HR System Reforms

A number of issues that cannot be handled by traditional HR systems have recently arisen. These include an enormous increase in working from home triggered by the coronavirus, increasing engagement in side-jobs and concurrent positions, government promotion of work style reform, equal pay for equal work issues, the introduction of job descriptions and using HR system reform as a means of attracting and retaining talent. Atsumi & Sakai provides a broad range of advice and support related to HR system reforms in Japan, and can also assist on compliance with foreign laws when introducing a unified global HR system to a group of companies including entities both in Japan and overseas through our overseas offices and correspondent law firms.

 

 

Related Publications

• "Noteworthy Supreme Court Decisions regarding Equal Pay for Equal Work and Practical Measures – Approach to Differences in Treatment of Regular and Non-regular Workers Revealed by Five Notable Decisions of the Supreme Court in relation to Article 20 of the Former Labor Contracts Act," ROSEI JIHO No. 4007 (January 8/22, 2021)
• "The Legal 500 Comparative Guides - Employee Incentives 2nd Edition," Japan Chapter, Legalease Ltd (2020.2) [Co-author]
• "Interpretation and Practical Measures for Handling Equal Pay for Equal Work - Points for Balanced and Equal Treatment as Understood from Laws and Regulations, Circulars, Guidelines, and Court Decisions," ROSEI JIHO No.3978 (2019)
• "Profit Shifting among Companies and Tax Imposition," Jurist May 2020 issue (No. 1545) (2020)
• "Future Working Conditions Drawn from the Supreme Court Cases (Hamakyorex Case/Nagasawa-Unyu Case) and the Part-time and Fixed-term Workers Act - Summary of Issues for Eliminating Unreasonable Differences in Working Conditions between Regular Workers and Non-regular Workers,"  ROSEI JIHO No.3962 (2018)

Related Seminars

• "Legal Regulations and Practical Response to Equal Pay for Equal Work," hosted by the Business Research Institute, July 25, 2019 and October 18, 2019
• "Law and Practice Pertaining to Equal Pay for Equal Work – Lawyer and Consultant Jointly Explain Legal Interpretation and System Design Practices," hosted by Roumugyousei Co., Ltd., July 16, 2019
• "How should Companies Deal with the Equal Labor, Equal Pay principle?,” at the "2018 Chubu Productivity Meeting “No waiting! Promotion of Working Style Reforms and Diversity of Human Resources"," September 12, 2018, hosted by the General Incorporation Foundation of Chubu Productivity Headquarters and Chubu Regional Labor Union Productivity Council

 

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