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Resourcing

Recruitment, training, employment contracts, post-termination non-compete clauses, varying a contract of employment.

Japan :: Career subsidy

A career advancement subsidy is provided by the State to employers when they hire non-regular workers as full-time employees, or to encourage them to improve the treatment of non-regular workers …

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Japan :: Background checks

It is very difficult to dismiss someone in Japan, so it is wise to undertake any background checks that is possible prior to a hiring decision …

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Japan :: Company directors

Company directors of a stock company may not be accorded “employee” status …

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Japan :: Trial periods

Trial periods may be implemented for up to one year, however, they are normally between three and six months in length …

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Japan :: Temporary agency workers

The 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 :: Irregular employees and second jobs

Regular employees are those employed on indefinite term contracts, whereas irregular (or dispatched) employees are those who are, for example, employed part-time or on a fixed-term contract …

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Japan :: Recruitment

Whilst recruiting for new workers the freedom of contract principle applies, hence employers are free to determine how many – and what kind of – person they would like to hire …

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Japan :: Part-time contracts

Part-time workers are any employees who work fewer standard hours than regular workers in the same workplace …

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Japan :: Fixed-term contracts

A fixed-term contract, unless determined according to the time necessary to complete a particular task or project, should not exceed three years …

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Japan :: Employment contracts

The Labour Standards Act (“LSA”) regulates employment contracts by setting minimum standards for conditions of employment …

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FedEE Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement

The Federation of International Employers (FedEE) is committed to undertaking its activities in an ethical and humane way. We seek to verify that none of our Suppliers, Associates, Affiliates Representatives or Members is involved in unethical trade practices and operate our own employment policy in line with ILO conventions and the principles of best practice. Operational and strategic issues are the responsibility of the FedEE Board, whilst day-to-day running of FedEE is through its Secretary-General and contractual relationship with our operating affiliate FedEE Corporate Services Limited (FCSL). Our services are mainly engaged via FCSL and are principally in the fields of professional services, IT services, telecommunications, utilities and office supply. We undertake to pay our suppliers in a timely way and promote an organisational philosophy that promotes equality of opportunity, freedom of expression, tolerance and a liberal corporate stance. FedEE has its own code of conduct, developed many years ago, and seeks to both further that in the corporate world and adhere to it in our own organisation.