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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 is reversing easy hire and fire ways for full-time dedicated workers

    02 Sep 2017 14:23 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan's labour market is getting so tight that companies are starting to convert contract and part-time workers into full-time, regular employees to prevent them from leaving - a move that could lift wages and spending but squeeze profits.

    Source: https://www.thenational.ae/

  • Japan turns contract workers into permanent staff as labour market tightens

    02 Sep 2017 12:01 | JHRS (Administrator)

    JAPAN’S labour market is getting so tight that companies are starting to convert contract and part-time workers into full-time, regular employees to prevent them from leaving – a move that could lift wages and spending but squeeze profits.

    Source: http://www.thestar.com.my/

  • Japan experiments with four-day work week

    29 Aug 2017 14:36 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO – More companies are reviewing the practice of working long hours while emphasizing improved working efficiency, with some adopting new systems for time off or utilizing artificial intelligence.

    Source: https://www.postguam.com/

  • Japan's jobs-to-applicants ratio ticks up again in July

    29 Aug 2017 14:29 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Japan's job openings-to-applicants ratio came to 1.52 in July on seasonally adjusted terms, rising 0.01 of a point from June and improving for the fifth straight month, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said on Tuesday.

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

  • Japan’s job availability at 43-year high, jobless rate steady

    29 Aug 2017 14:21 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Job availability improved for a fifth consecutive month to a 43-year high while the unemployment rate remained unchanged in July, government data showed Tuesday, highlighting Japan’s ongoing labor shortage issue.

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

  • Over 80% of forthcoming university grads in Japan have a job offer

    28 Aug 2017 14:32 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Over 80 percent of job-hunting university students had secured at least one informal job offer for next spring as of Aug. 1, according to a private survey.

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

  • Startup asks job seekers to go fishing with the boss

    21 Aug 2017 14:38 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- For startups, recruiting young talent can be difficult. So, CyberBuzz, a Tokyo-based online marketer, has come up with a rather unconventional way to "connect" with promising students before they are poached by big companies.

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

  • Japanese firms hiring more people with mental health issues

    21 Aug 2017 14:35 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO--Companies in Japan are becoming more active in hiring people with mental health issues as they prepare for a new law on the employment of people with disabilities due to take effect next spring.

    Source: https://japantoday.com/

  • Female lawmakers in Japan still face discrimination over pregnancy

    11 Aug 2017 13:25 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO — It is becoming more common for female employees to take maternity leave in Japan, but female politicians still get taunted even for becoming pregnant.

    Source: http://www.todayonline.com/

  • Record number of foreign trainee employers violate labor laws in ’16

    11 Aug 2017 13:22 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The number of factories, offices and other business bases where such law violations were found came to 4,004 across the country, the highest level since 2003, the earliest year for the existing data, the ministry said.

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

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