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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!

  • Shakeout in Japan Job Market Sets Big Caps Up to Beat Small Guys

    16 Apr 2018 11:29 | JHRS (Administrator)

    A stellar rally for smaller-sized Japanese companies over the last two years is about to face its biggest test yet should evidence emerge this earnings season that the country’s tight labor market is starting to erode profitability.

    Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/

  • University students in Japan getting luckier with early job offers, survey finds

    15 Apr 2018 14:41 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Nearly 20 percent of the nation’s job-hunting university students had secured informal offers for next spring as of April 1, a private survey shows. The 19.9 percent figure is 5.4 points higher than a year ago, according to the survey by job data provider Recruit Career Co.

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

  • Japan Post to scrap housing allowance for regular workers

    13 Apr 2018 14:45 | JHRS (Administrator)

    In an unusual move to narrow the pay gap between regular and nonregular employees, Japan Post Group will start phasing out the housing allowance for its regular employees in October, sources revealed.

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

  • Japanese firms recruiting more foreigners

    11 Apr 2018 14:43 | JHRS (Administrator)

    An informational meeting for Japanese companies seeking to hire South Koreans was held at the South Korean Embassy in Tokyo on Monday. Human resources officers from about 60 companies interested in hiring foreign workers, from such industries as real estate, food and transportation, took part in the meeting.

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

  • Female workers in Japan asked to take 'turns' with pregnancies to delay leave, report says

    09 Apr 2018 14:02 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Cultures of "matahara," or "maternity harassment," still present at Japanese workplaces, discourage women from having children, experts say, and may even influence when they become pregnant if they do.

    Source: https://www.usatoday.com/

  • Student athletes gaining attention in Japan's job-hunting race

    09 Apr 2018 13:01 | JHRS (Administrator)

    As the pace picks up for new university graduates in the job-hunting race this spring in Japan, student athletes are drawing the attention of companies for having goal-minded qualities that could potentially make them superior candidates.

    Source: https://english.kyodonews.net/

  • Companies more willing to give their smokers a kick in the butts

    05 Apr 2018 13:45 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Instead of letting employees light up as usual, Japanese companies are getting creative in encouraging their smokers to kick the habit, with some even introducing total bans or extra paid holidays for nonsmokers.

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

  • Mitsubishi Electric to reward workers for efficiency, not long hours

    05 Apr 2018 13:39 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO--Mitsubishi Electric Corp will begin rewarding employees who work efficiently and cut down on hours, a rare move in a country where staying at the office late into the night remains common.

    Source: https://japantoday.com/

  • Japan’s short-handed firms turn to refugees for labor fix

    01 Apr 2018 12:55 | JHRS (Administrator)

    At an office in Tokyo, a group of asylum-seekers clutching resumes listened to three companies describe their openings — rare opportunities in Japan’s often impenetrable job market.

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

  • Japan’s companies are beginning to rethink paternity leave policies

    31 Mar 2018 12:57 | JHRS (Administrator)

    When it comes to child care in Japan, women typically take on the lion’s share of the workload. Men, by comparison, are generally too exhausted after work to help out in any way.

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

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