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 [...]
The revised Child-care leave law
"I'm going to be the first in our company to take child-care leave." "I'm going to fully enjoy my six [...]
Law Concerning Stabilization of Employment of Older Persons is revised and …
Employer should introduce one of the following measures to secure stable employment for older workers until the age of 65. [...]
Work-related disasters and health insurance
Insurance payment on work-related disasters to proprietors with fewer than five employees by health insurance Work-related disasters are not applicable [...]
Outline of Agreement between Japan and the United States of America on Social…
◆Dual contribution liability Many of Japanese employees who are detached to foreign countries and work there are covered by welfare [...]