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Japan’s Workstyle Reform Act – What Is the Compliance Deadline for Your Organization?

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To tackle the karoshi (“death by overwork”) problem, Japan enacted the Workstyle Reform Act in June 2018. The Act requires employers to implement specific measures to limit employees’ working hours and create a healthier and...more

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

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Japan is known as a country that prizes and exemplifies hard work. While there are significant benefits to this worth ethic, excessive work habits create problems for the country as well. ...more

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Japan Legal Update - Volume 40 | September 2018

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Supreme Court Decides Whether a Fixed Overtime Allowance is Considered Statutory Overtime Wages - On July 19, 2018, in a case in which the parties litigated whether payment of a so-called fixed overtime allowance is...more

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Japan Enacts Work Style Reform Law

In Japan, reforms over the years of its labor laws, which have been largely premised on a system of lifetime employment and time based wages, have remained minor and labor related issues such as low productivity, depressed...more

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Littler Global Guide - Japan - Q2 2018

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Work Style Reform Legislation Has Been Passed - New Legislation Enacted - On July 6, 2018, various amendments to the employment laws were enacted to reform work style and will become effective gradually (some provisions...more

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Japan Enacts New Overtime Rules To Prevent Death From Overwork

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In response to increasing media reports of “karoshi” (employee death due to overwork), Japan has made some major changes to its Labor Standards Act of 1947. Under a recent amendment to the Act, which goes into effect for...more

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Japan Legal Update - Volume 28 | July 2017

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Labor - Japanese Supreme Court Decision on Overtime Payments to Doctors - In a court case in which a doctor employed by a health care corporation sought extra pay for overtime and late-night work (collectively, "overtime"),...more

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Littler Global Guide - Japan - Q1 2017

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Amendment of Act Expands the Benefit of Employees with Child or Family Member who Needs Care - Enacted Legislation - The revision of Act on Child Care Leave and Family Care Leave, which becomes effective on January...more

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Japan Legal Update - Volume 24 | April 2017

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Labor - 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...more

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