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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 job availability best in over 23 years in August

    02 Oct 2015 13:19 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan's job availability continued to improve in August to its highest level in more than 23 years, the government said Friday, reflecting companies' willingness to hire more employees against the backdrop of their robust earnings.

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

  • Companies working to boost women’s role in the workplace

    26 Sep 2015 12:24 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japanese businesses are working on measures to support child care for employees and promote the role of women in the workplace, in line with a new law that requires them to compile related action programs.

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

  • Job offers at 22-year high for high school graduates

    20 Sep 2015 13:12 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The average ratio of job offers to seekers for high school students set to graduate in March 2016 hit the highest level in 22 years, according to the labor ministry.

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

  • Will revised worker dispatch law lead to stable employment, better jobs?

    12 Sep 2015 12:10 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The revised worker dispatch law, one of the main issues at the current Diet session, was enacted Friday by a majority vote supported by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, its junior coalition partner Komeito and others. The revised law comes into force on Sept. 30.

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

  • Japan should extend skilled foreigners' residency to 8 years: advisers

    10 Sep 2015 12:12 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- As part of new economic policy recommendations, top advisers to the government will propose lengthening the residency period for qualified foreigners to a maximum of eight years to help attract talent to the country.

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

  • Bill easing regulations on temp workers passes key committee

    09 Sep 2015 13:10 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The ruling bloc bulldozed a contentious bill to revise the worker dispatch law through an Upper House committee Tuesday, clearing a critical hurdle for its enactment that will enable companies to use temporary workers for as long as they wish.

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

  • Revamp of Japan’s temp sector may create lifelong job seekers

    08 Sep 2015 13:11 | JHRS (Administrator)

    With the bill to overhaul regulations on the use of temporary workers poised to clear the Diet this week, thousands of temps dispatched from staffing agencies worry they may lose their jobs in three years after the change takes effect.

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

  • Will AI become a threat to future white-collar workers?

    08 Sep 2015 13:08 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Can a robot get into the University of Tokyo, Japan’s most prestigious university, by 2021? Some people may say “yes,” thinking that since robots can now beat professional chess players and shogi (Japanese chess) players, it shouldn’t be so difficult to realize this in the not-so-distant future. But it is not that simple.

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

  • Female empowerment law first step, but male-oriented work culture must change: experts

    07 Sep 2015 13:04 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The recent passage of a government-sponsored bill to promote women in the workplace is widely seen as a small step forward in a country that lags far behind other developed nations when it comes to gender equality.

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

  • Job offers-to-seekers ratio at 23-yr high

    28 Aug 2015 12:22 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The ratio of effective job openings to job seekers in Japan stood at 1.21 in July after seasonal adjustment, up 0.02 point from the previous month, and hitting the highest level since February 1992, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare reported Friday.

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

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