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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 jobless rate steady at 4.1 percent in May

    27 Jun 2013 15:00 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Japan's jobless rate was steady in May and the availability of jobs improved to the highest level in about five years, underscoring the view that the economy is steadily recovering.

    Source: http://finance.yahoo.com/

  • Only 11% of managerial jobs held by women

    23 Jun 2013 13:09 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Women in the workforce in Japan hold only 11% of managerial positions, according to the 2013 government white paper on gender equality, released by the Cabinet Office.

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

  • Nippon Life Insurance to provide childcare leave to all male employees

    21 Jun 2013 13:06 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Nippon Life Insurance Co announced this week that starting from this year, the company will guarantee one week of paid childcare leave to all male employees. By giving new fathers a week off, the company said it hopes to encourage male participation in childcare, Tokyo Shimbun reports.

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

  • Japan: land of the recruiting giants

    20 Jun 2013 12:50 | JHRS (Administrator)
    According to the 2013 annual report from Ciett, the international confederation of private employment agencies, in 2011 Japan had the second-highest number of private employment agencies in any one country at 20,000, behind China’s 56,000, and accounted for 17% of total global industry sales, second only to the US’s 23%.

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

  • Tepco minutes reveal staff exodus concerns

    19 Jun 2013 12:57 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Tokyo Electric Power Co. executives spent dozens of meetings fretting about the utility’s future as hundreds of younger employees quit over salary cuts after the Fukushima No. 1 reactor meltdowns, according to minutes obtained by Bloomberg News.

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

  • Motivating workers to earn licenses reaps rewards

    18 Jun 2013 13:00 | JHRS (Administrator)

    To survive the prolonged recession, a growing number of companies have adopted systems to encourage employees to attain professional or specialist qualifications, hoping the investment will motivate them and that the new found expertise will help develop new products or business expansion.

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

  • Toyota to spare workers with young kids from night shifts

    07 Jun 2013 12:32 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Toyota Motor Corp. is planning to exempt factory workers with preschool-age children from working night shifts to support child care starting in September, sources said.

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

  • Japan Becoming Cheaper Place to Send Workers

    07 Jun 2013 12:27 | JHRS (Administrator)
    “It’s now cheaper, relatively, to employ staff in Japan and send staff there,” says Lee Quane, ECA’s Asia regional director, adding that he expects more banking and finance companies to be encouraged to add workers to the region. He also notes that it’s becoming more expensive for Japanese companies to send employees to certain locations overseas, as they now have to offer higher cost-of-living allowances.

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

  • Temple University Japan, Sophia University to hold joint career fair in English

    06 Jun 2013 10:59 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Temple University, Japan Campus (TUJ) and Sophia University will jointly hold an English-only career fair titled “Tokyo English Career Fair” on Wednesday June 19 at Sophia University.

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

  • Japan could add hundreds of billions to its GDP with more women in the workforce

    04 Jun 2013 10:50 | JHRS (Administrator)
    This month, prime minister Shinzo Abe will begin unveiling Japan’s “national growth strategy,” the structural reforms from the “third arrow” of Abenomics. This will include a crucial one: boosting female employment. Already, Abe has called on corporations to have at least one female executive per company (paywall). The government also plans to open 250,000 daycares over the next few years.

    Source: http://finance.yahoo.com/

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