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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!

  • Only 895 granted blue-collar visas since April, immigration agency admits

    13 Nov 2019 16:13 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The immigration service had issued just 895 working permits as of early November under the new visa system for skilled blue-collar foreign workers, a far lower number than had originally been forecast for this time, agency officials said Wednesday.

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

  • Japan introduces tougher penalties on employers of foreign interns who go missing

    12 Nov 2019 16:29 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Japanese government on Tuesday rolled out tougher penalties to be imposed on employers or entities at which foreign interns disappear from, with those who have a track record of such disappearances being prohibited from the internship program.

    Source: http://www.xinhuanet.com/

  • Japanese women defend right to wear glasses at work after companies forbid eyewear

    12 Nov 2019 16:17 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The hashtag “glasses are forbidden” (#メガネ禁止 in Japanese) grew in popularity on Twitter on Wednesday after the country’s Nippon TV covered a story about Japanese companies banning women employees from wearing glasses and forcing them to wear contact lenses instead, according to the Washington Post.

    Source: https://globalnews.ca/

  • Labor shortages in Japan's construction sector provide unexpected economic boost

    06 Nov 2019 15:03 | JHRS (Administrator)

    As Japan’s construction firms are squeezed by the tightest labor market since the 1970s and a rapidly aging population, they are pouring investment into technology — and providing unexpected support to an economy reeling from the bitter U.S.-China trade war.

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

  • Microsoft Japan tested a four-day work week and productivity jumped by 40%

    04 Nov 2019 16:18 | JHRS (Administrator)

    For the month of August, Microsoft Japan experimented with a new project called Work-Life Choice Challenge Summer 2019, giving its entire 2,300-person workforce five Fridays off in a row without decreasing pay.

    Source: https://www.theguardian.com/

  • Japan mulls bringing part-timers into employee pension system

    30 Oct 2019 18:41 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government is considering including some short-term contract workers and part-timers in the employee pension program as a measure to expand the retirement support system's scope, government officials said Wednesday. 

    Source: https://mainichi.jp/

  • Survey: Many elderly hoping to work part-time from 65

    26 Oct 2019 18:40 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The government plans to submit to next year’s regular Diet session a bill to revise the law for stable elderly employment to require firms to make efforts for securing jobs for workers after they reach 70. A subcommittee of an advisory panel under the ministry is working to draw up details of the amendment.

    Source: https://the-japan-news.com/

  • Record 25,900 foreign students landed jobs in Japan in 2018

    23 Oct 2019 18:38 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- An all-time high of 25,942 foreign students in Japan found work at Japanese companies and changed their residence status last year, the Immigration Services Agency announced on Wednesday.

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

  • Jobs Waiting For Japanese College Grads Slowly Evaporating

    16 Oct 2019 16:23 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The common scenario of career-type jobs waiting for Japanese university students upon graduation is becoming uncertain as large companies' hiring numbers have fallen since spring for the first time in nine years because of economic challenges, information technology disruptions and low-interest-rate environment.

    Source: https://en.businesstimes.cn/

  • Japan Inc. cuts job offers to college grads for 1st time in 9 years

    15 Oct 2019 16:22 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Job offers from large companies to university students have fallen below actual hiring numbers from spring for the first time in nine years as the low interest rate environment, information technology disruptions and other economic challenges squeeze corporate Japan.

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

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