Useful webpages: the Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare kosei rodo sho pages: http://www.mhlw.go.jp/ The fo […]
Read more...カテゴリー: Japanese Labour Standards Law
14 Assistance
When you work in Japan, you are protected by the Labour Standards Law. It is wise to have a general understand […]
Read more...13 Employment termination certificate document
When any worker terminates their employment, they can demand a termination certificate taihsokuji shoumeishoru […]
Read more...12 Working hours
The term “working hours” in the Labour Standards Law applies to actual working hours excluding work breaks. Th […]
Read more...11 Annual leave
In Japan, there is a system of paid annual leave. After 6 months from the date a worker is employed, they are […]
Read more...10 Termination by discharge
In the case of foreign national workers, the type of residential qualification (working visa) determines the p […]
Read more...9 Work rules and the employment contract
In the Japanese Labour Standards Law, work rules shuugyo kisoku are legally enforceable. Any business that has […]
Read more...8 Working conditions in the employment contract
An employer’s obligation to disclose the formal working conditions to an employee when forming an employment c […]
Read more...7 Visas and the Employment contract
Before a foreign national can receive a residential qualification (working visa), the employment conditions mu […]
Read more...6 Average wage
Japanese Labour Standards Law uses the concept of the average wage for a range of purposes. For payments such […]
Read more...5 Wage by law – inclusions and exclusions
The wage, under the Labour Standards Law, is broadly defined. The wage does not only include the payment calle […]
Read more...4 A Worker as defined by the Labour Standards Law
A worker, as defined by the Labour Standards Law, is anybody regardless of their occupation who is employed by […]
Read more...3 Prohibition of enforced labour
In Japan, enforced labour is illegal. Enforced labour includes deprivation of freedom physically or mentally b […]
Read more...2 Equality principle as per the Labour Standard Law
The Japanese Labour Standards Law states that there should be no discrimination in the working conditions such […]
Read more...1 Working conditions and the employment contract
When a foreign national is employed in Japan, they usually form a working contract with their employer. The co […]
Read more...A Guide to the Japanese Labour Standards Law for Foreign Nationals
A Guide to the Japanese Labour Standards Law for Foreign Nationals Revised date: 31/May/2017 In Japan, the Lab […]
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