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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 Set to Make Companies Disclose Gender Pay Gap This Year

    31 May 2022 17:57 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan will likely require companies to disclose the wage gap between male and female workers from this summer as part of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s New Capitalism plans. 

    Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/

  • Japan wants more workers to move into future growth sectors

    30 May 2022 17:56 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The government is seeking to boost labor productivity and make workers more aware of opportunities in these developing industries, such as the digital industry, regardless of whether they currently work for companies in those sectors.

    Source: https://www.asahi.com/

  • Japan women in 30s stay in workforce as parental benefits improve

    28 May 2022 18:01 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Women in their 30s in Japan continue to make progress in workforce participation, greatly flattening their once-pronounced M-shaped dip stemming from pressure to quit jobs and become stay-at-home mothers.

    Source: https://asia.nikkei.com/

  • Employment Rate for New College Grads in Japan Falls

    20 May 2022 17:54 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The employment rate among people in Japan who graduated from universities in spring this year fell for the second straight year, as businesses hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic reduced hiring, a government survey showed Friday.

    Source: https://www.nippon.com/

  • Japan April service sector sentiment improves - govt

    12 May 2022 20:11 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The survey of workers such as taxi drivers, hotel workers and restaurant staff, called "economy watchers" for their proximity to consumer and retail trends, showed their confidence about current economic conditions increased 2.6 points to 50.4.

    Source: https://www.reuters.com/


  • Firms in Japan adopt flexible working arrangements

    10 May 2022 20:15 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Businesses in Japan are now taking steps to accommodate a wide range of flexible working arrangements, and adopting measures like abolishing employee transfers in principle and allowing workers to live anywhere in the country in an effort to attract talent.

    Source: https://hrmasia.com/

  • More Japan employers keen on minimum wage hikes

    10 May 2022 20:07 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Many firms had been reluctant to accept the wage-hike policy due to the financial burden involved. Related parties are paying close attention whether the trend for receptivity to minimum wage hikes will lead to an increase in wage levels across the board in Japan.

    Source: https://www.phnompenhpost.com/



  • Working from home, Japan’s corporate warriors rethink their priorities

    20 Apr 2022 13:33 | JHRS (Administrator)

    In exchange for long hours, personal sacrifices and a prescribed career path, employees would receive job security, a salary and status that rise with age, and the honor of contributing to corporate glory.

    Source: https://www.nytimes.com/

  • Japanese traders tapping 'human resources sharing' to motivate employees

    20 Apr 2022 13:23 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Major Japanese trading companies have started to use “human resources sharing” programs to motivate employees by allowing them to extend their unique knowledge and skills beyond industry boundaries, for a sense of fulfillment in their work.

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



  • Insurance system covering all workers to be discussed in Japan

    18 Apr 2022 13:29 | JHRS (Administrator)

    With the enactment of pension system reform-related bills in May 2020, the coverage of the kōsei nenkin public pension program mainly for corporate workers is set to be extended to those working at companies with 51 or more employees in October 2024. Currently, the workforce requirement stands at 501 or more.

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

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