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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!

  • More Japan firms rely on services to support remote workers' mental health

    15 Mar 2022 18:29 | JHRS (Administrator)

    As prolonged teleworking due to the coronavirus pandemic leaves remote workers feeling isolated, an increasing number of Japanese companies are using online services such as personal consultation software to look after their employees' mental wellbeing.

    Source: https://english.kyodonews.net/

  • Japan to allow Ukrainian evacuees to get jobs

    15 Mar 2022 18:20 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO — Ukrainians who have fled to Japan amid Russia’s invasion of their country will be able to get resident status allowing them to work in the Asian country, Japanese Justice Minister Yoshihisa Furukawa said Tuesday.

    Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/

  • In graying Japan, more companies are making efforts to hire elderly workers

    14 Mar 2022 18:18 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The number of companies with a system that enables the employment of people age 70 and over topped 50,000 in 2020. At present, around 675,000 people age 70 or over are working, a figure that has more than doubled over the past four years.

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

  • Japan – Nearly half of employees wish to continue their Covid-19 adapted work style: Persol

    11 Mar 2022 18:27 | JHRS (Administrator)

    More than half, or 63.1% of employees in Japan said their working styles have changed since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, and among them, those who said that they would like to continue their current working styles is 48.9%, according to a survey from staffing firm Persol Holdings.

    Source: https://www2.staffingindustry.com/

  • Long-term jobless figure hits 4-year high due to pandemic

    01 Mar 2022 16:13 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The ranks of the long-term unemployed in Japan, those looking for jobs who remained out of work for a year or longer, hit a four-year high in 2021 based on a monthly average, a survey by the internal affairs ministry showed.

    Source: https://www.asahi.com/

  • Japan group set up to protect gig workers’ rights

    01 Mar 2022 16:12 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The Japan Spot Work Association, a group set up by a number of companies, will be setting up guidelines to protect the rights of gig workers. The companies involved in setting up the group include messaging app provider Line, Tsunagu Group, Sharefull, HR Solutions, and Wakrak.

    Source: https://hrmasia.com/

  • Japan Changes Border Policy, Allows New Entries for Business Purposes Effective March 1

    01 Mar 2022 16:10 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Beginning March 1, 2022, Japan will lift the effective ban on new entries of foreign nationals for business purposes and implement new measures designed to allow such new entries under supervision conducted by sponsor organizations over the new entrants. Sponsor organizations typically mean employers of foreign nationals in Japan.

    Source: https://www.jdsupra.com/

  • Universities collaborate to improve Japanese skills of foreign workers

    28 Feb 2022 16:19 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Three universities in northeastern Japan formed an alliance with international exchange organizations on Monday to improve Japanese language education for foreign workers and trainees who are helping the nation address its acute labor shortage.

    Source: https://english.kyodonews.net/

  • Japan aims to block sex offenders from jobs in schools, child care

    21 Feb 2022 16:15 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan is considering requiring those who want a job in child care or education to submit proof that they are not convicted sex offenders, government officials said Monday, as parents have been calling for such a system amid growing cases of children being sexually abused by teachers and babysitters.

    Source: https://english.kyodonews.net/

  • Japan to ease COVID border controls and lift entry quarantine from March

    16 Feb 2022 16:28 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan is planning to ease its cap on the number of daily new entrants from overseas, introduced to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, from the current 3,500 to 5,000 next month, while considering scrapping the strict quarantine requirement upon arrival, a government source has said.

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

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