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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 Jobless Rate at Quarter-Century Low

    01 Mar 2018 13:55 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO—Japan’s jobless rate fell to a low of almost 25 years in January, while a ratio of job openings remained at a 44-year high, the latest signs that the labor market is tightening as the world’s third-largest economy continues its growth streak.

    Source: https://www.wsj.com/

  • College graduates to be in high demand

    28 Feb 2018 13:52 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Many companies in Japan will start recruiting on Thursday for college students graduating in March next year. Graduates are expected to continue to be in high demand amid a labor shortage.

    Source: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/

  • Japan plans to ease visa rules for skilled workers

    25 Feb 2018 14:32 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The government says it will consider an expansion of visa categories and easing of rules. The main target is technology professionals but it will also look at sectors with severe labour shortages such as care, construction, transport and agriculture.

    Source: https://www.ft.com/

  • Companies compete to snag job changers

    22 Feb 2018 14:38 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The career-change market is booming, fueled by a recovering economy and a tight labor market in which the number of job openings significantly exceeds that of employees seeking to change jobs.

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

  • Abe calls for foreign employment review to bring in skilled workers from overseas

    21 Feb 2018 14:34 | JHRS (Administrator)

    In a bid to address the nation’s acute labor shortages, the government aims to draw up a plan by summer to reform the immigration system in order to allow in more professional and skilled foreign workers, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told the Council of Economic Fiscal Policy on Tuesday.

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

  • Japan's parties spar over overtime system as government accused of bending data

    19 Feb 2018 18:32 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's ruling and opposition parties wrangled Monday over a proposed expansion of an overtime work system, with the opposition suggesting the government deliberately manipulated a survey to make it look like the system could improve the country's chronic overwork problem.

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

  • Telework evolving in Japan to ensure smoother communication between employees

    17 Feb 2018 18:31 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO — Teleworking, a key part of the Japanese government’s “work style reform” initiative, is slowly evolving as a result of efforts to make up for the lack of communication among workers.

    Source: https://www.todayonline.com/

  • Japan, short of workers, eyes hiking optional pension age beyond 70

    17 Feb 2018 18:21 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan has okayed plans to let people choose to start drawing their state pensions beyond the age of 70 as it grapples with severe labor shortages, ballooning welfare costs and a shriveling tax base stemming from its greying population.

    Source: https://www.reuters.com/

  • Japan – Government aims to lift employment rate for workers in their early 60s

    16 Feb 2018 18:29 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan’s government is aiming to lift the employment rate for people aged 60-64 up to 67% by 2020, from 63.6% in 2016, according to new government guidelines for policy measure.

    Source: https://www2.staffingindustry.com/

  • Japanese government seeks to reduce repeat offenders through jobs program for ex-convicts

    14 Feb 2018 18:24 | JHRS (Administrator)

    SAITAMA – The Justice Ministry has helped a total of 128 past offenders find jobs within about a year after leaving prison since the establishment of specialized job centers in November 2016, ministry data showed Wednesday.

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

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