Japan

New and updated

• Japan: Pay and benefits

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  International

  Updated to include additional information on the average level of premium under the Employees' Health Insurance scheme.

• Japan: Employee rights

  Type:

  International

  Updated to include additional information on overtime rules applicable to small and medium-sized businesses.

• Japan: Useful information - key future employment law developments

  Type:

  International

  A brief summary of significant developments that will impact on employment law in Japan.

• Japan: Health and safety

  Type:

  International

  Updated to include information on employers’ obligations relating to industrial physicians, effective from 1 April 2019.

• Japan: Recruitment and selection

  Type:

  International

  Updated to reflect additional requirements during the recruitment process, effective 1 January 2018 and changes to the employment quota, effective 1 April 2018.

• Japan: Useful resources - legal service providers

  Type:

  International

  Information on legal service providers for Japan employment law.

• Japan: Equal opportunities

  Type:

  International

  Updated to include information on harassment relating to pregnancy, childbirth, childcare leave and family care leave.

• Japan: Industrial relations

  Type:

  International

  An employment law guide to industrial relations in Japan, including trade unions, collective bargaining and agreements, labour-management agreements, informing and consulting employees, and industrial action.

• Japan: Termination of employment

  Type:

  International

  An employment law guide to termination of employment in Japan, including notice periods, summary dismissal, dismissal on grounds of performance or capacity, disciplinary dismissal, dismissal prohibitions, redundancy, retirement, severance payments, certificates of employment and contesting dismissals.

• Japan: Useful resources - online employment law information

  Type:

  International

  Useful online resources on employment law in Japan.