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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!

  • Strong Talent Mismatch Intensifies Skills Shortage: Hays Global Skills Index

    27 Nov 2012 13:13 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Japan's economy faces an improving macroeconomic environment, but a lack of openness to immigration, combined with a strong talent mismatch means that employers may face an increasingly difficult time filling posts.

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

  • Hays: Japan Executives Value Personal Assistants with Professionalism, Responsiveness, and Adaptability

    22 Nov 2012 11:18 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Tokyo, Nov 22, 2012 - (ACN Newswire) - Professional attitude, speedy response, and adaptability are the top three traits executives in Japan seek in assistants, according to Hays Specialist Recruitment Japan KK ("Hays").

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

  • 2,960 workers at Sharp sign up for voluntary retirement

    20 Nov 2012 11:59 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Sharp Corp. says 2,960 workers at its offices in Japan have applied for a voluntary retirement program set up as part of its efforts to turn around its slumping business, far exceeding the 2,000 it initially targeted.

    Source:www.japantimes.co.jp/

  • Discrimination of working mothers persists in Japan

    19 Nov 2012 12:45 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's government set a goal in July to boost the proportion of working women within eight years to spur an economy that has had two recessions since 2007. Increasing the number of employed women might bolster gross domestic product by as much as 15%, according to Goldman Sachs.

    Source: http://www.denverpost.com 

  • Panasonic prepares for "garage sale", to axe 10,000 jobs

    14 Nov 2012 11:02 | JHRS (Administrator)
    KADOMA, Japan (Reuters) - About a fifth of Panasonic Corp's <6758.T> 88 business units are losing money and only half so far meet a target for at least 5 percent operating margin, the Japanese electronics group's finance chief said in an interview on Wednesday.

    Soucre: http://news.yahoo.com/

  • Hays Quarterly Report: Japan's Supply Chain Sector Sees Jobs Growth, Strong Hiring Trend

    06 Nov 2012 18:06 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Businesses with supply chain needs in Japan are looking for professionals with strategic sourcing and international experience, as they focus on cost cutting through operational efficiency improvements. This is fuelling jobs growth and hiring market-wide.

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

  • Yahoo Japan workers to have Friday off if national holiday falls on weekend

    02 Nov 2012 13:48 | JHRS (Administrator)

    All Yahoo Japan Corp. employees will be given the privilege of taking Friday off if a national holiday falls on a Saturday, a new system seen as extremely rare among big firms, it said Thursday.

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

  • Japan Sept wages steady, overtime pay dips for 1st time in 13mths

    31 Oct 2012 18:05 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Japanese wage earners' total cash earnings was unchanged in September from a year earlier, while overtime pay slipped for the first time in 13 months, government data showed on Wednesday, suggesting incomes remain under severe pressure.

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

  • UBS Said to Cut 30 Japan Fixed-Income Jobs on Global Revamp

    31 Oct 2012 13:52 | JHRS (Administrator)
    UBS AG (UBSN) is eliminating about 30 fixed-income jobs in Japan, two people with knowledge of the matter said, as Switzerland’s biggest lender implements plans to shrink investment banking operations worldwide.

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

  • More firms add autumn initiation for non-April hires

    30 Oct 2012 13:56 | JHRS (Administrator)

    In Japan, initiation ceremonies for new employees are traditionally held in April, the start of the fiscal and school years, when freshly minted graduates hired through the mainstream recruitment process begin their new jobs.

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

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