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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!

  • Abuses rampant in foreign trainee program, Japan labor ministry finds

    18 Aug 2016 13:05 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Japan may be running short of workers, creating demand for help from abroad, but nearly 3,700 Japanese workplaces that took "technical intern trainees" from overseas in 2015 were in violation of the country's labor standards, an inspection by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare revealed this week.

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

  • Japanese firms employing foreign trainees found violating labor laws in record numbers

    17 Aug 2016 12:34 | JHRS (Administrator)

    A record number of employers that accept trainees under Japan’s Technical Intern Training Program for foreign nationals violated labor laws in 2015, the labor ministry said Tuesday.

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

  • Japan banks introducing telecommuting, reduced working hours

    16 Aug 2016 12:36 | JHRS (Administrator)

    More major Japanese banks are reviewing their working patterns and introducing such systems as telecommuting and shorter working hours to help carers and parents with young children get the time they need.

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

  • Yoshinoya's foreign staff learn to please Japanese

    15 Aug 2016 12:49 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Japanese restaurant operators are trying out a new way to teach their foreign staff the do's and don'ts of serving Japanese customers with online training videos.

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

  • Woman at Work / Ministry website lists female employment data

    15 Aug 2016 12:37 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Data on various companies’ recruitment and promotion of women can now be seen on a government website, following the enforcement of the law to encourage women’s participation and advancement in the workplace.

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

  • Employment subsidies to reward companies with rising productivity

    14 Aug 2016 12:45 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Japan's labor ministry will allocate more of its employment-related subsidies to businesses where productivity is on the rise. The ministry's new focus comes as it consolidates the number of these subsidies from 27 to 15.

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

  • Labour Ministry opens 87 elderly employment centres

    13 Aug 2016 12:47 | JHRS (Administrator)

    SENIOR CITIZENS will now find it easier to get jobs thanks to 87 newly opened branches of the Employment Service Centre for Elderly Workers across the nation.

    Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/

  • Japan Inc. hiring grads via online interviews

    05 Aug 2016 12:52 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The association, a nonprofit organization launched in April in Tokyo, has developed a system especially for recruitment interviews that can replace the existing videophone and provide more security, in which employers and job seekers can access each other at a virtual interview room using one-time IDs.

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

  • Japanese firms hiring graduates through online interviews

    03 Aug 2016 11:09 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO — Japanese businesses are looking to conduct their recruitment interviews online in a move that could benefit both the companies and job seekers.

    Source: http://www.japantoday.com/

  • Japan loses its shine for foreign workers

    19 Jul 2016 13:52 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- With wages across Asia rising, Japan is gradually losing its appeal as a destination for foreign workers. The number of foreign workers in Japan is on track to top 1 million by the end of this year, but this trend may not last, even if the country adopts a more welcoming immigration policy.

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

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