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Minimum Wage in Japan_Japan Labor Review Volume 8, Number 2, Spring 2011

JHRS — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 13:48:38 GMT

The Japan Labor Review is a quarterly journal of research in the field of labor studies. For the purpose of providing valuable information on Japanese labor issues to the broad range of overseas readers, articles are selected, edited and published by an editorial board of the JILPT.

Main theme of this issue: "Minimum Wage in Japan"

Contents:
▽Introduction
▽Articles
   ・The Minimum Wage System in Japan: In Light of Circumstances in the   United States and Europe
   ・Analysis of the Determinants of Minimum Wages in Japan
   ・Minimum Wages and Employment in Japan
   ・Legal Structure of, and Issues with, Japan's Regional Minimum Wage   System: Comparative Study of the UK and French Systems, Including the Social Security Systems
▽Articles Based on Research Report
   ・Analysis on the Acquisition of Vocational Certifications and Their Effectiveness in Japan
   ・The Career Pictures of Workers in Their 50s: Considering Adult Career Development Using the Life-Line Method
▽JILPT Research Activities

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Labor Situation in Japan and Analysis: Detailed Exposition 2011/2012

JHRS — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 07:53:57 GMT

This publication is a compilation of write-ups describing individual themes related to the current status of labor issues in Japan. In principle, it is issued every year alternately as "General Overview" and "Detailed Exposition" editions. The former is aimed at providing basic information on the whole picture of labor issues and relevant labor policies in Japan, while the latter takes up contemporary topics and provides detailed exposition and analyses of their current trends.

【Sample Contents】

   Chapter1. Study on Trends in Diversification of Employment: Customized Calculations in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's General Survey on Diversified Types of Employment

   Chapter2. The Current Status and the Challenges of Dispatched Work in Japan

   Chapter3. Changes in the Transition from High School to Work: Focus on High School Career Guidance

   Chapter4. Research Study on Diversification of Working Places and Working Hours

   Chapter5. The Present Situation of Corporate Labor-Management Relations and the Performance-Based Wage Systems

   Chapter6. Status of the Minimum Wage System and Revision of Wage

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The High Cost of Turnover

JHRS — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 16:20:09 GMT

Is your company losing millions in poor performance and employee turnover?

Poor performance and employee turnover are a silent drain on your company's profitability. This article will help put these issues into sharper focus.

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Going Green for HR

JHRS — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:31:09 GMT

"Going Green" is at the top of just about every progressive company's priority list. Find out how HR professionals are leading the charge to decrease waste, shrink their organization's environmental footprint, increase efficiencies, and lower costs.

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日本航空の再建に、最もふさわしい経営者は誰か？

JHRS — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 02:09:34 GMT

先日、ビズリーチの会員の皆様にアンケートを実施し、962名の方にご協力いただきました。

平均年収1016万円のビジネスパーソンが回答した結果ということで、いくつかのメディアにも取り上げていただきました。

皆様のお考えが、世の中から大きな注目を集めていることをあらためて感じております。

962名が選んだ、「日本航空の再建に最もふさわしい経営者」は以下の通りとなりました。

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
1位：稲盛和夫氏（日本航空会長）
2位：カルロス・ゴーン氏（日産自動車CEO・ルノー会長兼CEO）
3位：永守重信氏（日本電産の創業者）
4位：孫正義氏（ソフトバンク代表取締役社長）
5位：柳井正氏（ファーストリテイリング代表取締役会長兼社長）
6位：大前研一氏（経営コンサルタント）
7位：堀江貴文氏（ライブドア元代表取締役社長CEO）
8位：小泉純一郎氏（元内閣総理大臣）
9位：原田泳幸氏（日本マクドナルドHD 代表取締役会長兼社長兼CEO）
10位：三木谷浩史氏（楽天代表取締役会長兼社長）
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稲盛氏を選んだ理由として、以下のようなご意見が上がりました。

▼「無償でやると言ったこと。

男の中の男でなければ言えない言葉」

▼「もはや通常の変革では無理。稲盛会長の人の道を説く経営者
としてのカリスマ性が再建には重要」

▼「半官半民というような特殊な会社で、無責任な会社から脱却
するには、アメーバ経営が必要」

▼「京セラにおけるマネージメント実績。日本を代表する経営者。
苦労を経験し、成功をつかんだ」

▼「非合理的なことには徹底的に反対する姿勢と利益・コスト意識を
植え付けてくれそう」

アンケート結果はこちらにまとめさせていただきました。
http://www.bizreach.jp/biz/download/JAL_Survey_20100324.pdf

The Labor Contract Act of 2007 in Japan--Its Significance and Future Issues

Jun — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:45:41 GMT

This new law sets forth the basic rights and obligations in relation to labor contracts. How does this differ from the Labor Standards Act? How does it affect a company's Rules of Employment? Find out more here.

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Best Downsizing Practices

Jun — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:47:43 GMT

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HR's Role in Establishing a Sustainable Enterprise

Jun — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:44:41 GMT

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Diagnosing Common Colds vs. H1N1

Jun — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:42:11 GMT

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