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On November 1, 2024, new legislation protecting freelancers from exploitation, the Act on Ensuring Proper Transactions Involving Specified Entrusted Business Operators (Act No. 25 of 2023), was coming into force. The…
Effective from April 1, 2024, companies that have adopted discretionary working systems are required to amend their labor-management agreements and secure employees’ consent to apply these systems. Under the new…
On April 12, 2022, a study group organized by the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (“MHLW”) published a report examining options for statutory severance in employment termination. The recommendation took nearly…
A non-compete agreement in an employment context usually refers to an agreement that prohibits an employee from working for another company doing similar (therefore competing) business during or for a specified time…
In response to the recent COVID-19 outbreak and the economic downturn triggered by it, many companies are dealing with adjustments in their workforces. For those who need to consider their options in their Japan…
The Japanese congress passed a “workstyle reform act” that amends a set of existing employment laws in July 2018. Primarily, this is to limit long working hours for employees and introduce more flexibility in their…
On July 7, 2017, Japan’s Supreme Court ruled in favor of a doctor seeking for payment of overtime wages in addition to his annual salary of ¥17 million. Japan’s employment law provides that employees working beyond 8…
It's been over a decade since Japan introduced labor tribunal proceedings in 2006. For those who are not familiar with them, labor tribunal proceedings are legal proceedings to resolve individual (i.e., not collective)…
Reflecting recent economic trends, over the last several months we have received several inquiries on how to implement reduction in force in Japanese workplaces. Below are frequently asked questions we have received…
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