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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 to make 104-day annual leave mandatory for skilled workers

    12 Jul 2017 15:22 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan is seen obliging companies to give annual leave of at least 104 days to skilled professionals under an envisaged system to scrap working hour limits for such highly paid employees, it was learned Tuesday.

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

  • Japan's workers are enjoying the biggest wages boom since 2000

    07 Jul 2017 14:34 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan’s labour market is, on the surface, incredibly strong right now. The national unemployment rate sits at just 3.1% while the jobs-to-applicants ratio — simply the number of jobs available compared to those seeking work — now stands at the highest level since February 1974.

    Source: https://www.businessinsider.com.au/

  • Japan Inc scrambles for job-hoppers to cope with labor shortages

    05 Jul 2017 14:37 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan's labor shortage has pushed job-hopping to its highest since the global financial crisis, as companies scramble for workers with experience in the rapidly-ageing economy.

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

  • Job availability in Japan climbs to highest level in more than four decades

    30 Jun 2017 14:41 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Job availability rose to its highest level in over four decades in May, government data showed Friday, highlighting evidence that labor is in short supply.

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

  • Foreign IT workers seen as solution to industry shortage

    30 Jun 2017 14:38 | JHRS (Administrator)

    There is a rising demand for IT engineers in Japan as many point out there is a shortage of such professionals domestically. An estimate shows that Japan will face a shortage of close to 600,000 IT-related professionals by 2030.

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

  • New employees ready to challenge Japan’s ‘work-first’ culture, study shows

    28 Jun 2017 14:44 | JHRS (Administrator)

    In the survey conducted jointly by the Japan Productivity Center and the Junior Executive Council of Japan on 1,882 workers participating in training sessions in March and April, 48.7 percent of participants responded positively to the notion of leaving the office when their work was done, up 9.9 percent from a year before.

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

  • Japan's older employees are now using robotic suits to help them lift heavy loads

    26 Jun 2017 14:40 | JHRS (Administrator)

    A distribution and storage management company in Japan, where the population is ageing faster than any other country in the world, has introduced a robotic harness called a Power Assist Suit to support their older employees.

    Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/

  • Job opportunities for disabled diversifying through new local projects

    25 Jun 2017 14:19 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Providing employment opportunities for the disabled is changing from being perceived as "support" activities to a diverse market breaking new ground by meeting individual and community needs as well as boosting local economies.

    Source: https://mainichi.jp/

  • Japan Inc says shrinking domestic market, worker shortage are biggest headaches

    20 Jun 2017 14:11 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Japanese firms say shrinking domestic demand is their biggest worry over the next three years while labor shortages are a close second, a Reuters poll found, highlighting the difficulties of coping with a dwindling and rapidly aging population.

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

  • Japan’s tourism, real estate sectors actively seeking foreign workers

    20 Jun 2017 14:08 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The nation’s hotel operators and real estate firms are ramping up their hiring of foreign workers to capitalize on booming in-bound tourism and increasing property investment from wealthy overseas buyers.

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

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