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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!

  • Toyota plans to expand work-at-home program in August

    12 Jun 2016 14:10 | JHRS (Administrator)

    NAGOYA — Toyota Motor Corp is planning to significantly expand its work-at-home program in August, aiming to support employees rearing children or taking care of elderly family members, company sources say.

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

  • Google, ANA top workplace list for millennials; work-life balance also important: survey

    08 Jun 2016 14:15 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Global internet giant Google, along with local firms All Nippon Airways and Toyota Motor Corp., have emerged as the ideal workplaces for Japanese millennial talent, according to a new survey that has spotlighted the nation’s shifting work culture.

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

  • Govt workers to get yukatsu flextime this summer

    05 Jun 2016 12:22 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The government will encourage central government employees to go home early under a morning-oriented work program that will be carried out for the second straight year this summer.

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

  • Job interview season begins for univ. students

    01 Jun 2016 12:19 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Companies started employment interviews on Wednesday with university students due to graduate in spring 2017.

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

  • Japan Inc. giving workers disability training

    31 May 2016 13:32 | JHRS (Administrator)

    A growing number of companies are requiring their employees to learn how to interact with the elderly and people with disabilities. In many cases, the skill set is being added to staff training programs.

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

  • Japan’s job availability hits record high but unemployment rate remains flat

    31 May 2016 13:27 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The nation’s labor market remained tight in April as job availability rose to the highest level in over 24 years and the unemployment rate remained flat at 3.2 percent, government data showed Tuesday.

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

  • Japan – Ratio of jobseekers to jobs highest in 24 years, jobless rate steady in April

    31 May 2016 12:17 | JHRS (Administrator)
    The ratio of jobseekers to jobs in Japan rose to 1.34 in April, its highest rate since 1991, while the jobless rate in April remained at 3.2%, unchanged from the previous month, according to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.


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

    The ratio of jobseekers to jobs in Japan rose to 1.34 in April, its highest rate since 1991, while the jobless rate in April remained at 3.2%, unchanged from the previous month, according to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.  - See more at: http://www2.staffingindustry.com/row/Editorial/Daily-News/Japan-Ratio-of-jobseekers-to-jobs-highest-in-24-years-jobless-rate-steady-in-April-38085#sthash.uTISgzOj.dpuf

  • Record 97% of university graduates land jobs

    20 May 2016 12:16 | JHRS (Administrator)

    A record-high 97.3 percent of university graduates in Japan were employed as of the beginning of the fiscal year on April 1, according to government data released Friday, reflecting companies’ increasing appetite for recruitment.

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

  • Japan sketches out action plan to address wage disparity and low pay for care workers

    18 May 2016 12:14 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The government adopted Wednesday a draft blueprint to alleviate pressures from an aging society, pledging to narrow the wage disparity between regular and nonregular workers and to pay staff better at nurseries for children and day care centers for the elderly.

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

  • Regional firms luring mid-career workers from big cities

    11 May 2016 13:01 | JHRS (Administrator)

    In a bid to grow their businesses and address human resource shortages, small and midsize companies in regional centers are increasingly trying to poach managers and senior staff from big firms in major cities such as Tokyo and Osaka.

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

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