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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!

  • 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/

  • 5,160 foreign trainee employers violated labor laws in 2018

    09 Aug 2019 14:28 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A record 5,160 business facilities in Japan employing foreign technical intern trainees were told in 2018 to correct their practices that violated labor-related laws, the labor ministry has said.

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

  • Japanese companies hiking pay and holding classes in race to get tooled up on AI

    08 Aug 2019 19:55 | JHRS (Administrator)

    OSAKA – There’s a sense of panic within Japan Inc. and the government — the world’s No. 3 economy, doesn’t have enough experts in artificial intelligence, and it’s time to do something about it.

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

  • Japan service sector growth eases on tempered optimism, job creation: PMI

    05 Aug 2019 19:53 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO, (Reuters) - - Activity in Japan’s services sector expanded again in July, albeit at a fractionally slower pace than the previous month, a revised survey showed on Monday, indicating resilient domestic demand despite signs of a loss of momentum.

    Source: https://www.reuters.com/

  • Job security eludes Japan's growing ranks of post-doctorate part-time lecturers

    02 Aug 2019 19:49 | JHRS (Administrator)

    According to education ministry statistics, the number of people who completed a doctoral course in the 2018 school year totaled 15,658, up nearly three times from 5,576 in the 1989 school year. Along with the increase of people with a doctorate, the number of post-doctorates working as part-time lecturers rose sixfold from 15,689 in 1989 to 93,145 in 2016.

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

  • Japan Expects Hiring To Soar Despite S. Korea Trade Dispute

    24 Jul 2019 20:38 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The Japanese Cabinet Office released a white paper on Tuesday, indicating that 2019 will be a year of increased new graduate hires. The news came amid escalating trade tensions with South Korea.

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

  • Year-Round Hiring to Be More Common in Japan: Govt Paper

    23 Jul 2019 20:36 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The government agency presented the analysis in its Annual Report on the Japanese Economy and Public Finance for fiscal 2019, based on a survey that found 33.3 pct of responding companies had introduced such a hiring system.

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

  • Pay in Japan increasingly stuck to floor as productivity lags

    21 Jul 2019 20:40 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Hourly earnings are showing an unusual pattern in Japan as rises in the minimum wage have left more people working near the pay floor despite a shortage of labor. The finding points to the existence of a congested segment of inefficient companies capable of paying their workers only at the lowest level.

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

  • Japanese firms change job structures to compete globally

    14 Jul 2019 15:42 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japanese companies have accelerated a structural shift in traditional employment practices, as more and more major firms are raising the wage levels of young staff while trying to reduce the number of middle-aged and elderly employees by encouraging them to resign before the mandatory retirement age.

    Source: http://www.the-japan-news.com/

  • Japan's personnel authority likely to recommend pay raise for government employees

    13 Jul 2019 15:43 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The National Personnel Authority is likely to recommend raising the monthly salaries of government employees for a sixth straight year this year to close gaps between the public and private sectors, sources said Friday.

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

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