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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!

  • Pandemic Driving Foreign Workers in Japan into Corner

    07 May 2020 13:10 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Labor shortages are becoming more acute in the elderly care and agriculture sectors as foreigners with certain skills who have acquired the new resident status introduced in Japan in April 2019 have been unable to come to the country due to entry restrictions the Japanese government has put into place in response to the epidemic.

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

  • Japan weighs unemployment benefits for furloughed employees

    07 May 2020 13:03 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Japan is likely to pay workers furloughed due to the new coronavirus crisis the same amount as regular unemployment benefits, Nikkei has learned.

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

  • Japan's foreign work force hit by 'coronavirus cuts'

    06 May 2020 13:00 | JHRS (Administrator)

    OSAKA -- COVID-19 is throwing growing numbers of foreign workers in Japan out of work, and leaving many in financially precarious situations with no solution in sight.

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

  • Japan's workers and parents feel the strain as Abe extends state of emergency

    05 May 2020 13:12 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Workers in hospitality, tourism and other industries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as parents have appealed to the government for more financial and other support, after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe extended the nationwide state of emergency on Monday by over three weeks.

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

  • Japan to Raise Ceiling on Employment Adjustment Subsidies

    03 May 2020 12:56 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Tokyo, May 3 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government will raise the ceiling on employment adjustment subsidies given to companies that put workers on temporary paid leave, economic revitalization minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said in a television program on Sunday.

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

  • Japan to oblige employers to let pregnant women take virus leave

    01 May 2020 13:08 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Employers who deny pregnant women's requests to take time off during the novel coronavirus pandemic may be named and shamed under a new labor ministry guideline coming in early May.

    Source: http://www.asahi.com/

  • Go abroad: Japan employers and colleges eye globalized school year

    01 May 2020 13:04 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Employers and universities have welcomed the growing debate on pushing back the Japanese academic year's start to September, hoping to encourage more students to study abroad and expand the nation's pool of globally competitive talent.

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

  • 30% of Japan job-seekers see coronavirus impact on unemployment: Mainichi survey

    29 Apr 2020 13:41 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- A Mainichi Shimbun survey of 100 people using services provided by "Hello Work" public employment security offices nationwide found that 30% of respondents believe "the spread of the novel coronavirus has had a great impact" on their unemployment status.

    Source: https://mainichi.jp/

  • Workers risking infection deserve payouts too, says Japan minister

    26 Apr 2020 13:21 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Supermarket cashiers who risk infection by going to work deserve government cash payouts just as much as those at home on furlough, said the minister leading Japan’s fight against the coronavirus in an interview with the Financial Times.

    Source: https://www.ft.com/

  • Japan to subsidize 100% of salaries at small companies

    24 Apr 2020 13:23 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Japan is working on a subsidy to ensure that temporarily idled small-business employees receive 100% of their wages during the current state of emergency, Nikkei has learned.

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

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