The Work Style Reform and revisions to the Industry Safety and Health Act (ISHA) has become effective since this April, enhancing functions, duties, and responsibilities of industrial physicians (company-designated medical doctors) in maintaining the health of employees and the labour management. The employer must designate at least one doctor at the working place with 50 … Continue reading “Rising Importance of Industrial Physicians (Company-Designated Medical Doctors)”
Author: Kaoru Kurata
Wage Regulations to Keep in Mind
Based on Article 24 of Labour Standards Act, wage must be paid in cash, in full amount and directly to the workers themselves. This excludes payment to parents or relatives. The important principles of the provisions of the Article are as follows: ① cash payments ② direct payments to the employees (to the bank accounts which … Continue reading “Wage Regulations to Keep in Mind”
Long-Term Personal Injury and Sickness Leave in Work Rules
The employer is required to pay cautious attention to the employees scheduled to take long-term personal injury or sickness leave. In addition, the employer is not legally required to provide days of long-term injury and sickness leave, whether the employee is paid or unpaid during the leave, since it is not statutory obligation on the … Continue reading “Long-Term Personal Injury and Sickness Leave in Work Rules”
Disciplinary Actions in Work Rules
Disciplinary action is one of the most important articles at employment rules. The purpose of disciplinary actions is to maintain the peaceful order of the workplace of the employer by establishing internal rules and regulations in order to run its business efficiently. Disciplinary actions should be conducted only when they are part of an employment … Continue reading “Disciplinary Actions in Work Rules”
Mission Impossible for Employers: Be Careful of SNS Impact on Recruitment and Employee Retention!
The difficulties in hiring and retention of human resources in recent years are serious. In the case of small- to medium-sized enterprises in particular, mid-career hiring of talented human resources and young people, regardless of whether they are Japanese companies or foreign-affiliated companies, is a kind of “Mission Impossible”. Under such circumstances, employers have to … Continue reading “Mission Impossible for Employers: Be Careful of SNS Impact on Recruitment and Employee Retention!”
How to Avoid Inefficiently Flexible Working Hours?
The Work Style Reform Law and associated revisions to labour law have come into effect since this April 1st. The comprehensive package of reform and revision in the law consists of 3 main pillars. The first is a legal cap on overtime working hours. The second is the implementation of “equal pay for equal work” … Continue reading “How to Avoid Inefficiently Flexible Working Hours?”