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無期転換申込 – Tozen Union Permanent Conversion Form – Final (JPG, PDF)
無期転換申込 – Tozen Union Permanent Conversion Form – Final
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Abe walks a tightrope on Japan’s foreign worker policy
The number of foreign nationals working in Japan reached its highest-ever level in October 2017 at 1,278,670, according to a study by the labor ministry (bit.ly/mhlwhoudou). The foreign proportion of the population remains tiny compared to that in European countries or North America, yet the impact of the growing ranks of foreign workers is considerable…
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Lessons on life, love and compassionate leave from a silly old bunny
This month I will explore compassionate leave — called kibiki kyūka in Japanese — the days you take off after losing a close family member. I chose this topic because I recently suffered a string of painful losses. Please bear with me as I relate to you what has happened to my loved ones over…
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Court cases shine a light on Japan’s problem with paternity leave
The Japanese government wants to raise the number of fathers taking paternity leave from 2016’s 3 percent to 13 percent by 2020, but two recent court cases show how hard it can be for some fathers to take their legally mandated paternity leave — especially if difficult pregnancies complicate the situation before the child is…
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外国人にも無期転換逃れ？ 仏政府公式「日仏学院」やベネッセ子会社で労使紛争
今年4月から適用がスタートする「無期転換ルール」。契約が反復更新され、通算5年を超えた場合、労働者は希望すれば、有期雇用から期間の定めのない労働契約（無期雇用）に転換できるというものだ（労働契約法）。
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Why Japanese people keep working themselves to death
Years after losing his son, Itsuo Sekigawa is still in shock, grief-stricken and angry. Straight out of college in 2009, his son Satoshi proudly joined a prestigious manufacturer, but within a year he was dead. Investigators said working extreme hours drove him to take his own life. The young engineer fell victim to the Japanese…
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Rengo Tokyo’s Work Rule Seminar In English On September 10th
Please come to Rengo Tokyo’s Work Rule Seminar in English: (Very close to JR Tamachi Station) 108-0023 Tokyo-to Minato-ku Shibaura 3-2-22 Rengo Building 〒108-0023東京都港区芝浦3-2-22連合ビル
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Are university teachers in Japan covered by the ‘five-year rule’?
By Louis Carlet (Hifumi Okunuki is off this month): My colleague Gaetan and I recently presented a seminar on the “five-year rule” to a group of Francophones at an event hosted by the Francais du Monde — Association Democratique des Francais a l’Etranger (French of the World — Democratic Association of French Abroad). Gaetan had…
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Japan is not an “at will” employment country.
Many of our members are not Japanese and work at small or very small companies. Working at small companies has many advantages: it’s often more human and you have a direct relationship with the boss. However, if there are problems, those good points often turn into bad ones, since you can be on the receiving…