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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!

  • 71% support equal pay for equal work

    25 Apr 2017 13:00 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Seventy-one percent of poll respondents think equal compensation should be paid to those who have the same ability, performance and length of service as other employees, regardless of their employment status as regular or non-regular workers, according to a Yomiuri Shimbun survey conducted between mid-March and mid-April by mail.


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

  • Japan Inc braces for labor reform, plans to boost productivity -Reuters poll

    21 Apr 2017 15:20 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO - Japan's plans to implement more employee-friendly laws are set to prove painful for many companies, with half saying labor costs will rise and two-thirds considering ways to lift productivity to offset the impact of the reforms, a Reuters poll showed.

    Source: http://www.todayonline.com/

  • Government panel to push limited regular employment system

    18 Apr 2017 15:27 | JHRS (Administrator)

    A government panel on regulatory reform is in discussions to urge more widespread adoption of the limited regular employment system, in which regular workers are hired on open-ended contracts with limits on their work location or hours.

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

  • Japan convenience stores plan next generation of self-checkout

    18 Apr 2017 15:17 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Seven-Eleven Japan and four other major convenience store operators in the country will introduce self-checkout registers that can read the prices of items that are still in a basket, the latest effort to cope with a severe lack of manpower.

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

  • More companies open to allowing employees to work at home

    17 Apr 2017 14:46 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Teleworking, a work style that features telecommunications technology that allows people to work at any time or place, is becoming common, buoyed by a recent trend to require a review of conventional work approaches, as well as an improvements in the security level of computers.

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

  • Grueling work hours trigger spike in suicides by Japanese employees

    16 Apr 2017 13:27 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Japan’s unusually long hours on the job have triggered a health crisis. An alarming rise in suicide among overworked employees has finally forced the government to limit overtime. But the proposed new ceiling on overtime is so high -- 100 hours per month -- critics say it still won’t protect workers.

    Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/

  • Japan's wage growth weak for second year in a row

    15 Apr 2017 14:50 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Wage growth in Japan slowed slightly in 2017 to 2.1%, 0.02 percentage point lower than in 2016, a survey compiled Friday by The Nikkei showed.

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

  • Japan's megabanks to cut 2018 hiring class by 25%

    08 Apr 2017 13:32 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Just over 3,300 new college graduates are expected to start working at Japan's three megabanks next April, a roughly 25% decline from the current fiscal year, as financial institutions rethink their hiring priorities in a difficult business environment largely precipitated by negative interest rates.

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

  • Japanese recruiter bridging the culture gap

    05 Apr 2017 17:17 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Neo Career's strategy is to match employers with candidates as well as provide various sources of help to both parties, such as customer service training and instruction on the visa application process.

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

  • More businesses deploying disabled workers in key positions

    02 Apr 2017 13:39 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO — More Japanese companies are active about deploying intellectually disabled workers in key positions as a way of promoting their business diversity.

    Source: https://www.japantoday.com/

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