Labor and Employment Compliance
Violation of labor and employment laws by an employer in Japan can give rise to significant liabilities, both reputational and financial. Employers and their officers and employees can be subject to criminal penalties for violation of those laws. Authorities such as the Labor Bureaus and Labor Standards Inspection Offices have the authority to monitor employers’ compliance with labor and employment laws, and can issue instructions for corrective action and disclose the name of a company violating those laws. For this reason, even when reviewing a single labor contract or employee handbook, extreme caution is necessary to ensure that no violations of laws exist. Such advice cannot be given without correct understanding of the laws, as well as numerous administrative circulars issued by the authorities and court precedents showing how the laws should be interpreted. Atsumi & Sakai has vast experience in the field of labor and employment laws and provides advice and assistance to multinational client companies so that they can do business in Japan while complying with Japanese laws.
Related Publications
- Compliance and Guidance on Labor Flows and Checks, SHINNIPPON-HOKI PUBLISHING CO., LTD (2014-2021) [Co-author]
- Guidance on Female Employment Practices, SHINNIPPON-HOKI PUBLISHING CO., LTD (2008-2021) [Co-author]
- "COVID-19: Back to Work – Special Report," Japan Chapter, L&E Global (2020.7)
- "Practical Legal Lessons (60) - Parental Leave," ROSEI JIHO No.3994 (2020)
- New Practical Advice on Labor Law, New Edition, Third Edition, edited by The Institute of Labour Administration, ROUMUGYOUSEI Co.,Ltd (2020) [Co-author]
Related Seminars
- "Practical Basics of Labor Law," hosted by the Business Research Institute, May 19, 2021
- Speaker at the webinar entitled "Your essential workforce law update in Asia Pacific!," hosted by L&E Global, April 20, 2020
- "Urgent Response Required! "Contents of Upper Limits of Long-Working Hours and the Impact on Corporate Practices" – Comments by a Lawyer Familiar with HR Affairs in relation to the Expected Legal Reforms to be Established by an Extraordinary Diet Session," hosted by Roumugyousei Co., Ltd., December 11, 2017