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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!

  • Workers in Japan continue to choose part-time employment

    24 Aug 2022 13:53 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Most part-time workers are satisfied with their jobs, with flexible working hours cited as the main reason for wanting a part-time job. 

    Source: https://hrmasia.com/

  • Employees in Japan allowed to take on secondary employment

    11 Aug 2022 00:10 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The survey was conducted by Asahi Shimbun, which showed that companies are fine with their staff having a second job so long as they notify or seek permission from the company first to avoid any conflict of interest.

    Source: https://hrmasia.com/

  • Nearly 14% male workers in Japan took childcare leave in FY2021

    07 Aug 2022 00:18 | JHRS (Administrator)

    A government survey shows that the proportion of male workers in Japan who take childcare leave hit a record high in the last fiscal year. But it remains uncertain whether the government's target can be achieved by 2025.

    Source: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/

  • Work stoppages and no chatting at lunch: Japan Inc grapples with COVID

    05 Aug 2022 00:11 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japanese companies are temporarily shutting offices or suspending production as they battle a record wave of COVID-19, disrupting businesses in a country that has until now weathered the pandemic better than most advanced economies.

    Source: https://www.reuters.com/

  • Employment for non-regular workers in Japan rises

    05 Aug 2022 00:07 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan’s employment for non-regular employees has risen by 0.9% year-on-year in June to 21.05 million, according to Statistics Japan data. These include temporary workers, dispatch workers, contractors, and part-time workers. Overall, the number of temporary workers rose by 3.9% to 4.49 million.

    Source: https://hrmasia.com/

  • Abuse of foreign trainees continues in Japan under technical internship program

    29 Jul 2022 15:47 | JHRS (Administrator)

    SENDAI (Kyodo) -- Harassment and other abuses of foreign trainees in Japan are mounting, arousing criticism that the supervisory agency in charge of the government-sponsored technical internship program has failed in its role to oversee the program.

    Source: https://mainichi.jp/

  • Labor crunch risks derailing Japan's stumbling economic recovery

    29 Jul 2022 15:42 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Japan has more job vacancies than applicants, making it a great place to be a job hunter. But a chronic labor shortage, in a country with a shrinking working-age population, is weighing on the prospects for a recovery from the pandemic-induced slowdown.

    Source: https://asia.nikkei.com/

  • Japan firms start providing 'inflation allowance' to workers

    27 Jul 2022 15:43 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Companies in Japan are starting to provide “inflation allowance” to employees, in a bid to alleviate workers’ concerns about rising food, electricity and gasoline prices and allow them to focus on work.

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


  • Companies in Japan allow employees to postpone retirement

    25 Jul 2022 15:40 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The Law on Stabilisation of Employment of Elderly Persons, which requires companies to allow their employees to work until age 65, was amended in April 2021 to encourage businesses to secure opportunities for their employees to work until they reach 70.

    Source: https://hrmasia.com/

  • Over 80% of university seniors in Japan secure job offers

    18 Jul 2022 19:20 | JHRS (Administrator)

    A total of 83.3 percent of university seniors in Japan who are scheduled to graduate next March have secured job offers as of July 1, with the figure almost recovering to pre-pandemic levels, a recent survey found.

    Source: https://japantoday.com/

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