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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!

  • More jobs, less spending in July, Japan data says

    30 Aug 2016 15:04 | JHRS (Administrator)

    According to ministry statistics, July's seasonally adjusted jobless rate fell 0.1 point from the previous month to 3% -- its lowest point since May 1995. While the rate for men remained at 3.2%, that for women improved from 3% to 2.7%.

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

  • Japan's jobless rate hits 21-year low; household spending falls less than expected

    30 Aug 2016 13:19 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO —Japanese household spending fell less than expected in July and the jobless rate hit a two-decade low, offering some hope for policy makers battling to pull the world’s third-largest economy out of stagnation, data by the Internal Affairs Ministry showed on Tuesday.

    Source: http://www.japantoday.com/

  • Job placement office for people aged 50 or older opens in Kitakyushu

    28 Aug 2016 13:14 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The office named “Senior Hello Work Tobata” is the first public employment security office targeting the older generation in Japan, the authorities said. Statistics show the ratio of people seeking jobs who were at least 45 years old was 45.5 percent among job seekers across Japan as of May.

    Source: http://www.japantoday.com/

  • Japan puts its seniors to work

    25 Aug 2016 13:22 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO Japan is ahead of the curve in when it comes to aging. In 2015, nearly 27% of the population was 65 or older, making it one of the grayest countries in the world and heightening concerns about an increasingly strained labor force.

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

  • Abuses rampant in foreign trainee program, Japan labor ministry finds

    18 Aug 2016 13:05 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Japan may be running short of workers, creating demand for help from abroad, but nearly 3,700 Japanese workplaces that took "technical intern trainees" from overseas in 2015 were in violation of the country's labor standards, an inspection by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare revealed this week.

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

  • Japanese firms employing foreign trainees found violating labor laws in record numbers

    17 Aug 2016 12:34 | JHRS (Administrator)

    A record number of employers that accept trainees under Japan’s Technical Intern Training Program for foreign nationals violated labor laws in 2015, the labor ministry said Tuesday.

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

  • Japan banks introducing telecommuting, reduced working hours

    16 Aug 2016 12:36 | JHRS (Administrator)

    More major Japanese banks are reviewing their working patterns and introducing such systems as telecommuting and shorter working hours to help carers and parents with young children get the time they need.

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

  • Yoshinoya's foreign staff learn to please Japanese

    15 Aug 2016 12:49 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Japanese restaurant operators are trying out a new way to teach their foreign staff the do's and don'ts of serving Japanese customers with online training videos.

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

  • Woman at Work / Ministry website lists female employment data

    15 Aug 2016 12:37 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Data on various companies’ recruitment and promotion of women can now be seen on a government website, following the enforcement of the law to encourage women’s participation and advancement in the workplace.

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

  • Employment subsidies to reward companies with rising productivity

    14 Aug 2016 12:45 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Japan's labor ministry will allocate more of its employment-related subsidies to businesses where productivity is on the rise. The ministry's new focus comes as it consolidates the number of these subsidies from 27 to 15.

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

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