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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 Inc. grapples with 'right to disconnect' amid telework-fueled boost in work texts

    24 Dec 2021 14:21 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Teleworking practices have spread amid the coronavirus pandemic while communications tools have grown more convenient, and many people may have experienced being fed up of work-related calls and emails while relaxing at home outside working hours. Recently, the right to disconnect, which allows employees to disengage from work, has been gathering attention. 

    Source: https://mainichi.jp/

  • Japan Employment Adjustment Subsidy Payments Top 5 T. Yen

    13 Dec 2021 01:03 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Tokyo, Dec. 13 (Jiji Press)--Japan's labor ministry revealed Monday that the cumulative amount of employment adjustment subsidies provided or set to be provided by the Japanese government has exceeded 5 trillion yen since March 2020.

    Source: https://www.nippon.com/

  • Japan to raise employment insurance premiums

    05 Dec 2021 01:01 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The premium rate for the current fiscal year is set at 0.3% of overall wages for employees and 0.6% for employers. The rates were reduced from the original levels of 0.6% for employees and 0.95% for employers, as the system had more than enough reserve funds.

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

  • Japan's jobless rate improved to 2.7% in October with lifting of virus emergency

    30 Nov 2021 01:25 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan’s jobless rate fell from the previous month to 2.7% in October as numbers of workers in the food service and accommodation sectors increased with the nationwide lifting of coronavirus states of emergency in the reporting month, government data showed Tuesday.

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

  • Japan to Cut Govt Employees' Bonuses

    24 Nov 2021 17:52 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The Japanese government decided Wednesday to cut winter bonuses for national public servants, in accordance with recommendations by the National Personnel Authority. The decision was made at meetings of relevant ministers and the cabinet.

    Source: https://jen.jiji.com

  • 53.4% of Japan’s workers satisfied with job change

    23 Nov 2021 17:56 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The recently released survey conducted by the Health, Labour and Welfare Ministry found that 53.4% of respondents said they are satisfied with their new jobs, while 11.4% said they are not.

    Source: https://hrmasia.com/

  • More than half in Japan happy to have switched jobs, survey shows

    21 Nov 2021 17:50 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Among respondents who made a switch between Oct. 1, 2019, and Sept. 30, 2020, 53.4% said they are satisfied with their new jobs, while 11.4% said they are not, according to the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry survey released earlier this month.

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

  • Japan considers letting more skilled foreign workers stay indefinitely

    20 Nov 2021 17:54 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan is considering expanding the scope of fields for foreign workers skilled in specific blue-collar jobs that will allow them to stay in the country indefinitely, the justice minister said Friday. The move aims to address a severe labor shortage in Japan faced with a rapidly graying population and declining birth rate.

    Source: https://japantoday.com/

     

  • Japan's Recruit, the world’s top job finder, wants to get rid of resumes

    17 Nov 2021 17:58 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Despite the acute need for workers, “the hiring process is still resumes, sending resumes, checking resumes,” said Hisayuki “Deko” Idekoba, chief executive officer of Japan’s Recruit Holdings Co., which runs Indeed.com and Glassdoor. “This is a great opportunity for us to move forward from old-school, incumbent resume-profile culture to asking: What can you do?”

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

  • Government panel proposes more support for Japanese firms hiking wages

    09 Nov 2021 16:27 | JHRS (Administrator)

    An economic policy panel of the government has proposed a fresh stimulus package to get the coronavirus-hit economy back in shape, including beefing up support for companies actively raising employee wages.

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

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