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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!

  • Japanese temp worker fights for labor rights as companies avoid hiring full-time staff

    07 Feb 2018 14:24 | JHRS (Administrator)

    One Wednesday in early December, Teruko Watanabe left home for her office job of almost 17 years at a consulting firm in Tokyo’s Bunkyo Ward. But it was the last time she made the commute, because when she got to the office she was informed her contract had been terminated.

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

  • 71% of Japanese firms short of workers: survey

    05 Feb 2018 13:58 | JHRS (Administrator)
    The poll was conducted from late November last year to mid-January, primarily through the ministry's 11 regional finance bureaus across Japan, and received responses from 1,341 companies ranging from large enterprises to medium and small businesses.

    Source: https://mainichi.jp/
    The poll was conducted from late November last year to mid-January, primarily through the ministry's 11 regional finance bureaus across Japan, and received responses from 1,341 companies ranging from large enterprises to medium and small businesses. Overall, the survey responses highlighted the growing impact of Japan's low birth rate, and the difficulty companies are having in getting and keeping sufficient numbers of employees.

  • Robust labor demand bolsters outlook for pay hikes, inflation

    05 Feb 2018 13:55 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan’s job market is the tightest it’s been in more than 40 years, giving leverage to labor unions pressing for bigger pay hikes at annual wage negotiations and raising prospects for higher consumer spending and inflation.

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

  • Japan's job availability highest since 1974

    30 Jan 2018 13:52 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Japan's labor shortage shows no signs of abating, as data released Tuesday by the labor ministry showed job availability rising to a 44-year high. The country's unemployment rate also improved in 2017, falling below 3% for the first time in 23 years.

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

  • Cosmetic companies promote contract staff to regular workers

    29 Jan 2018 12:37 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The cosmetics industry has seen an increase in customers, partly because of the growth in foreign tourists in Japan. This has heightened the feeling that there are not enough beauty consultants and factory workers. Many companies are now giving employees permanent positions, aiming to improve customer service and maintain production levels.

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

  • Japan's career women find little to cheer since Abe promise

    24 Jan 2018 12:43 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Five years after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe promised to create a workplace where women can "shine," or reach their full potential, only a fifth feel their conditions have improved, according to a Nikkei survey. 

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

  • Let's get real about female equality in corporate Japan

    22 Jan 2018 14:02 | JHRS (Administrator)

    About 150 years after it opened up to the rest of the world, Japan is one of the globe's most developed, prosperous and democratic countries. But in some ways it remains a place apart, especially when it comes to the role of women in leadership posts.

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

  • Japan to Allow Fourth-Generation Japanese Immigrants to Work

    22 Jan 2018 12:45 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The Justice Ministry said Monday it will solicit public comments on a new residence program allowing fourth-generation Japanese immigrants in South America and elsewhere to work in Japan.

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

  • Teething troubles in tapping into Japan pensions from abroad

    21 Jan 2018 14:01 | JHRS (Administrator)

    As reported in a previous Lifelines column, eligibility rules for old-age pensions were changed in August last year. You now need only to have been in the system for 10 years, rather than 25, in order to be eligible for payment after retirement.

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

  • Working Today / Retraining offers new lease on life

    21 Jan 2018 13:59 | JHRS (Administrator)

    “Recurrent education” — retraining — involves relearning the knowledge one needs for work. Slowly but surely, the number of people who are polishing their skills to take the next step in their careers is rising.

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

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