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  • 22 Aug 2013 13:41 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Major Japanese companies, with their reputation for making employees put in long hours under often stressful conditions, have a growing problem on their hands: the mental health of their workers.

    Source: http://ajw.asahi.com/

  • 21 Aug 2013 13:37 | JHRS (Administrator)
    All Nippon Airways says it will begin hiring flight attendants as regular employees in fiscal 2014 as it is facing increased competition to recruit capable employees. The move comes as the airline has recently been boosting the number of cabin attendants in line with an increase in flights.

    Source: http://the-japan-news.com
  • 21 Aug 2013 13:32 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has an unprecedented plan to boost economic growth and shore up his country's shrinking labor force undefined help more women return to work.

    Source: http://www.latimes.com/
  • 15 Aug 2013 12:27 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Deflation in Japan is coming to an end and the job situation is improving, according to the latest monthly report from Japan's Cabinet Office released on Thursday. The government kept its assessment of the overall economy unchanged, saying that the economy is picking up steadily and is showing some movements towards recovery.

    Source: http://www.rttnews.com/

  • 09 Aug 2013 14:02 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The survey of 240 major companies showed that the average summer bonus is 809,502 yen, the Nikkei Shimbun reported. The last time bonuses increased by this much was just before the bubble economy burst in 1991.

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

  • 09 Aug 2013 13:51 | JHRS (Administrator)

    While business circles are trying to make it smoother and easier for companies to let go of employees (with full benefits of course) they feel lack initiative and drive and are not a good fit, it’s having a reverse effect on employers. Those who want to fire certain workers but cannot bring themselves to do so are using “banishment rooms” to indirectly force them to resign on their own.

    Source: http://japandailypress.com/

  • 08 Aug 2013 13:48 | JHRS (Administrator)

    A preliminary report by the education ministry shows that roughly 1 in 5 of the country’s university graduates this spring were either jobless or without secure employment.

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

  • 05 Aug 2013 13:00 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan's workers are being urged to switch off their laptops, go home early and use what little energy they have left on procreation, in the country's latest attempt to avert demographic disaster.

    Source: http://www.theguardian.com

  • 30 Jul 2013 13:36 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s pro-growth administration has earned itself another gold star: the lowest unemployment rate in nearly five years. Yet economists say the real measure of Mr. Abe’s success will depend more on whether an improvement in the jobs market will translate into higher wages and the greater spending needed to help put the world’s third-largest economy on the path towards long-term expansion.

    Source: http://blogs.wsj.com/

  • 30 Jul 2013 13:23 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Japan's unemployment rate fell below 4.0 percent for first time since October 2008 to 3.9 percent in June from the previous month, according to the Japanese government Tuesday.

    Source: http://www.globaltimes.cn

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