32 docs tagged with "labor-law"

Japan bonus system explained: summer and winter shoyo timing, typical 1 to 3 months each, contract wording, and budgeting for mid-career hires.

Can You Freelance on Your Visa? Maps each status of residence to freelance permission, scope limits, permits, and renewal evidence in Japan.

Japanese dismissal law voids firings without objectively reasonable grounds. Learn the Article 16 test, the four-condition layoff rule, notice pay and remedies.

Employer dispute in Japan? Climb the ladder: internal talks, Labor Bureau, Labor Tribunal, union bargaining, then court. Steps, timelines, and help lines.

Final pay in Japan explained: last salary timing, bonus rules, unused leave buyout, and the employment certificate and insurance documents to collect at exit.

Fixed-term vs permanent contracts in Japan explained: the 5-year conversion right, timing, post-conversion terms, avoidance rulings, and exceptions.

Workplace harassment in Japan: pawahara, sekuhara, matahara definitions, typical patterns, and internal vs Labor Bureau reporting paths explained.

Hiring your first employee in Japan triggers labor-insurance, social-insurance, and notice duties. This guide maps each office, document, and deadline.

Hoterasu (Japan Legal Support Center) explained: free consultations, means-tested representation loans, eligibility thresholds, and the multilingual line.

Japan offer letters run from naitei to contract to work rules. Learn the statutory notice, the shugyo kisoku, and what to read before signing.

Labor union Japan explained: how enterprise unions work, why they weakened since the 1990s, and how local unions admit any individual member.

Maternity, paternity, and childcare leave in Japan explained: pre-birth rest, ikukyu to age one, 67 percent then 50 percent pay, and how fathers share leave.

Japan minimum wage explained: Tokyo and prefectural rates, industry minimums, the five wage-payment rules, and what to do when wages go unpaid.

Japan overtime rules center on the 36-agreement: statutory hours, 45h and 360h caps, premium pay rates, and how to spot unpaid service overtime.

Japan paid leave explained: how statutory yukyu days accrue by tenure, carryover limits, the 5-day rule, and requesting leave in real workplaces.

Japan probation period explained: 3 to 6 month shiyo kikan norms, dismissal limits under labor law, and what new hires should check before signing.

A Japanese employment contract pairs with a labor-condition notice and work rules; here's the structure, and the clauses worth a second read before signing.

Resign a job in Japan with the 14-day Civil Code rule, the 1-month contract norm, hold-up patterns, and resignation-agency options, all sourced.

Service overtime and karoshi explain Japan unpaid overtime rules, 2019 overtime caps, and the Labor Bureau path. Learn what is illegal and how to respond.

Side business while employed in Japan means three checks: contract clause, visa permission, and tax filing. MHLW, NTA, and ISA rules explained for employees.

Japan's Skilled Labor visa for chefs, pilots, trainers, and artisans: the 10-year rule, the Thai-chef exception, documents, and renewal killers.

Japan's Specified Skilled Worker visa explained: SSW Type 1 vs Type 2, the covered sectors, entry tests, renewal rules, and the TITP conversion path.

Japan's Technical Intern Training Program: phases, supervision, documented abuses, the 2027 Training and Employment successor, and the SSW path.

Tenshoku procedure explained: secure the offer first, resign with proper notice, use paid leave, hand over work, collect exit papers, and start clean.

Japan visa unemployment risk explained: the 3-month revocation flag, the 1 to 2 month job-search buffer, and practical gap strategies that protect renewal.

Freelance or employee in Japan is decided by substance, not the contract title. Learn the indicators, sham-contracting risks, and retroactive consequences.

Labor Bureau Japan explained: what the Rodo Kijun Kantokusho enforces, how to file a complaint, what it can compel, and where civil disputes go instead.

Labor tribunal Japan guide: rodo-shinpan eligibility, three-session procedure, panel, costs, timelines, and what happens if either side objects.

Japan labor law overview: what the Labor Standards Act, Labor Contracts Act, and Worker Dispatch Act each cover, plus when to reference which.

A transfer-anywhere clause lets a Japanese employer relocate you; here is how tenkin orders work, when tanshin funin follows, and when refusal can stand.

Unemployment benefits in Japan pay 50 to 80 percent of prior wages for 90 to 330 days. Learn eligibility, Hello Work steps, waiting rules, and visa notes.

Working-hours records decide wage-theft claims in Japan. Learn employer record duties, employee evidence, burden of proof, and the Labor Bureau claim path.