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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!

  • 98% of companies already have action plan to promote women

    09 Oct 2016 13:25 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Six months have passed since a law to promote the active engagement of women in society took effect. About 98 percent of target companies have drawn up an action program to promote women’s careers and have already implemented measures based on those programs, but the remaining companies have yet to submit their plans as the law requires.

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

  • Japan: one fifth of employees at risk of death from overwork – report

    08 Oct 2016 13:24 | JHRS (Administrator)

    More than 20% of workers clocked dangerous levels of overtime each month, according to a government survey. A fifth of the Japanese workforce faces the risk of death from overwork, according to a new government survey into the country’s notoriously strenuous working culture.

    Source: https://www.theguardian.com/

  • Diversity gaining ground at Japan Inc.'s top levels

    03 Oct 2016 12:59 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- The Japanese government's efforts to promote more-diverse corporate management seem to be paying off, a Nikkei Inc. survey shows, with female executives up 22.4% on the year to 235.

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

  • Japan Inc. paying more, but low wages for temporary staff underscore two-track jobs sector

    29 Sep 2016 13:00 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Average earnings in the private sector increased ¥54,000 in 2015 from the year before to ¥4,204,000, up for the third year in a row, the National Tax Agency said Wednesday.

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

  • Japan Inc. taking steps to get workers to sit less

    27 Sep 2016 12:57 | JHRS (Administrator)

    More and more Japanese companies are taking aim at sedentary working patterns, amid rising awareness of the health benefits of standing up and stretching.

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

  • Japanese firms encourage workers to sit less

    25 Sep 2016 12:38 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO - Increasing numbers of Japanese companies are taking aim at sedentary work styles as awareness of the health benefits of standing up and stretching is on the rise.

    Source: http://www.bangkokpost.com/

  • Japan should eliminate forced overtime: labor minister

    24 Sep 2016 12:40 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japanese employees should not have to work long hours against their will, Health and Labor Minister Yasuhisa Shiozaki told The Nikkei in a recent interview, stressing a need to revise labor regulations.

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

  • Japan grows more open to foreign workers as population declines

    23 Sep 2016 12:36 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Masahiko Shibayama, a lawmaker in Abe’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party who serves as a special adviser to the prime minister, said in an interview in Singapore last week that policies under consideration may result in a doubling of foreign workers in Japan.

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

  • Japan’s jobs-for-life system a reason for static wages

    20 Sep 2016 12:34 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Wages fell steadily during Japan’s long battle with deflation. Raising them has been a focus of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s growth program, which seeks to “reflate” the economy through a cycle of higher corporate profits, worker pay and consumer spending.

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

  • Seminar gives international students in Japan job-hunting tips

    19 Sep 2016 12:55 | JHRS (Administrator)

    OSAKA — There are many struggles facing international students in Japan. Many find communicating in Japanese fluently to be a challenge. For others the culture can be very alienating at times, with certain nuances not translating very well into other cultures.

    Source: https://www.japantoday.com/

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