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EMPLOYEES

EDITORIALS
Oct 12, 2016
The government's 'karoshi' report
The Abe administration must ensure that a new regulation on overtime work will be effective enough to protect the health of company workers.
JAPAN
Dec 30, 2015
Labor specialist suspended for online post on ways to depress workers
A certified legal specialist on labor and social security matters has been suspended from a professional association in Aichi Prefecture after posting tips online about ways to make employees suffer depression.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2015
Keidanren to rethink timing of annual student recruitment drive
Keidanren plans to revamp its rules on how member firms can conduct recruitment campaigns for university students, sources said. The shake-up comes after some small companies and students complained about a change that came into play this year.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 2, 2015
None of 21.5 million U.S. federal ranks hit by data hack has been informed, officials admit
The U.S. government has not yet notified any of the 21.5 million federal employees and contractors whose security clearance data was hacked more than three months ago, officials acknowledged on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 31, 2015
Employees sue moving firm Hikkoshisha over mandatory damage reimbursement
A group of current and former workers at mover Hikkoshisha Co. file a lawsuit seeking some u00a570 million in compensation for lost wages that were used to reimburse customers when goods were damaged in transit.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 14, 2014
Nursing firm withheld funds from Filipino workers
A Japanese nursing care service provider that obliged Filipino employees to absolve the company of any responsibility for their deaths also illegally withheld some of their monthly salaries, sources said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 3, 2013
Tepco expects 1,700 to quit by March
Tepco anticipates that the number of employees taking voluntary retirement since the 2011 start of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear crisis will reach an unusually high 1,700 by the end of next March.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2013
Firms send new hires out to gain street smarts
An increasing number of Japanese companies are introducing practical experience-based training programs for new employees to boost their confidence.

Longform

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