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  • 20 Oct 2014 12:18 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The government will mandate that in exchange for obtaining invention patent rights, companies should offer rewards to employees for their inventions, including financial incentives and promotions.

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

  • 18 Oct 2014 12:23 | JHRS (Administrator)

    In the ongoing discussion about workplace abuse, the media has advanced yet another new term. “Black baito” modifies the already popular phrase “black kigyō,” which are companies that manipulate or ignore labor standards in order to get employees to work overtime without pay. “Baito” is an abbreviation of arbeit, the German word that in Japan stands for part-time work, so “black baito” refers specifically to part-time workers.

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

  • 15 Oct 2014 12:15 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Many large companies seeking to strengthen their global operations are actively considering replacing time-based pay systems with structures based on results.The government is moving forward on designing such a system to be launched in April 2016, hoping it will aid economic growth.

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

  • 08 Oct 2014 12:33 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The focus of their debate over the bill is what should be done to improve the treatment of temporary employees and guarantee their job security. Legislators need to promote constructive debates on the whole issue during the extraordinary Diet session, which opened on Sept. 29.

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

  • 08 Oct 2014 12:30 | JHRS (Administrator)

    According to Thomas Klitgaard and Preston Mui of the NY Fed’s Liberty Street Economics, Japan’s population is both shrinking and getting older, with the population falling at a 0.2% rate in 2014 and the working-age population (ages 16 to 64) plummeting at the rate of almost 1.5% a year. Contrast this with the U.S. population, which is is rising at a 0.7% a year with the working-age population increasing at a 0.2% rate.

    Source: http://www.valuewalk.com/

  • 06 Oct 2014 12:56 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Major convenience store chain operator Lawson Inc. plans to raise the age limit for hiring operations managers at its outlets from 55 to 65 Tuesday in a bid to tap the expertise and experience of older people, company sources said Sunday.

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

  • 02 Oct 2014 12:43 | JHRS (Administrator)

    At a House of Councillors plenary meeting, Abe commented on proposed labor reforms, including a shift to merit-based pay among Japanese companies from a system that pays wages in accordance with amount of hours worked.

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

  • 29 Sep 2014 13:25 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan's unemployment rate dropped to 3.5 percent in August from 3.8 percent the previous month, marking the first improvement in three months, government data showed Tuesday, but the reduction was not necessarily a positive sign for the nation's economy, according to an official.

    Source: http://www.globalpost.com/

  • 26 Sep 2014 12:09 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Basic pay is at last rising in Japan, but only in cash terms. After adjusting for inflation, real wages are falling rapidly. If Abenomics is to succeed, the household sector must play a part in the recovery. At a minimum, that requires that increases in wages more than keep pace with increases in prices. In Japan, the ratio of job openings to applicants now stands at 1.10. It is not only above its pre-crisis peak of 1.07, it is at its highest level in more than 20 years. The Bank of Japan hopes that a tighter labour market will put upward pressure on wages, encouraging more consumption.

    Source: http://seekingalpha.com/

  • 20 Sep 2014 12:12 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said that using foreign workers to help mitigate potential labour force shortages in the future deserves consideration.

    Source: http://www.lexology.com/

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