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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!

  • Japanese Employers Pull Back on Wage Increases

    16 Mar 2016 12:46 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO—Japanese companies are giving unionized employees smaller pay increases starting from April in a setback for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has directly pressured firms to raise wages in a bid to lift flagging growth.

    Source: http://www.wsj.com/

  • Enterprises marshal forces to give ‘crowdsourcing’ workers a leg up

    13 Mar 2016 12:51 | JHRS (Administrator)

    New enterprises and programs for helping “crowdsourcing” entrepreneurs improve their skills and income are growing popular.

    Crowdsourcing is a way to obtain and provide services from masses of people who are working jointly and usually online. It is an attractive option for people who want to work at home or when it suits them, such as housewives with children.

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

  • Cafes run by visually, hearing impaired set models for employment

    06 Mar 2016 12:47 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO — Walking into “Sign with Me,” a soup cafe in Tokyo, customers are greeted not by the typical Japanese “irasshaimase” shouts of welcome but sign language and gestures from courteous staff members.

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

  • Japan Inc. wants workers to take more time off

    04 Mar 2016 12:44 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Business lobby Keidanren will set a target to have workers in Japan use three additional days of paid leave a year as a way of promoting domestic tourism.

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

  • Japan’s major business lobby to urge workers to take more holidays

    04 Mar 2016 12:41 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan’s most influential business lobby pledged Friday to urge its member firms to have employees take more holidays in a bid to boost the tourism industry.

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

  • Japan's job availability strongest in over 24 years in Jan.

    01 Mar 2016 14:25 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's job availability improved to 1.28 in January, hitting its strongest level in more than 24 years, as the labor market remains tight in the wholesale, retail and other industries, the government said Tuesday.

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

  • Barclays Said to Boost Severance Offer for Fired Tokyo Staff

    29 Feb 2016 14:38 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Barclays Plc boosted severance packages for equities employees dismissed in Tokyo last month, adding the equivalent of three months of pay to some of the 80 workers affected who had rebuffed initial offers, people familiar with the matter said.

    Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/

  • Abe vows to correct wage differences between regular, nonregular employees

    28 Feb 2016 14:33 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday stressed his resolve to correct the wage gaps between regular and nonregular employees. Nonregular workers include part-timers, contract workers and temp staff dispatched by personnel agencies.

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

  • Hurdles for ‘equal pay’ system

    24 Feb 2016 14:28 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Discussions moved into full gear Tuesday to introduce an “equal pay for equal work” system. The Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) is believed to be among those who will cooperate with the government, which intends to introduce the system as early as possible. To implement the system, however, drastic reviews of conventional employment systems are necessary, and there are many problems to be solved.

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

  • Housewives seek training programs to find jobs again

    21 Feb 2016 14:02 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japanese women who have spent years away from the office to bring up their children are enrolling in specialized job-training programs, hoping these will help them find opportunities to rejoin the workforce.

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

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