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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!

  • Reforming Japan’s labour market

    02 Feb 2016 12:32 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan’s labour market situation is improving. The unemployment rate of 3.1 per cent in October 2015 was the lowest for 20 years. And, although improvement has been slow, wage growth has been accelerating. But Japan’s labour market still faces several serious issues.

    Source: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/

  • Tokyo to boost hiring to better prepare for ’20 Olympics: NHK

    01 Feb 2016 12:48 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has reportedly decided to increase the number of new hires in fiscal 2016 to better prepare for the Olympic Games in the capital in 2020.

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

  • Foreign working population in Japan jumps to record high

    01 Feb 2016 12:37 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The number of foreign workers in Japan totaled 907,896 at the end of October, the most since the government started requiring employers to submit reports on their non-Japanese employees in 2007, the labor ministry said.

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

  • Japan's job availability best in 24 yrs in December

    29 Jan 2016 12:43 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's job availability was at its best level in 24 years in December, the government data showed Friday, as companies sought more workers in an increasingly tight labor market.

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

  • Ministry subsidies to aid elderly employment

    24 Jan 2016 13:11 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry will launch a number of new projects beginning next fiscal year aimed at helping elderly people to work, as part of efforts to realize Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s centerpiece policy of a society in which all 100 million-plus citizens are dynamically engaged.

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

  • BOJ officials ‘disappointed’ with unambitious salary talks

    20 Jan 2016 13:09 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Bank of Japan officials are increasingly expressing disappointment at subdued annual wage talks, according to people familiar with the discussions, making next week’s monetary-policy decision a closer call.

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

  • Abe to call for training of 250,000 care workers

    19 Jan 2016 12:45 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in his annual policy speech will call for training 250,000 workers in nursing care-related fields to reach the government’s goal of reducing to zero the number of people who leave their jobs to provide nursing care for family members, it was learned Tuesday.

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

  • Japan’s labor ministry to investigate why 2 million workers are on wrong pension program

    18 Jan 2016 13:30 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Labor minister Yasuhisa Shiozaki said Wednesday his ministry will investigate why around 2 million workers are not members of the employees’ pension program despite being eligible.

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

  • Companies in Japan expanding support, events for LGBT people

    15 Jan 2016 13:27 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Companies in Japan are strengthening their support for minorities known as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, or LGBT, amid growing social understanding for members of that community.

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

  • 2 mil. employees not ‘nenkin’ enrolled

    14 Jan 2016 13:14 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry will launch a probe to identify companies neglecting their obligation to have employees join the appropriate public pension scheme, officials have said.

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

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