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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’s ‘Undercover Boss’ reinforces stereotypes at work

    18 Feb 2017 14:00 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The government proposal to limit overtime for salaried workers is supposed to reduce the incidence of karōshi (death from overwork), which often takes the form of suicide, and yet the authorities seems squeamish about making demands on employers.

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

  • Corporate Japan reluctant to reward key employees

    17 Feb 2017 14:04 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Stuck in an outdated seniority-based evaluation system, Japanese companies are reluctant to identify key performers and reward them monetarily. There is a disparity with other Asian economies in this regard and it is expanding.

    Source: http://asia.nikkei.com/

  • Trainee program, small firms drive rise in Japan’s foreign worker numbers

    07 Feb 2017 14:25 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The official number of foreign workers in Japan has surpassed 1 million for the first time, thanks in part to aggressive employment by regional companies and small businesses to cope with the labor shortage.

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

  • Japan Labor Cash Earnings Rise For Third Month

    05 Feb 2017 14:28 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Total Labor cash earnings in Japan increased for the third straight month in December, but at a slower-than-expected pace, preliminary report from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare showed Monday.

    Source:http://www.rttnews.com/

  • Firms ramp up efforts to tackle Japan’s overtime culture

    03 Feb 2017 13:29 | JHRS (Administrator)

    An increasing number of major Japanese companies are strengthening their efforts to reduce overtime work on a voluntary basis, in a break with the culture of long hours at workplaces.

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

  • Panasonic Urges Japan Employees Not to Work Past 8 pm

    02 Feb 2017 13:27 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Tokyo: Electronics giant Panasonic has urged its employees to leave office by 8 p.m., during a time when Japan is reviewing its long working hours following the 2015 suicide by a young woman who had put in more than 100 hours of overtime per month.

    Source: http://www.news18.com/

  • Japan job availability hits 25-year high

    31 Jan 2017 13:31 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said on Tuesday that the country's effective ratio of job openings to job seekers has hit its highest level since 1991. The unemployment rate also fell to a 22-year low, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

    Source: http://asia.nikkei.com/

  • Japan's Abe treads carefully on minimum rest for workers

    31 Jan 2017 13:24 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The Japanese government will consider providing financial aid to help businesses adopt minimum rest periods for employees, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told lawmakers Monday, even as he avoided committing to making the policy mandatory.

    Source: http://asia.nikkei.com/

  • Japan's foreign workers topped 1m in 2016

    27 Jan 2017 15:34 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- The number of foreigners employed in Japan rose above 1 million for the first time last year, growing for the fourth year in a row as the government tries to alleviate labor shortages and secure fresh talent.

    Source: http://asia.nikkei.com/

  • Japan to step up paternity leave push

    27 Jan 2017 15:28 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Employers in Japan will soon be asked to encourage individual workers to take parental leave, a step targeting mainly fathers.

    Source: http://asia.nikkei.com/

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