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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!

  • Half of Japan firms reviewing work hours, with cuts to overtime in focus: Reuters poll

    13 Nov 2016 12:34 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Just over half of Japanese firms are reviewing rules on working hours with many looking to cut down on overtime, a Reuters poll shows, in a sign that the government has gained traction in its campaign for more employee-friendly labor practices.

    Source: http://www.reuters.com/

  • Japan to help foreign students find work in the country

    11 Nov 2016 12:37 | JHRS (Administrator)

    In its Japan Revitalization Strategy, formulated in June, the government set a goal of raising the employment rate of foreign students in Japan from around 30% at present to 50% by 2020.

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

  • Japanese employment backed by corporate warriors unraveling

    08 Nov 2016 12:40 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- The Japanese labor model predicated on worker loyalty and lifetime employment appears to have reached its limits as the nation tries to eke out growth while grappling with a shrinking worker pool.

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

  • Japan's wages rise higher than last year -- barely

    06 Nov 2016 13:01 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO--Japanese wages edged up on year in September, suggesting that workers are only seeing modest pay gains despite government efforts to convince companies to pay more.

    Source:http://www.marketwatch.com/

  • Tokyo firm to offer places of employment with kids close at hand for working moms

    04 Nov 2016 12:54 | JHRS (Administrator)

    At Mama Square Stellar Town in a big shopping mall in Kita Ward in the city of Saitama, some 15 women wearing telephone headsets are hard at work. In an adjacent room, separated by a glass wall, their children play contentedly with nursery staff.

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

  • Japan quietly accepting foreign workers — just don’t call it immigration

    03 Nov 2016 12:57 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Send us your construction workers, your care givers, your store clerks — but for a limited time only.

    That’s the message from Japan, where the number of foreign workers, though still relatively small, has nearly doubled over the past eight years, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling party is considering policies to speed up arrivals.

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

  • Foreign workers leading growth of Japan Inc.

    28 Oct 2016 14:19 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- An increasing number of Japanese companies are hiring foreign employees who have the knowledge and experience to immediately generate results. 

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

  • First Pride Index Report honors LGBT-friendly firms in Japan

    27 Oct 2016 14:13 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japanese employers most friendly toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) workers were honored at the Pride Index Report awards ceremony, the first of its kind in the country.

    Source: http://www.asahi.com/

  • 31.9% of new graduates quit first job within three years

    25 Oct 2016 14:24 | JHRS (Administrator)

    A government annual survey has found that 31.9 percent of people who started work just after graduating from a university in March 2013 left their job within three years, the labor ministry said.

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

  • Tokyo-based employment matchmaker targets Southeast Asian students

    25 Oct 2016 14:06 | JHRS (Administrator)

    A Tokyo-based job-matching company is pairing students from Southeast Asian nations, including Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, with Japanese employers via an online service.

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

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