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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!

  • TEPCO to hire 750 new personnel in 2015

    14 Mar 2014 10:53 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TEPCO decided to boost hiring of new graduates next year after many young employees left the company. In the three years since the crisis began, 1,550 employees, mainly young people, voluntarily quit.

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

  • For First Time in Years, a Raise for Many Japanese Workers

    12 Mar 2014 10:44 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Japan’s bid to revive its economy got much-needed backing Wednesday after a group of major exporters said they would raise wages for the first time in years. Still, union leaders warned that a wider recovery hinged on the fate of low-wage, informal workers who make up a growing part of the country’s labor force.

    Source: http://www.nytimes.com/

  • Major firms may hire more female grads

    11 Mar 2014 10:49 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The potential boost is likely the result of the efforts of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has made increasing the female workforce a major component of his growth strategy compiled in June 2013, the third and final “arrow” in his “Abenomics” economic policy package.

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

  • 26 TSE-listed firms praised for gender equality initiatives

    06 Mar 2014 11:05 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Tokyo Stock Exchange Inc. and the industry ministry have jointly selected 26 companies listed on the TSE’s first section as “Nadeshiko Brand” firms that actively promote the use of female employees’ abilities. Nadeshiko is a pink flower perceived as a symbol of the beauty and grace of Japanese women.

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

  • Nonregular staff seek wage hikes

    06 Mar 2014 10:56 | JHRS (Administrator)
    In this year’s shunto spring labor-management wage talks, there is growing sentiment among nonregular employees and workers of small and midsize companies for wage hikes.

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

  • Toyota to hire 1,350 new grads, midcareer workers in ’14

    05 Mar 2014 11:00 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Toyota Motor Corp. plans to hire 1,350 new graduates and midcareer workers in its annual recruitment plan for fiscal 2014, maintaining the same level as this year, which ends March 31, company officials said.

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

  • 46% of companies plan wage hikes for full-time workers

    18 Feb 2014 11:26 | JHRS (Administrator)

    In the survey, conducted last month, 46.4 percent of companies said wages will rise in the year, up from 39.3 percent in the fiscal 2013 survey.

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

  • Workers say strikes out in Japan

    17 Feb 2014 11:21 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Japan’s unions have started demanding wage hikes from cash-rich firms as annual pay talks get under way, setting up a rare showdown after years of drama-free labour relations.

    Source: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/

  • Japan leads world in employing elderly people

    17 Feb 2014 11:17 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan’s employment rate has set a new record with more than 10% of its working population now made up of people aged 65 years and older. This is in stark contrast of its Western counterparts whose employment of those aged 65 years and older is only within 1-5% of its total employed population.

    Source: http://japandailypress.com/

  • Japanese workers rule out strike in bid for wage hike

    17 Feb 2014 10:40 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Japan's unions have started demanding wage hikes from cash-rich firms as annual pay talks get under way, setting up a rare showdown after years of drama-free labor relations.

    Source: http://www.chinapost.com.tw/

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