Procedures regarding the specified fixed-term labors of the “Act on Special Measures for Fixed-Term Employment”
◆What is the “Act on Special Measures for Fixed-Term Employment”? Due to the Revised Labor Contract Law put into effect [...]
2015 Initiatives for Reduction of Long Working Hours as outlined by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
◆"Overwork Elimination Team" Initiative The "Headquarters for the Reduction of Long Working Hours" was set up within the Ministry of [...]
The direction of labor management in the future, as seen from the perception of “sweatshops” by workers
◆“Sweatshop” remains an important keyword The word “sweatshop” (lit. “black company” in Japanese) was chosen as one of the winners [...]
Ignoring this may be dangerous!? Working overtime at home has been recognized as an occupational disease! Companies need to take measures!
◆A female teacher at an English conversation school committed suicide. The Kanazawa Labor Standards Inspection Office has recognized “overtime work [...]
Legal Risks regarding the Notification of Agreement on Overtime and Holiday Work (36 Agreement)
◆Violation of Article 36 of the Labor Standards Law In 2013, Tokyo Labor Bureau conducted provisional inspection and supervision of [...]
Q&A on “stress check-up” mandated by the amended Law on Industrial Safety and Health.
◆Q&A on stress check-up "The Revised Industrial Safety and Health Law Q & A Collection" has been published by the [...]
The problem of same-sex sexual harassment in the workplace – an issue which should not be overlooked
As a result of policy amendments, sexual harassment laws now apply to same-sex interactions Sexual harassment was outlawed as a [...]
Opening of “Tabireg” service for the safety management of employees appointed to an overseas office.
Why was this service established? In recent years, the number of enterprises extending their businesses to countries in South East [...]
The revised Child-rearing and Nursing Care Leave Law
The revised Child-rearing and Nursing Care Leave Law obliges firms to allow employees with children under 3 to make use [...]
Death from overwork (Karoshi)
The foreign trainee and technical internship program was established to help workers from developing nations learn on-the-job skills at Japanese [...]