60% Increase in Work-related Accidents for Mental Disorders, Sexual Harassment Prominent – White Paper on Death from Overwork
On April 21, the Japanese government approved the 2022 edition of the "White Paper on Measures to Prevent Death by [...]
Examples of Nonpayment of Overtime Wages and Efforts to Eliminate it ～From “Results of Correction of Unpaid Overtime Work by Supervisory Guidance (FY2021),” Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
◆Non-payment of wages by companies Non-payment of wages is one of the most frequently consulted issues by the Labor Standards [...]
The period of medical treatment for persons infected with the new coronavirus has been shortened.
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare announced in its September 7 administrative communication to local governments, "Review of Medical [...]
Encourage those who have health checkup findings to take medical examinations!
◆"Encouragement of medical examinations" with many advantages for businesses Are you just being made to undergo a medical checkup? For [...]
Minimum wage will be raised by 31 yen from October 2022
A subcommittee of the Central Minimum Wage Council (an advisory body to the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare) met [...]
Revision of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare’s “Q&A on the Payment of Injury and Sickness Allowance for New-type Coronavirus Infections”.
◆The "Q&A on the Payment of Injury and Sickness Allowance for New Coronavirus Infections" has been revised. For example, Q: [...]
About reference checks
1. What was the period of time you worked together with the applicant, and what position did he/she hold? 2. [...]
Record 629 cases of mental illness at work in FY2021, the third consecutive year of increase
According to the workers' compensation situation in FY2021 announced by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on June 24, [...]
The 3-day weekend system
◆Government is also pushing for the introduction of a 3-day workweek A three-day workweek system with three days off per [...]
Why do new hires quit? From “the Survey on Pre- and Post-Hire Troubles 2022.”
◆May is a time when new employees leave the company. May is a time when an increasing number of people [...]