Tomisaka, Author at Office Tomisaka

About Tomisaka

Office Tomisaka is a full-service Human Resources Consulting company founded in 2000 by Toru Aoki. Our highly-skilled Consultants serve for our clients providing both “administrative” and “guardian” functions. The “guardian” function is designed to keep clients out of trouble by applying both legal and practical solutions to their problematic employment issues. Office Tomisaka, as your brains and partner, offers consultation on a wide variety of matters, such as human resources and employee relationship in general, as well as on the laws of labor and social insurance. We hope to serve you for many years to come. Please feel free to contact us if you have any inquiries or questions. Please rest assured that we will protect confidentiality, so do not hesitate to consult us.

The direction of labor management in the future, as seen from the perception of “sweatshops” by workers

By Tomisaka|2015-01-31T09:13:00+09:001月 31st, 2015|Categories: TOKYO HR HEADLINES|Tags: black, sweatshop|

◆“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!

By Tomisaka|2017-09-12T22:37:14+09:0012月 1st, 2014|Categories: TOKYO HR HEADLINES|Tags: overtime work, overtime work|

◆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)

By Tomisaka|2014-11-01T17:42:00+09:0011月 1st, 2014|Categories: TOKYO HR HEADLINES|Tags: overtime work|

◆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.

By Tomisaka|2014-10-01T17:36:00+09:0010月 1st, 2014|Categories: TOKYO HR HEADLINES|Tags: employees' 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

By Tomisaka|2017-09-12T22:37:14+09:009月 1st, 2014|Categories: TOKYO HR HEADLINES|Tags: harassment, harassment|

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.

By Tomisaka|2017-09-12T22:37:16+09:008月 1st, 2014|Categories: TOKYO HR HEADLINES|Tags: business trip|

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

By Tomisaka|2010-12-14T11:44:00+09:0012月 14th, 2010|Categories: TOKYO HR HEADLINES|Tags: child care, nursing Care|

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)

By Tomisaka|2017-09-12T22:37:16+09:007月 14th, 2010|Categories: TOKYO HR HEADLINES|Tags: karoshi, overwork|

The foreign trainee and technical internship program was established to help workers from developing nations learn on-the-job skills at Japanese [...]