Forgot password
Home
About Us
Events
Programs & Services
Discussion Forum
Exclusive & Premium Contents
More...

HR-ON-THE-GO: Japan HR News Roundup

  Sponsor this Program


EMAIL US FOR DETAILS

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!

  • Job hoppers decline in Japan amid pandemic-hit economy

    20 Dec 2020 15:20 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The coronavirus has led to job losses in the food service industry, and although growing sectors such as high tech and finance have the capacity to absorb more workers, the different knowledge and skills required have prevented people from changing careers.

    Source: https://asia.nikkei.com/

  • Job-seeking high school students in Japan hit record low

    09 Dec 2020 15:21 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The number of students who are set to graduate from high schools next spring and were seeking jobs as of the end of October fell 10.1% from the end of September last year to 152,402, hitting the lowest level ever, a labor ministry survey showed Tuesday.

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

  • Nomura to Introduce Permanent Flexible Work for Japan Employees

    01 Dec 2020 12:46 | JHRS (Administrator)

    (Bloomberg) -- Nomura Holdings Inc. plans to make flexible work permanent for employees in Japan once the pandemic ends, underscoring how the health crisis may hasten changes to work styles in the nation.

    Source: https://www.bloombergquint.com/

  • Japan to loosen work rules on foreign nationals stuck due to pandemic

    01 Dec 2020 12:45 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan is loosening regulations on part-time work for foreign nationals stuck in the country due to the novel coronavirus and having trouble supporting themselves, the government said Tuesday.

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

  • Japanese government conducts unified tests to hire workers from 'ice age' generation

    29 Nov 2020 12:43 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The government’s unified examinations for hiring midcareer workers as national public servants in fiscal 2021 started Sunday in nine cities across the country.

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

  • Japan’s biggest union to demand wage raises amid pandemic

    19 Nov 2020 15:01 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Union chief Rikio Kozu, in an interview Tuesday, indicated he’ll push for a 4% wage increase, including base pay, even though rising waves of the coronavirus are darkening the outlook for employers.

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

  • ‘Inclusion’ the watchword as Japan tackles trainees’ isolation

    18 Nov 2020 15:14 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Foreign workers are becoming more essential to aging Japan, but they can be vulnerable in an unfamiliar land, so various stakeholders — the central government, municipalities, companies and support groups — need to work more closely together to foster a more inclusive environment.

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

  • Japan's next graduates face tougher job hunt

    18 Nov 2020 15:07 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Just 69.8 percent had job offers as of October 1, down 7 points from the same time in 2019. That marks the largest yearly decline in October data since a record-drop in 2009 due to the global financial crisis.

    Source: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/

  • Japan's aid agency launches support body for foreign workers

    16 Nov 2020 15:00 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Tokyo--The Japan International Cooperation Agency on Monday launched an organization to provide better support for foreign workers in Japan as part of its goal of resolving the societal issues they face by 2030.

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

  • Pandemic spurs idle workers in Japan to engage in moonlighting

    07 Nov 2020 15:25 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Since the collapse of the economic bubble of the early 1990s and accompanying decline in traditional employment practices, more workers have justified moonlighting as a stepping stone to a different career, which enabled them to first test their aptitude in another occupation before taking the plunge.

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

Share this page:


i




 
  


 
 
---Media Partners---
WSJ Asia Logo.jpg
 
   		  

 

      

 
© 2007-2015. The Japan HR Society (JHRS). All Rights Reserved.  c/o HR Central K.K. (The JHRS Secretariat), 3-29-2-712, Kamikodanaka, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 211-0053 JAPAN | Tel: +81(0)50-3394-0198 | Fax: +81(0)3-6745-9292 | Email Us. | Read our Privacy Policy.
Powered by Wild Apricot Membership Software