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Employment Contracts In Japan: A Quick Guide

Understanding employment contracts in Japan is essential for ensuring compliance and maintaining fair workplace practices. In this article we outline the key legal requirements and best practices for employers to follow.

Japan Employment

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Ius Laboris

Recruiting In Japan: Key Considerations For Employers

It is essential for employers operating in or entering the Japanese market to understand the rules around recruitment.

Japan Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

Spotlight On Japan: Japan's New Freelance Act – A Comparative Overview With U.S. And EU Legal Frameworks

As work styles continue to diversify globally, businesses are increasingly engaging with freelance workers across industries. Japan's new law governing freelance work, officially the Act on Ensuring Proper...

Japan Employment

WS

Winston & Strawn LLP

Employer Essentials For Japan's Working Time Regulations

In Japan, standard working hours are limited to eight hours per day and 40 hours per week.

Japan Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

An Employer's Guide To Pay And Perks In Japan

Japan Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

Changes To Childcare Leave, Caregiver Leave And Other Measures For The Welfare Of Caregiving Workers Under Japanese Law

Japan Employment

Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners

Japan Introduces Changes To Child And Family Leave

Japan Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

Straying From "The Plan": Patricia Barbieri Of Daiichi Sankyo On Journey To Success (Podcast)

Japan Employment

LS

Lowenstein Sandler

Japan Legal Update: 2025 Amendments To Japan's Act On Childcare Leave And Caregiver Leave

Japan Employment

AM

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Overview Of The Japanese Mandatory Retirement Age System

Japan Employment

Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

Japan Employment

IG

Iwata Godo

CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert - Week 47.2024

Worldwide Immigration

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CONVINUS

Overview Of The New Freelance Act And Some Remaining Issues For Freelancers

Japan Employment

Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners

Requirement Of Explicit Indication Of Terms And Conditions Of Employment Pursuant To Amendments To The Ordinance For Enforcement Of The Labor Standards Act

Japan Employment

AM

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Recruiting In Japan: Key Considerations For Employers

Japan Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

Are You Underestimating Japan's Video Game Legal Landscape?

Japan Media & IT

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Gamma Law

Webinar: Arbitration Landscape In Japan: Has The Sun Risen?

Worldwide Litigation

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Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

Key Regulatory Considerations For Pharmaceuticals And Medical Devices In Japan

Japan Healthcare

Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners

Spotlight On Japan: Legal Trends In The Semiconductor Industry In The Japanese And U.S. Markets

Japan International

WS

Winston & Strawn LLP

Changes To The Rules For The Discretionary Working Hour System

On March 30, 2023, the "Ministerial Ordinance Partially Amending the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act and the Act on Special Measures for Improvement of Working Hours...

Japan Employment

AM

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Regulations On Digital Wage Payment Services By Fund Transfer Service Providers

Previously, Japanese labor laws and regulations required employers to pay wages to their workers only in cash or by transfer into the workers' bank accounts or other similar accounts at financial...

Japan Employment

AM

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Japan Addresses The Wage Gap By Requiring Gender Pay Gap Disclosure

This summer many Japanese companies took their first legally required steps toward joining the growing global movement to address gender inequality and promote equal opportunities in the workforce.

Japan Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Opening A Business In Japan

For those companies entering the Japanese market from abroad, it is essential to find a team providing one-stop support for everything, not only for setting up a company and visa-related consultation...

Japan Employment

LG

L&E Global

更新情報：Form I-9のリモートフレキシビリティ制度が2023年7月31日に終了／対面での審査を8月30日までに実施する必要－その理由は？

Japan Employment

DW

Dickinson Wright PLLC

Amendments To The Employment Act And The Practical Responses Required From Companies

Japan Employment

OA

One Asia Lawyers

‘Male Maternity Leave': New Flexible Childcare Leave For Employees In Japan

Japan Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

人事労務チーム：定年後再雇用における労働条件引き下げについて

Japan Employment

IG

Iwata Godo

人事労務チーム：管理監督者該当性について

Japan Employment

IG

Iwata Godo

従業員の20％以上を解雇する場合の隠れたコスト - 退職年金プランの部分的終了 | The Hidden Cost Of Terminating 20% Or More Of Your Employees – Partial Termination Of The Retirement Plan

Japan Employment

DW

Dickinson Wright PLLC

Employment And Labour Issues Arising From The Spread Of Coronavirus: A View From Japan

Japan Coronavirus

IL

Ius Laboris

Japan Legal Update Vol. 51 | January–February 2020

JD

Jones Day

Significant Changes To Japan's Labor Laws Will Take Effect In April 2019: Are You Prepared?

Japan Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Japan Legal Update | Vol. 40

Japan Employment

JD

Jones Day

Employment And Labour Issues Arising From The Spread Of Coronavirus: A View From Japan

The spread of Covid-19 is having a major impact on supply chains and all other aspects of business in Japan, and some organisations are being forced to put employees on leave or close their offices.

Japan Coronavirus

IL

Ius Laboris

Japan Legal Update Vol. 51 | January–February 2020

On April 1, 2020, the Act to Partially Amend the Civil Code ("Amendment") will come into effect, with some exceptions.

JD

Jones Day

Significant Changes To Japan's Labor Laws Will Take Effect In April 2019: Are You Prepared?

These amendments will become effective on April 1, 2019.

Japan Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Japan Legal Update | Vol. 40

On July 19, 2018, in a case in which the parties litigated whether payment of a so-called fixed overtime allowance is considered payment ...

Japan Employment

JD

Jones Day

Legislation For The Promotion Of Work Style Reform Enacted

Japan Employment

JD

Jones Day

Reigning In Overtime In Japan: Is It Finally Time?

In part due to recent tragic events in the media relating to 'Karoshi' - or death from overwork - there is an increased public and political interest in better understanding and managing Japanese...

Japan Employment

TG

TMF Group BV

Amendment To Child And Family Care Leave Act, Etc.

The amendment to the Act on the Welfare of Workers Who Take Care of Children or Other Family Members Including Child Care and Family Care Leave ("Act"), etc. was enacted on March 31, 2017.

Japan Employment

JD

Jones Day

Japan's Action Plan For The Realization Of Work Style Reform

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe recently held 10 meetings of the "Council for the Realization of Work Style Reform," to discuss reforms to Japan's labor law system with experts from both the management...

Japan Employment

JD

Jones Day

Japan's New Guidance On Working Time

The Guidelines build on existing working time regulations by strengthening definitions and clarifying what is required.

Japan Employment

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iGlobal Law

Japan Legal Update Vol. 23 | March 2017

Japan Employment

JD

Jones Day

Japan Legal Update Vol. 22 | February 2017

Japan Anti-trust

JD

Jones Day

Expected Labour Law Changes in Japan

Japan Employment

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iGlobal Law

Appointment Of Non-Japan Residents Only As Shokumu Shikkoshas Of Godo Kaisha

Japan Commercial

UP

Ushijima & Partners

Tokyo High Court Decision Recognizing A Breach Of A Company's Duty Of Care In Connection With The Occurrence Of An Employee's Depression Due To Overwork

Japan Employment

JD

Jones Day

Increasing Litigation Relating To Article 20 Of The Labor Contract Act

Japan Employment

JD

Jones Day

Japan Legal Update, Vol. 15 | June 2016

JD

Jones Day

Japan Legal Update, Vol. 14 | May 2016

Worldwide Employment

JD

Jones Day

Japan’s System Of Interlocking Shareholdings

WC

Whit Consulting, LLC

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