Criteria for Determination of Managerial Supervisory Status
The applicability of a managerial supervisor as defined in Article 41 of the Labor Standards Law is determined by comprehensively [...]
Points to be noted in the Certificate of Employment for April 2025 Daycare Center Admission Applications
◆Address the issue of "the selection failure on purpose" The new format for employment certificates was established on September 30, [...]
Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare provides guidance to “spot work” application providers
The Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW) has issued a directive to an app provider that connects companies and [...]
Response to the transition to the national ID card with health insurance function (Myna health insurance card)
◆Started sending "Notification of Qualification Information" from September 9, 2024. After December 2, health insurance cards will be shifted to [...]
How many workers return to work after a ruling of invalidity of dismissal, etc.?
A survey conducted by the Japan Institute for Labor Policy and Training (JILPT) of lawyers specializing in labor issues, including [...]
Bankruptcies due to labor shortages – increasing at a record pace
Teikoku Databank announced the number of "labor shortage bankruptcies" in the first half of 2024: 182, far more than the [...]
Revised Child Care and Family Care Leave Law and Revised Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children were enacted.
To enable both men and women to balance work and childcare/nursing care, the revised law was enacted for the purpose [...]
The Importance of “Resources at Work”
In the trend toward reforming work styles, there is a tendency to place more emphasis on the quality of work, [...]
Treatment of Telework Allowance in the Calculation of Premium Wages
On April 5, 2024, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare issued a notice regarding the exclusion of telework allowances [...]
Recognizing Unusual Worker’s Accidents for Teleworkers
A woman in her 50s working for Yokohama-based Starkey Japan, a manufacturer of hearing aids, developed an adjustment disorder because [...]