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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!

  • Japan plans to lift economy by getting new moms back to work

    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/

  • Japan Says Deflation Is Ending; Upgrades View On Job Situation

    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/

  • Summer bonuses up by 4.99% among major companies

    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/

  • Japanese companies using ‘banishment rooms’ to push employees to resign

    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/

  • 1 in 5 university grads without secure jobs

    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/

  • Japan workers told to go home and procreate

    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

  • More Jobs for Japan, But What About More Pay?

    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/

  • Japan's jobless rate reaches five years' low in June

    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

  • Addressing the Problems with Japan’s Peculiar Employment System

    24 Jul 2013 12:54 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japanese companies have cut back sharply on their recruitment of regular employees to be permanent members of their organizations, forcing many people to rely on nonregular employment. An expert on labor policy calls for the introduction of a job-based system of regular employment, distinct from the existing membership-based system, which is seen only in Japan.

    Source: http://www.nippon.com/

  • OECD urges Japan to raise female employment

    17 Jul 2013 12:53 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan should work to increase employment opportunities for women as it’s working-age population dwindles, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development reiterated.

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

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