Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Japan as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Japan: Dismissal with monetary compensation under discussion
In Japan the Labour Ministry has set up a working group to examine the possibility of introducing a system of dismissal with monetary compensation …
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Japan: More protection for pregnant women in the workplace
The Japanese government has announced that it is drawing up new legislation to prevent the harassment of pregnant women in the workplace …
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Japan: Companies raise retirement age
The projected shrinkage of Japan’s population from 127 million to 87 million by 2060 is leading many employers to reassess their normal retirement age …
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Japan: Promise to increase the average national minimum wage
Japan’s Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, has announced that he intends to increase the average minimum wage across the country from the current 798 yen (6 …
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Japan/Philippines: Bilateral social security agreement
A social security agreement has been entered into by Japan and the Philippines …
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Japan: New annual public holiday from next year
An amendment to Japan’s Holiday Act will introduce a new annual public holiday next year …
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Japan: All change for temporary agency workers
The controversial Workers Dispatch Law, which regulates the employment of temporary agency workers, came into force in Japan on October 1st 2015 …
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Japan: New obligations for employers to encourage the employment and promotion of women
Japan’s legislature recently passed a law that will require private-sector companies with more than 300 employees to set targets for the promotion and employment of women …
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Japan: Central recommendation for minimum wage increase
The Central Minimum Wages Council in Japan has recommended that the average national minimum wage be increased by 18 yen (0 …
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Japan: Measures to combat occupational stress
Mandatory annual employee stress checks are to be introduced in Japan as part of reforms to the Occupational Health and Safety Law …
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Japan: High-income professionals to be exempted from working time rules
The Japanese Cabinet has endorsed a draft law that would amend the Labour Standards Act as regards working time for high-income professionals …
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Japan: No work permit required for Japanese nationals
The Dutch Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Council of State has issued a significant ruling stating that Japanese workers do not require a work permit to work in the Netherlands …
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Japan: Incentives to hire and retain young workers
A draft law regarding the employment of young workers has been submitted to the Diet in Japan …
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Japan: Parliament debates relaxed rules on temporary agency workers
In Japan the legislature is debating an amendment to the Workers Dispatch Law …
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Japan: Supreme Court ruling on maternity harassment
Japan’s Supreme Court has issued its first ruling on the issue of maternity harassment …
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