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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!

  • Most nonregular workers ignorant of new labor rule allowing for indefinite employment: survey

    05 May 2017 12:29 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Most nonregular workers are unaware of a new rule that enables them to work until mandatory retirement age after spending five years at the same company, an online survey has shown.

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

  • Yamato to hire 9,000 new workers, covering payroll costs through fee hike

    03 May 2017 12:27 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Leading parcel delivery provider Yamato Holdings Co. is aiming to hire about 9,200 new workers in the current year through next March to reduce overtime among delivery personnel, company sources said Wednesday.

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

  • Japan – Labour shortage fuels growth in permanent workers

    03 May 2017 12:25 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The number of permanent jobs in Japan grew by 260,000 in March when compared to a year ago, rising for the first time since the global financial crisis and outpacing growth in temporary jobs over the past two years.

    Source: http://www2.staffingindustry.com/

  • Job openings ratio increases to highest level since 1990

    29 Apr 2017 12:59 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry reported Friday that the country’s average ratio of job openings to seekers in the year that ended last month rose 0.16 points from the previous year to 1.39, the highest score since it hit 1.43 in fiscal 1990, when Japan was still in an asset bubble-led boom.

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

  • 71% support equal pay for equal work

    25 Apr 2017 13:00 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Seventy-one percent of poll respondents think equal compensation should be paid to those who have the same ability, performance and length of service as other employees, regardless of their employment status as regular or non-regular workers, according to a Yomiuri Shimbun survey conducted between mid-March and mid-April by mail.


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

  • Japan Inc braces for labor reform, plans to boost productivity -Reuters poll

    21 Apr 2017 15:20 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO - Japan's plans to implement more employee-friendly laws are set to prove painful for many companies, with half saying labor costs will rise and two-thirds considering ways to lift productivity to offset the impact of the reforms, a Reuters poll showed.

    Source: http://www.todayonline.com/

  • Government panel to push limited regular employment system

    18 Apr 2017 15:27 | JHRS (Administrator)

    A government panel on regulatory reform is in discussions to urge more widespread adoption of the limited regular employment system, in which regular workers are hired on open-ended contracts with limits on their work location or hours.

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

  • Japan convenience stores plan next generation of self-checkout

    18 Apr 2017 15:17 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Seven-Eleven Japan and four other major convenience store operators in the country will introduce self-checkout registers that can read the prices of items that are still in a basket, the latest effort to cope with a severe lack of manpower.

    Source: http://asia.nikkei.com/

  • More companies open to allowing employees to work at home

    17 Apr 2017 14:46 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Teleworking, a work style that features telecommunications technology that allows people to work at any time or place, is becoming common, buoyed by a recent trend to require a review of conventional work approaches, as well as an improvements in the security level of computers.

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

  • Grueling work hours trigger spike in suicides by Japanese employees

    16 Apr 2017 13:27 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Japan’s unusually long hours on the job have triggered a health crisis. An alarming rise in suicide among overworked employees has finally forced the government to limit overtime. But the proposed new ceiling on overtime is so high -- 100 hours per month -- critics say it still won’t protect workers.

    Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/

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