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Byzantine temp rules need permanent fix
Who tells workers what to do, therefore, is a critical starting point for a great deal of Japanese employment law and regulation. Imagine you are in a fast-food restaurant ordering a hamburger. So long as you are just looking to pay ¥500 for a hamburger and a side of fries, you are a client and…
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Hays Japan Survey Reveals a New Employment Landscape in Japan
Almost one third (31 per cent) of all employers expect to increase salaries between three and six per cent in their next review. This and other key findings from the fourth annual Hays Salary Guide signify the emergence of a new employment landscape in Japan.
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Death from overwork suit filed
The bereaved family of a 31-year-old Chinese intern whose death in 2008 was recognized as resulting from overwork has filed a lawsuit against his employer and an agency that supplies foreign trainees to companies in Ibaraki Prefecture.
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Renewal Time
Hello all, It is that time of year again! Time for the mad scramble of March when good teachers everywhere are worried if their contracts are going to be renewed or not, otherwise known as the “ALT Shuffle”. Two things you should be sure NOT to do: 1) Do NOT let your employer force you…
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Firm Sees Growing Recruitment Demand From Banks In Tokyo
Commenting on the broader employment outlook for Japan’s economy, [Christine] Wright [managing director for a recruiting firm in Japan] said the job market appears to be improving, especially in some specific sectors such as sales and marketing, and that “we’re starting to see an increase in wages,” although gains are modest.
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Most public elementary school educators feel specialists should teach English
More than 70 percent of public elementary school educators believe teachers specializing in English should instruct English at elementary schools rather than homeroom teachers, according to a survey conducted by Benesse Corp.
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Foreign workers needed: Maehara
Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara called Wednesday for appropriate rules to accept more foreign workers ahead of an anticipated severe labor shortage in rapidly aging Japan, warning that China’s eventual “supergraying society” could soak up migrant workers.
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Japan must ease migrant rules or lose carers – minister
Japan must completely revise its immigration rules to deal with a shortage of labour in an ageing society or risk losing workers to China, whose population is also greying, Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara said on Wednesday.
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English Conversation (Eikaiwa) is A Con Game? Engrish Lessons From Yakuza 3 (英会話が詐欺)
What’s not well known is that a number of english conversation schools were and are still run by anti-social forces, some of them essentially being yakuza front companies. There are numerous ways these schools can be used as a semi-legal con-game.
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68% of elementary school teachers lack confidence in teaching English
A majority of elementary school teachers who are about to start teaching English as a required subject to fifth and sixth graders this April lack confidence in teaching the subject and feel burdened by it, a recent survey by a private research body showed Tuesday.