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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!

  • Coronavirus prompts Japan to reconsider long-hours office culture

    04 Mar 2020 14:45 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Authorities have urged companies to break long-standing taboos and encourage their employees to work from home to curb the spread of the virus, and Prime Minster Shinzo Abe’s call last week to shut down schools across the country has forced millions of parents into a work-from-home experiment the country’s firms are ill-prepared for.

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

  • Japan rethinks work culture as coronavirus spurs school closures

    02 Mar 2020 14:51 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Companies in Japan are scrambling to accommodate working parents after nationwide school closures aimed at fighting the coronavirus went into effect on Monday, just days after the move was announced.

    Source: https://asia.nikkei.com/

  • Spreading virus cases ruin job-hunting events and shut down Toyosu market

    01 Mar 2020 14:55 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The job-hunting season for students graduating in March 2021 officially kicked off on Sunday, but the outbreak of the new coronavirus is changing the way companies and recruitment firms conduct hiring sessions.

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

  • COVID-19 takes toll on students' job-hunting in Japan

    23 Feb 2020 12:59 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The continuing spread of COVID-19 is affecting students’ job-hunting activities across the country. While job-seekers are enjoying a seller’s market due to severe labor shortages hitting the country, many firms are busy coming up with measures to deal with the virus situation, including switching to online briefings.

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

  • Japan Inc. urged to make paternity leave no longer pie in the sky

    21 Feb 2020 12:52 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Tokyo--As one of the country's most high-profile politicians breaks new ground for a Cabinet minister by taking paternity leave, some lawmakers and businesses are aiming to change the way corporate Japan views time off for new dads.

    Source: https://english.kyodonews.net/

  • Fears over coronavirus prompt surge in telecommuting across Japan

    17 Feb 2020 12:49 | JHRS (Administrator)

    A growing number of firms have been encouraging greater use of telecommuting as they try to minimize the risks of employees contracting the COVID-19 coronavirus, bracing for a likely spread of the highly infectious novel disease in Japan.

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

  • Can Japan kick-start paternity leave among workaholic dads?

    13 Feb 2020 17:52 | JHRS (Administrator)

    In Japan, the childcare leave law only covers employed “workers,” which excludes Diet lawmakers from an official childcare leave system. It’s the first time a Cabinet minister has announced and followed through with paternity leave. With no precedents to follow, Koizumi admitted he was somewhat confused about how to go about taking paternity leave, but added that “the system will not change unless the number of male public servants taking leave increases.”

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

  • As Japan opens doors to more foreign workers, firms confront reality of racism in the workplace

    07 Feb 2020 16:32 | JHRS (Administrator)

    While racial harassment — including slurs, jokes or the targeting of a person due to their race or ethnicity — is considered offensive and illegal in many countries around the world, awareness of the problematic phenomenon is still lacking in Japan.

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

  • Japan firms slowly moving away from old ways on recruitment and pay

    07 Feb 2020 16:29 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan’s unique, long-held employment practices characterized by annual new graduate recruitment, lifetime jobs and seniority-based pay raises have helped support economic growth in the postwar period.

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

  • Firms in Japan turn to teleworking to avoid coronavirus infection

    06 Feb 2020 16:36 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Heightened concerns over the new coronavirus outbreak has led many Japanese companies to make greater use of teleworking as a health measure, to prevent exposing their employees to the virus on public transport or in offices.

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

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