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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!

  • Japan approves new policy for employment of Asian workers

    04 Jan 2019 15:53 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The Japanese government has pushed through a new immigration policy which will cover workers from China, Indonesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam, to take effect in April. The new policy will provide visas for blue collar foreign workers with skills in 14 industrial sectors, intended to address the nation’s considerable talent crunch.

    Source: http://hrmasia.com/

  • Regulations regarding employment of disabled workers to be strengthened

    30 Dec 2018 15:55 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The government has decided to toughen regulations for the employment of disabled workers after ministries and agencies were found to have inflated their employment figures to meet legal quotas, sources close to the matter said Sunday.

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

  • 80% of state bodies fail to meet disabled employee target

    25 Dec 2018 12:54 | JHRS (Administrator)

    State institutions were found to have a shortage of nearly 4,300 employees with disabilities in total. The National Tax Agency alone was more than 1,000 workers short of the required level.

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

  • Japan approves measures to help make life easier for foreign workers

    25 Dec 2018 12:49 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The government came up with a 126-point policy package aimed at facilitating the daily lives of foreigners who may not be used to Japanese culture and customs, earmarking 22.4 billion yen through the current and next fiscal year starting April.

    Source: https://japantoday.com/

  • Japan looks to draw new foreign workers outside big cities

    18 Dec 2018 19:05 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- The Japanese government will encourage foreign workers coming in under a new visa program to spread out into outlying areas rather than congregate in the largest cities, according to a proposed policy package shown to a ruling party committee Monday.

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

  • Support services spring up for Japan's foreign workers

    18 Dec 2018 19:00 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Support services for foreign nationals staying in Japan under the Technical Intern Training Program are proliferating as companies grapple with an increasingly acute labor shortage.

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

  • Japanese workers take only half their paid vacation, survey finds

    18 Dec 2018 18:57 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Japanese workers took the fewest paid holidays among 19 countries and regions, and only half the time off to which they are entitled, according to an annual survey published Monday by online travel agency Expedia Japan.

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

  • Tokyo to prevent foreign hires from displacing Japanese workers

    14 Dec 2018 18:58 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Japanese employers can hire foreign-born workers on the condition that they retain current employees doing the same job, according to forthcoming government rules meant to address concerns about recently passed work visa legislation, Nikkei has learned.

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

  • Japan plans to make regional labor markets accessible to new foreign workers

    13 Dec 2018 19:01 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The government plans to take measures to make regional labor markets accessible to foreign blue-collar workers to avoid them concentrating in large cities such as Tokyo when the country starts admitting them under the new visa system next year, the government’s top spokesman said Thursday.

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

  • Japan eyes accords with 8 Asian nations on foreign workers

    11 Dec 2018 19:03 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- The Japanese government will seek bilateral agreements on foreign workers with eight Asian countries, including Vietnam, the Philippines and Indonesia, under a new type of visa to be introduced in April.

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

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