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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's jobless rate down, prices fall

    01 Mar 2013 16:06 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan's unemployment rate edged down to 4.2 per cent in January while the struggling economy remains mired in deflation. The jobless rate slipped to 4.2 per cent from a revised 4.3 percent in December, data from the internal affairs ministry showed on Friday. The figure was in line with economists' expectations.

    Source: http://wap.news.bigpond.com/

  • Hays: HR Focus Shifts to Talent Management

    26 Feb 2013 15:27 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Tokyo, Feb 26, 2013 - (ACN Newswire) - HR has had to shift its priorities back to commercial matters as more businesses focus on cost savings yet talent management remains one of the biggest challenges facing businesses in Japan, according to recruiting experts Hays.

    Source: http://www.acnnewswire.com/

  • Nissan Promoting More Women Opens Doors to Japan Sales

    25 Feb 2013 13:19 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Nissan leads Japan’s car manufacturers in the number of women in executive jobs. Women account for 6.7 percent of managers at the company, Japan’s No. 2 automaker.

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

  • Japan’s gender gap widens despite need for more workers

    20 Feb 2013 13:20 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Despite anti-discrimination laws and a steadily growing number of employed women, Japan is falling behind the rest of the world on gender equality. Widespread discrimination persists and has only grown more subtle over the past years. 

    Source:http://realchangenews.org/

  • Hays Asia Salary Guide: Do you have what employers want? Check your cross-cultural expertise score

    19 Feb 2013 13:24 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Tokyo, Feb 20, 2013 - (ACN Newswire) - More and more businesses in Japan are looking for bilingual candidates with an international mindset as the job market becomes more globalised, according to the 2013 Hays Asia Salary Guide [ http://hays.co.jp/en/salary-guide/index.htm ].

    Source: http://nz.finance.yahoo.com/

  • Japanese labour unions feel pain of new era

    18 Feb 2013 13:17 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Labour union demands for wage increases were boldly submitted. To underline their steely determination, workers walked off the job in the spring. Trains were halted, leaving millions of commuters stranded and angry. The world watched to see how many days or weeks it would take Japanese business leaders to fold and to agree to wage hikes large enough to satisfy the labour union negotiators.

    Source: http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/

  • Hays Survey Highlights Impact of the Skills Shortage

    13 Feb 2013 15:33 | JHRS (Administrator)
    The overwhelming majority of employers are concerned about the impact of skills shortages on their business operations and about half say it will definitely affect them, according to the 2013 Hays Asia Salary Guide.

    Source: http://au.finance.yahoo.com/

  • Focus on Performance-related Pay: 2013 Hays Asia Salary Guide

    06 Feb 2013 12:50 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Tokyo, Feb 6, 2013 - (ACN Newswire) - About half of the employers in Japan gave a salary increase of less than 3 per cent last year and candidates can expect more of the same this year, according to the Hays Asia Salary Guide.


    Source: http://au.finance.yahoo.com/

  • Japan manufacturing jobs lowest in five decades

    01 Feb 2013 16:35 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Employment in Japan's once-mighty manufacturing sector has fallen below 10 million for the first time in five decades, as a new government vows to stoke the struggling economy.


    Source:http://my.news.yahoo.com/

  • Japan's jobless rate rises to 4.2% in December

    01 Feb 2013 12:01 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan's jobless rate stood at 4.2 percent in December, edging up from 4.1 percent in the previous month, the government said on Friday. For the entire 2012 period, the unemployment rate fell 0.3 percent on-year to 4.3 percent, marking two straight years of improvement, according to the internal affairs ministry.


    Source: http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/

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