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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!

  • Research and Markets: Employment Services in Japan

    17 Dec 2012 11:25 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Employment Services in Japan industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2007-11, and forecast to 2016). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Japan employment services market. Includes market size data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

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

  • Quarter of workers in Japan experience 'power harassment'

    13 Dec 2012 15:12 | JHRS (Administrator)

    In the past three years, 1 in 4 workers in Japan experienced "power harassment," a Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry survey revealed Wednesday, suggesting workplaces with employee of unequal status and management-labor communications shortcomings may be aggravating the problem.


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

  • Hays Japan Talent Trends for 2013: Outbound Growth Reshaping Talent Management

    11 Dec 2012 15:08 | JHRS (Administrator)
    According to Hays Specialist Recruitment Japan KK ("Hays"), Japan's continuing push for outbound economic growth is fueling changes in the way businesses source and manage talent, and this is expected to continue well into 2013 and beyond.

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

  • Japan Oct overtime pay falls 2.3 pct yr/yr

    04 Dec 2012 11:25 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Japanese wage earners' overtime pay fell in October from a year earlier at the fastest pace since the aftermath of the 2011 earthquake and nuclear disaster, government data showed on Tuesday, in a worrying sign that lower wages could hurt consumption.

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

     

  • Hays Survey: More Than 2/3 of Businesses in Japan Compliant with New Disability Employment Laws

    03 Dec 2012 16:50 | JHRS (Administrator)
    According to a survey by Hays Specialist Recruitment Japan KK ("Hays"), more than two thirds of businesses in Japan employ staff with disabilities, and recruiters expect this figure to rise in the wake of a new government policy.

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

  • Japan Unemployment Rate 4.2% In October

    30 Nov 2012 11:31 | JHRS (Administrator)
    The unemployment rate in Japan was a seasonally adjusted 4.2 percent in October, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said on Friday - in line with expectations and unchanged from the previous month.

    Source: http://www.rttnews.com/

  • Strong Talent Mismatch Intensifies Skills Shortage: Hays Global Skills Index

    27 Nov 2012 13:13 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Japan's economy faces an improving macroeconomic environment, but a lack of openness to immigration, combined with a strong talent mismatch means that employers may face an increasingly difficult time filling posts.

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

  • Hays: Japan Executives Value Personal Assistants with Professionalism, Responsiveness, and Adaptability

    22 Nov 2012 11:18 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Tokyo, Nov 22, 2012 - (ACN Newswire) - Professional attitude, speedy response, and adaptability are the top three traits executives in Japan seek in assistants, according to Hays Specialist Recruitment Japan KK ("Hays").

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

  • 2,960 workers at Sharp sign up for voluntary retirement

    20 Nov 2012 11:59 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Sharp Corp. says 2,960 workers at its offices in Japan have applied for a voluntary retirement program set up as part of its efforts to turn around its slumping business, far exceeding the 2,000 it initially targeted.

    Source:www.japantimes.co.jp/

  • Discrimination of working mothers persists in Japan

    19 Nov 2012 12:45 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's government set a goal in July to boost the proportion of working women within eight years to spur an economy that has had two recessions since 2007. Increasing the number of employed women might bolster gross domestic product by as much as 15%, according to Goldman Sachs.

    Source: http://www.denverpost.com 

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