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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!

  • Non-workers aged 50-plus could make up 59% of Japan's population by 2050, OECD warns

    05 Sep 2019 15:10 | JHRS (Administrator)

    People aged 50 or older and out of the workforce in Japan could increase by 29 percent from 2018, to 59 per 100 people, by 2050, straining public retirement schemes, the OECD said in a recent report that suggested reforms are needed.

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

  • Japan's older population without jobs could grow 29% by 2050

    04 Sep 2019 18:53 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan needs to implement reforms as people aged 50 or older and out of the workforce could increase 29 percent to 59 per 100 workers by 2050 from 2018, straining public retirement schemes, the OECD said in a recent report. 

    Source: https://mainichi.jp/

  • Japan's jobless rate hit 26-year low in July amid labor shortage

    30 Aug 2019 18:59 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan’s unemployment rate hit a 26-year low in July, government data showed Friday, on the back of a serious labor shortage as the country’s population rapidly grays.

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

  • Women still required to wear heels at most customer-facing firms in Japan, survey shows

    27 Aug 2019 15:32 | JHRS (Administrator)

    A majority of companies where in-person customer service plays a major role in their business, such as banks and airlines, have dress codes requiring women to wear high-heeled shoes, according to a survey by Kyodo News.

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

  • 3,000 people to work in Japan under expanded visa system

    25 Aug 2019 15:22 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Over 3,000 foreign laborers are set to work under new visas introduced in April, the leader of the Immigration Services Agency said. The agency envisions starting a public certification system for dedicated supporters of foreign people, Commissioner Shoko Sasaki, 57, said in a recent interview.

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

  • Japan looks to encourage paternity leave by raising subsidies

    23 Aug 2019 15:34 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO--To boost the number of male employees taking paternity leave and promote female participation in the workforce, Japan's labor ministry has decided to increase government subsidies for companies whose employees do so, sources close to the matter said.

    Source: https://japantoday.com/

  • Japan to aid a million members of 'lost generation' with hiring subsidies

    21 Aug 2019 15:25 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- The Japanese government will provide support for the employment of members of the so-called "lost generation," who graduated from high school or university into a serious job crunch after the collapse of the bubble economy in the early 1990s. The government plans to draw up support measures later this month, a government source told Nikkei.

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

  • Youth job support program to cover unemployed Japanese up to 50 years old

    19 Aug 2019 15:30 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The labor ministry has decided to expand the scope of its youth job support initiative to cover people up to age 50 to cope with an increase in middle-aged people out of work, according to informed sources.

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

  • Japan's banks shed more than 3,600 workers in record drop

    16 Aug 2019 14:29 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Japanese banks reduced their collective payroll by 3,629 employees in fiscal 2018, researchers have found, with digitization of paperwork and a slowdown in hiring driving the steepest drop in available data.

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

  • More firms viewing better sleep as sound investment

    16 Aug 2019 14:27 | JHRS (Administrator)

    OSAKA (Jiji Press) — An increasing number of Japanese companies are working to improve the quality of sleep of their workers, with some seeking business opportunities from “sleep technologies” for comfortable sleep.

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

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