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Very useful HR related information about setting up business in Japan is released ! This presentation data was used in the briefings to the foreign company owners in January 2011.
HR related Laws & Regulations on Setting Up Business in Japan
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Hoshi Labor Consulting is a certified labor consulting firm that operates mainly in Tokyo. We work closely as an adviser of labor and employment issue.
You’ll benefit from Hoshi Labor Consulting’s exceptional client service. To help you address workplace legal issues most effectively, Hoshi Labor Consulting will help;
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Statutory Social Insurance Procedures There are four types of statutory social insurance for workers in Japan. In principle, these insurance policies apply to foreign workers, too. But in some cases, there are some exceptions or special treatments for foreigners. We take all kinds of procedures for you in the best way. |
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Draw up Work Rules The Labor Standards Law stipulates that the company or organization which continuously employs 10 or more workers must draw up the Work Rules and submit them to the Director of Labor Standard Inspection Office. We help you draw them up both in Japanese and English. |
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Labor Consulting Labor disputes on dismissal, over-time work, mental health, sexual harassment has been increasing. Please consult our specialist. We give you legally effective solutions. |
- 06-Mar-2015 Foreign trainees in 3 disaster-hit prefectures top 4,300(MAINICHI)
- 04-Mar-2015 No. of households on welfare in Japan hits new record high in Dec.(MAINICHI)
- 28-Sep-2011 G-20 May Fail to Regain 20 Million Jobs Lost by 2015, OECD Says(Bloomberg)
- 30-June-2011 Japan govt agrees tax hike, hurdles to plan remain (Reuters)
- 30-June-2011 Census Shows Social Security At Breaking Point (Nikkei)
- 18-June-2011 Job Uncertainty Means Fewer U.S., European Babies, Study Says(Bloomberg)
- 16-February-2011 Most companies in China to hike wages in 2011
- 03-February-2011 Productivity in the U.S. Unexpectedly Accelerates
- 01-February-2011 German employment rises
- 19-January-2011 Worldwide, 40% Are Employed Full Time for an Employer
- 18-January-2011 In U.S., 16.4% of Adults Uninsured in 2010
- 02-December-2010 Job Market Bleak for Japanese Grads; Brighter for Asian Peers
- 20-October-2010 We may lose more than 3 million employments
- 14-October-2010 The average single woman's wage exceeds the average single man's wage
- 03-September-2010 Analysis: Temp jobs hint at stronger payrolls ahead
- 06-August-2010 The French get the most paid leaves while the Japanese get the least
- 03-August-2010 The income disparities widened due to the increase of temporary employees
- 02-August-2010 Bernanke Says U.S. Consumer Spending to Accelerate
- 30-July-2010 Unemployment rate increased for the 4th consecutive month
- 26-July-2010 Overtime work and payment are at rock bottom
- 17-July-2010 The manager rate for females is 8%, increase by 1.1% from 3 years ago
- 16-July-2010 The rate of the listed companies on the Tokyo Exchange which solicited voluntary retirement decreased by 54%
- 14-July-2010 A study group of Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare reported that It is necessary to make the work environment easy for temporary employees to become permanent employee
- 14-July-2010 The number of employees increased by 310,000 people in June, an increase for 6 consecutive months
- 09-July-2010 Recent amendments of Japanese labor laws
- 20-June-2010 Japanese university students face difficulties in job hunting---80% of newly hires by Panasonic are foreigners this year
- 18-June-2010 〜Abstract from the Japanese new government's New growth strategy〜About employment, and children in Japan with a big bright smile
- 15-June-2010 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and Panasonic are hiring many fast-track bureaucrats for establishing new markets in developing countries
- 04-June-2010 107 complaints in 6 months over holidays to people raising children and providing nursing care
- 28-May-2010 Number of troubles between employees and employers in China occur 3 times as much as that of 3 years ago.
- 27-May-2010 Tax for employment of foreigners is going to increase from 2011 in Malaysia
- 25-May-2010 The application fee for U.S.A VISA will increase from June
- 17-February-2010 Is it possible to get both childcare leave benefit and family care leave benefit at the same time?
- 15-February-2010 Is it possible to get both disability/invalidity benefit and family care leave benefit at the same time?
- 04-February-2010 January U.S. Private-Sector Jobs Fell by 22,000, ADP Says
- 31-January-2010 Payrolls Probably Rose at Start of Year: U.S. Economy Preview
- 29-January-2010 Japan jobless rate falls to 5.1 pct, job availability up
- 26-January-2010 UN: 27 Million People Became Unemployed In 2009
- 25-January-2010 Companies in U.S. Plan to Hire, Spend This Year, Survey Shows
- 23-November-2009 Chicago Fed chief sees 10.5% jobless peak
- 16-November-2009 Japan GDP Accelerates, Easing Risk of Renewed Slump (Update1)
- 12-November-2009 Labor Market shows some signs of recovery in Korea
- 11-November-2009 Some ofJapanese government's electronic application procedures systems will be renewed
- 10-November-2009 The business of “a job assistance zones for elderly” is going to be closed
- 09-November-2009 The Japanese government focus on “employment”, “ environment” and “children” on economic growth strategies
- 04-November-2009 ADP Says U.S. Companies Cut Estimated 203,000 Jobs (Update3)
- 04-November-2009 U.S. Economy: Services Expand Less Than Anticipated (Update2)
- 01-November-2009 Payrolls Probably Fell, Factories Sped Up: U.S. Economy Preview
- 29-October-2009 Raising unemployment insurance rate to 1.2%
- 27-October-2009 Fukushima prefecture announced that companies who have recently hired will get priority on government contracts
- 26-October-2009 ILO report says temporary workers among the worst hit by the economic crisis, urges balance between flexible labour markets and workers’ protection (ILO)
- 22-October-2009 UPDATE 1-New US jobless claims rise, show soft labor market (Reuters)
- 22-October-2009 The amount paid in Social Security benefits in 2007 was 91 trillion yen, the largest amount ever due to an aging society
- 20-October-2009 45% of companies hire people over the age of 65
- 19-October-2009 The GDP would increase 27% if the pay gap between men and women is removed
- 14-October-2009 Japanese Health Minister Nagatsuma decided to start "Pension Pass Book System" next year
- 13-October-2009 The number of workers in nursing care and welfare industries have been increasing (Nikkei)
- 09-October-2009 Half of U.S. Babies Living Today May Reach 100
- 09-October-2009 The unenployment rate improved to 5.7% in Australia
- 07-October-2009 The number of families receiving public assistance increased to 1,440,000, the biggest number ever
- 06-October-2009 Japanese women's difficulty of raising children and working at the same time
- 02-October-2009 Decrease in use of Employment Adjustment Subsidies in August
- 29-September-2009 57% of fixed-term employees get less than 2 million yen of annual income
- 29-September-2009 Extend the date to introduce the delivery assistance program (Nikkei)
- 27-September-2009 The Doctor Labor Union started a telephone counseling service
- 24-September-2009 U.S. jobless claims slide in latest week(Reuters)
- 24-September-2009 Japanese Health Minister Nagatsuma said that he intends to introduce an allowance for all the families with children without income limitation (Nikkei)
- 23-September-2009 U.S. Aug mass layoffs rise, manufacturing worst hit(Reuters)
- 18-September-2009 Japanese Health Minister announced that they will ban the labor dispatch service to the manufacturing industry and investigate the pension issues by investigating all payment records again (Nikkei)
- 16-September-2009 UK unions spark debate over high heels at work(Reuters)
- 16-September-2009 Bernanke says recession is "very likely" over (Reuters)
- 14-September-2009 Japan Health Insurance Associations (Kyoukai Kenpo) announced that each insurance rate of 20 prefectures in Japan was increased
- 12-September-2009 70% of Cooperate Health Insurance Associations run their business in the red due to heavy medical expenses for elderly people
- 09-September-2009 The wage is not more than the previous company's
- 08-September-2009 Maintain the economy's recovery as the same as the previous month but changed the employment conditions to "the worst ever"
- 06-September-2009 8 companies a year received an administrative punishment banning the use of vehicles on business due to lack of social insurance
- 04-September-2009 The number of unemployed among young people in advanced countries is increasing!
- 02-September-2009 The number of employees decreased by 298,000 from the previous month
- 01-September-2009 Unemployment rate in Europe is at a high level-----9.5% in July
- 31-August-2009 Eligibility requirements for the unemployment insurance will be changed
- 30-August-2009 The Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare improved their system to provide the Employment Adjustment Subsidy
- 28-August-2009 Unemployment rate in Japan reached 5.7%, the worst rate since April 1953
- 27-August-2009 Hoshi Labor Consulting established business alliances with SANO certified tax accountant Ltd. (Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
- 27-August-2009 Ended in a reconciliation :McDonald's overtime payment lawsuit
- 26-August-2009 Brazil settles on a 40 hour work week
- 26-August-2009 A part of the revisions of the Child Care and Family Care Leave Act will be in effect from September 30th
- 25-August-2009 Foreign Trainees are forced to work for low wages and long working hours
- 25-August-2009 The Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare released its annual White Paper on Labor
- 24-August-2009 The number of newly employed from January to July 2009 was 6,660,000 in China
- 21-August-2009 More than 10% of regular employees are more than 60 years old
- 19-August-2009 Only 1.23% of men had taken child-care leave in 2008
- 19-August-2009 The number of non-regular employees from April to June 2009 decreased by 470,000, the highest decrease rate since 2003
- 17-August-2009 A 4.7% decrease, the worst wage decrease between April and June 2009 due to the decrease of summer bonuses
- 17-August-2009 US recovery is in view, but struggle persist
- 10-August-2009 The average ratio of personnel expenses of home-healthcare provider s is 99.4%
- 10-August-2009 The reality of the usage of the subsidy for the job training program
- 07-August-2009 The unemployment rate of the US in July improved to 9.4%
- 03-August-2009 The total number of unemployed people in Japan, Europe and the US became 33 million, a 60% increase from March 2008
- 03-August-2009 Average wage in June 2009 was cut by 7.1% from last year
- 01-August-2009 Price-cutting War (Mainichi)
- 31-July-2009 Unemployment rate became 5.4%, worst rate since June 2003
- 29-July-2009 The Japanese government upgraded the economic outlook for the 1st time in 5 years
- 28-July-2009 No raise of minimum wage in 35 prefectures
- 27-July-2009 Unemployment rate in Japan can surpass 5.5%, the worst rate since the end of World War II
- 26-July-2009 The number of employment of 20's and 30's have increased among the agriculture, forestry and fisheries industries
- 24-July-2009 The number of employees, who resign under pressure, working for foreign companies in Japan is increasing
- 22-July-2009 There are some signs that the deflation of employees' wages will increase. Additionally, the US economy's recovery is still uncertain
- 21-July-2009 Japanese children are in danger !!
- 18-July-2009 "Report of dispatched workers' status" was officially published by defense counsel
- 16-July-2009 The most important challenge for a labor union is an expansion of the union
- 15-July-2009 According to Obama, increase of the unemployment rate will continute for sometime
- 15-July-2009 According to monthly economic report, there are some visible signs of economic recovery over the past 3 months
- 14-July-2009 There is a possibility for an economic recovery without the recovery of the current employment situation.
- 12-July-2009 Actual Japanese unemployment rate is 9%, about the same level as the US's
- 9-July-2009 Unemployment rate in Australia decreased more than expected in June (Reuters)
- 8-July-2009 Bicycle industry can employ 4.5 time as many employees as the car industy can
- 7-July-2009 Effect from rapid production adjustment --- left much concern on employment and people's income
- 6-July-2009 The number of claims of mental disease caused by work has been increasing
- 3-July-2009 The number of employees in the US decreased 460,000, an increase in the rate again. Unemployment rate reaches 9.5%
- 2-July-2009 According to Bank of Japan's survey, there are still surpluses in employment and capacity investment
- 1-July-2009 Proposal for revision of Immigrant Control and Refugee Recognition Law : Foreign residence card system for foreigners who stay in Japan
News from April-2009 to June-2009