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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 wage growth weak for second year in a row

    15 Apr 2017 14:50 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Wage growth in Japan slowed slightly in 2017 to 2.1%, 0.02 percentage point lower than in 2016, a survey compiled Friday by The Nikkei showed.

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

  • Japan's megabanks to cut 2018 hiring class by 25%

    08 Apr 2017 13:32 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Just over 3,300 new college graduates are expected to start working at Japan's three megabanks next April, a roughly 25% decline from the current fiscal year, as financial institutions rethink their hiring priorities in a difficult business environment largely precipitated by negative interest rates.

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

  • Japanese recruiter bridging the culture gap

    05 Apr 2017 17:17 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Neo Career's strategy is to match employers with candidates as well as provide various sources of help to both parties, such as customer service training and instruction on the visa application process.

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

  • More businesses deploying disabled workers in key positions

    02 Apr 2017 13:39 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO — More Japanese companies are active about deploying intellectually disabled workers in key positions as a way of promoting their business diversity.

    Source: https://www.japantoday.com/

  • Wages and prices on the way up in Japan

    31 Mar 2017 13:45 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- A serious lack of labor is pushing up wages in various industries in Japan. In turn, consumers are about to begin paying more for goods and services.

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

  • Japan’s unemployment rate falls to 22-year low of 2.8% in February

    31 Mar 2017 13:44 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan’s unemployment rate fell to 2.8 percent in February, the lowest in more than 22 years, offering a positive sign for the country’s economy, government data showed Friday.

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

  • Japan’s foreign residents offer up insights in unprecedented survey on discrimination

    31 Mar 2017 13:42 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Rent application denials, Japanese-only recruitment and racist taunts are among the most rampant forms of discrimination faced by foreign residents in Japan, according to the results of the country’s first nationwide survey on the issue, released Friday.

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

  • Japan looks to reward 'good' employers of foreign trainees

    27 Mar 2017 23:10 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- The Japanese labor ministry will lengthen the internship period for foreign technical trainees from three years to five at employers with good track records, seeking to improve a program marred by poor working conditions.

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

  • 84% of Japan’s top companies rethinking their working hours

    27 Mar 2017 23:06 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Seventy-two of 86 major Japanese companies are changing or re-examining their working hours, a survey on work-style reforms revealed Friday. The survey by Jiji Press found that tackling the issue is a pressing challenge for corporate Japan. The rethink was spurred by recent revelations that many firms force employees to work illegally long hours.

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

  • Holiday loophole allows employers to circumvent overtime limits

    23 Mar 2017 23:12 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Despite an agreement reached by the government, businesses and a labor union that caps annual overtime at 720 hours, there apparently is a loophole that allows up to 960 hours of overtime if employees work on holidays.

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

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