Japan

New and updated

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  International

  Japan: Pay and benefits

  Updated to reflect changes to minimum wage rates, effective from October 2023. 

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  International

  Japan: Updates - key employment law developments

  Updated to include information on additional requirements for the introduction and continuation of discretionary working time arrangements.

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  International

  Japan: Employee rights

  Updated to include additional information on fixed-term workers. 

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  International

  Japan: Equal opportunities

  An employment law guide to equal opportunities in Japan, including sex, age and disability discrimination and discrimination on grounds of nationality, creed or social status, exemptions, harassment and sexual harassment, victimisation, positive action, and remedies and penalties.

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  International

  Japan: Contracts of employment

  Updated to include additional information on fixed-term contracts. 

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  International

  Japan: Health and safety

  Updated to include information on a benefit payable to employees who are absent from work owing to the after-effects of coronavirus (COVID-19).

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  International

  Japan: Termination of employment

  Updated to include information on measures that employers should take to secure employment opportunities for employees aged 65 to 70.

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  International

  Japan: Recruitment and selection

  Updated to reflect the requirement for employers to publish the percentage of mid-career hires, effective 1 April 2021.

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  International

  Japan: Useful online resources

  Enhanced to include information on official data services.

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  International

  Japan: Useful contacts - legal service providers

  Information on legal service providers for Japan employment law.