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		<title>When can you fight a job transfer?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 15:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masako Suzuki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A foreign reader writes: &#8220;My husband is working for a company that has branches in Shinagawa, Narita and Ibaraki. He used to work at the Shinagawa branch, and then he was forced to move to the Narita branch. &#8220;The owner of the company only gave us two weeks&#8217; notice to move to Narita. I lost [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three steps to judging whether a disciplinary measure is legal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masako Suzuki</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[An English teacher writes: &#8220;Recently, my company placed me on a three-month suspension from work, until five days before my fixed-period employment contract expires. As I am still employed, I cannot claim unemployment benefits, and this lengthy period makes it almost financially prohibitive to remain in Japan. &#8220;This year, my 10th at the company, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Name on deeds shouldn&#8217;t affect divorce asset split</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masako Suzuki</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Mr. A writes: &#8220;I&#8217;m a foreigner who has been married to a Japanese for more than 20 years. We bought a house in her name a few years ago, with a loan that&#8217;s due after 30 years. Every month I pay half of the monthly installment. &#8220;My question is, as our house is actually in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Firms have few grounds to refuse staff paid leave</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryoko Minagawa  and Masako Suzuki</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Reader KA writes: &#8220;In a recent Lifelines column (&#8220;All employees in Japan are entitled to paid leave, period,&#8221; Dec. 13) it was stated that all employees have the legal right to take paid vacation providing they meet certain basic criteria. Whilst that is legally correct, employers can often prevent paid holidays from being taken, stating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All employees in Japan are entitled to paid leave, period</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masako Suzuki</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Reader A is employed by an agency and has been dispatched to a food processing company. The agency explained to A that she was not entitled to paid leave. However, other people directly employed by the food processing company enjoy 10 to 15 days paid holiday, and A has recently learned that those dispatched by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unfair dismissal: the legal options</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masako Suzuki</dc:creator>
		
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