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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 step up paternity leave push

    27 Jan 2017 15:28 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Employers in Japan will soon be asked to encourage individual workers to take parental leave, a step targeting mainly fathers.

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

  • Japan may widen service jobs for foreigners in special zones

    21 Jan 2017 13:23 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Foreigners may find more service industry work in Japan's special economic zones, as the government looks to use the areas' looser regulations to remedy labor shortages and attract more tourists.

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

  • Japan employers cater to those happy with no promotions

    20 Jan 2017 13:26 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- As Japan copes with a shrinking labor force, the retail and restaurant industries are trying to accommodate employees who put family ahead of career advancement.

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

  • Japan eyes monthly overtime cap at 60-80 hours

    20 Jan 2017 13:22 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- The Japanese government will consider a legal limit on monthly overtime, with penalties for rule breakers -- a step toward curbing excessive work hours that could force both labor and management to rethink their jobs.

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

  • Japan Inc. moving toward 4-day work week

    19 Jan 2017 13:20 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Three days off per week are increasingly common in Japan's workplaces as employers seek to improve the work-life balance in line with the government's push for labor reform.

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

  • Japan government mulls stopping employees from fatal overworking

    18 Jan 2017 13:25 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan's government has announced measures to prevent employees from overworking in an attempt to stop people literally working themselves to death, a report says.

    Source: http://www.presstv.ir/

  • Major companies in Japan moving away from spousal allowances: Mainichi survey

    15 Jan 2017 13:30 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Twelve out of 124 major companies in a recent Mainichi Shimbun survey say they will stop paying allowances for employees with spouses, while another 73 (59 percent) say they have abolished or do not offer such stipends in the first place -- highlighting a trend to eliminate such benefits.

    Source: http://mainichi.jp/

  • Japan's Rethinking Its Culture of Long Work Hours

    13 Jan 2017 13:28 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The government and business groups will launch a “Premium Friday” campaign in February to encourage companies to let workers leave early on the last Friday of every month to go out and have fun. Some companies are taking their own steps to reduce hours and create a more flexible working environment.

    Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/

  • Curbing overwork first on corporate Japan's to-do list for employees

    10 Jan 2017 13:24 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Combating excessive hours is the top priority for Japanese business as efforts to overhaul working life advance, though employees are most concerned about compensation, according to a pair of Nikkei surveys.

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

  • RIKEN to offer 40% of researchers long-term employment

    08 Jan 2017 13:34 | JHRS (Administrator)

    RIKEN, one of the nation’s largest research institutes, has decided to increase its percentage of researchers with long-term employment to 40 percent in the future, according to sources.

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

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