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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 Giants accused of salary breach

    15 Mar 2012 11:36 | JHRS (Administrator)
    TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's richest baseball team, the Yomiuri Giants, could face an investigation after a newspaper report said they regularly burst the professional league's salary limit between 1997 and 2004.

    Source: http://news.yahoo.com

  • Panel advises keeping nursing test in Japanese

    13 Mar 2012 11:57 | JHRS (Administrator)
    A health ministry panel is urging the government to keep holding the national nursing test for foreign examinees in Japanese, despite strong calls to let them take it in their mother tongues.

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

  • Hays Outlines How to Maximise the Value of Your Salary Increase

    12 Mar 2012 11:42 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Almost one fifth of Japan's workforce can expect a salary increase above three per cent this year, according to the 2012 Hays Salary Guide. According to Hays, listing your achievements and proving your value to the business are two steps in ensuring you join this group to maximize the value of your next salary increase.

    Source: http://www.japancorp.net/

  • Wages crept up 0.3% in January

    07 Mar 2012 12:02 | JHRS (Administrator)
    The regular monthly wage for workers crept up 0.3 percent in January from a year earlier to an average ¥261,074, climbing for the first time in 13 months on pay raises in the welfare, medical and manufacturing sectors, the health ministry said Tuesday.

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

  • Japan’s Job Prospects Improve

    05 Mar 2012 11:12 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Job prospects in Japan improved in January as the world’s third-biggest economy showed signs of rebounding from a contraction in the fourth quarter.

    Source: http://www.businessweek.com/

  • Japan jobless rate inches up to 4.6% in January

    01 Mar 2012 11:16 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Japan's unemployment rate inched up to 4.6 percent in January from a revised 4.5 percent in the previous month, the government said on Friday.

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

  • Threatened Goldman Japan workers unionize: Financial giant butts against tough domestic labor law as it seeks to slim down workforce

    28 Feb 2012 20:25 | JHRS (Administrator)
    The past year has been anything but business as usual for the financial industry. Faced with a frosty economic climate, financial service companies have been busy chopping dead wood. Last year, 200,000 financial service jobs ended up on the cutting block worldwide.

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

  • Career Development Drives Japan's Mid-career Changers: Hays Reveal How to Make a Successful Mid-career Change

    20 Feb 2012 16:57 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Tokyo, Feb 20, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - Career advancement, a salary increase and improved work/life balance are the main reasons people decide to make a mid-career change, says recruiting experts Hays.

    Source: http://www.japancorp.net

  • Japan to cut civil servant's pay by 7.8 percent

    19 Feb 2012 12:22 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Tokyo, Feb 19 (IANS) The salaries of Japanese government employees will be cut by 7.8 percent for two years from the 2012 fiscal year, a media report said Sunday.

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

  • Wall Street Banks May Thaw Japan M&A Hiring, Recruiter Says

    15 Feb 2012 10:57 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Foreign banks in Japan may resume hiring this year to advise local clients taking advantage of the stronger yen to acquire companies abroad, while cutting jobs for other investment banking services, a recruitment firm said.

    Source: http://www.businessweek.com

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