 48.4 percent when it comes to their plans for 2014.

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

  • Japanese Supreme Court upholds non-disclosure of companies whose employees died of overwork

    07 Oct 2013 10:39 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The Osaka High Court overturned an earlier decision of the Osaka District Court concerning the identification of companies whose employees died of overwork. The decision was upheld on Tuesday by the Japanese Supreme Court following appeal from civic groups to have the companies named.

    Source: http://japandailypress.com/

  • Japan faces shortfall of digital marketing professionals

    02 Oct 2013 14:32 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO —The rapid evolution of digital marketing has created a “digital disconnect” in which the jobs market in technology, and more specifically digital marketing technology, is hungry for skilled workers in Japan.

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

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