- 2025/11/21Exemption of male workers’ premium payment during childcare leave
- 2025/11/13Status check of dependents by the Japan Health Insurance Association (Association Kenpo)
- 2025/11/13Actuality of office administration - Foreign workers and the Rules of Employment 2
- 2025/11/13Actuality of office administration - Foreign workers and the Rules of Employment
- 2025/11/12Individual Number (“My Number”) Card and health insurance certificate
- 2025/11/10Annual campaign for eliminating excessive overwork starts in November
- 2025/11/10Actuality of office administration – Special exemption system for working parents
- 2025/11/10Actuality of office administration – The special exemption for working parents
- 2025/10/31Actions required after employees’ medical checkup
- 2025/10/31Education and Training Leave Benefit has been launched
- 2025/10/31Substantial hikes in regional minimum wages
- 2025/10/28Changes in dependents’ health insurance requirements
- 2025/10/21賃金台帳の備え付け義務とは(2025/9/4)
- 2025/10/21Obligation of keeping the wage ledger
- 2025/10/21Labor standards inspectors found back pay totaling 17 billion yen in FY2024
- 2025/10/21Pension system revision
- 2025/10/02Male workers’ childcare leave usage rate reached 40%
- 2025/09/04Appropriate use of “spot work” services
- 2025/09/04Career development promotion subsidy’s new course addresses the “1.3m yen income barrier"
- 2025/08/18Association Kenpo’s Health Insurance Eligibility Certificate
- 2025/08/18Workers' compensation claims relating to mental disorders exceed 1,000
- 2025/08/14Individual notification about childcare and nursing care support systems
- 2025/08/14Customer harassment and sexual harassment in recruitment activities
- 2025/08/12Important notes on the employment of high school students
- 2025/08/12Amended Childcare and Caregiver Leave Act implemented in Oct to support flexible work
- 2025/08/12Serious industrial accidents on the rise for four consecutive years
- 2025/07/24New criteria for university students to become dependent family of the Health Insurance
- 2025/07/24Amendment to Industrial Safety and Health Act and National Safety Week
- 2025/07/24Legal procedures after hiring new employees
- 2025/07/09Workers compensation for low back pain
- 2025/07/09Fiscal 2025 employment subsidies
- 2025/05/30Support for workers receiving fertility treatment
- 2025/05/30Government steps up effort to prevent harassment by customers
- 2025/05/27Companies are required to implement heatstroke prevention measures
- 2025/05/27Promotion of digital wage payment through fund transfer services
- 2025/05/20Revisions to the Career development subsidy program
- 2025/05/19The restriction period of the employment insurance basic allowance reduced from April 2025
- 2025/05/19Difference between the base wage for overtime allowances and minimum wages
- 2025/05/19Employment insurance premium rates and wages
- 2025/05/19Subsidy for reduced working hours for childcare
- 2025/05/01Health and long-term care insurance premium rates of the Japan Health Insurance Association
- 2025/05/01Key points to concluding the “36 Agreement”
- 2025/05/01Special exception to the pension calculation rules for workers raising children under three
- 2025/04/09Subsidy program for companies supporting child-raising workers expanded
- 2025/04/09Outline of the stress check system
- 2025/04/09Company workers' annual holidays are increasing
- 2025/04/09New subsidy for supporting workers on childcare leave started in April
- 2025/03/26About a third of companies set the mandatory retirement age at 65 or over
- 2025/03/26Amendments to the Childcare and Caregiver Leave Act implemented in April 2025
- 2025/03/26The rate of Continuous Employment Benefit for the Elderly to be lowered
- 2025/02/18Two annual income barriers relating to social insurance system
- 2025/02/18Issuance of retirement certificate via Myna Portal
- 2025/01/30Physician’s face-to-face health guidance for long-hour workers
- 2025/01/30Reissuance of health insurance eligibility certificate and eligibility information notice
- 2025/01/30Adopting and revising an action plan under the Next-Generation Act
- 2025/01/09Appropriate working hour management
- 2025/01/09Some workers are using bicycle for commuting or traveling during work. With accident risk involving
- 2025/01/09Tougher penalties for dangerous cyclists introduced
- 2025/01/09Annual campaign for eliminating excessive overwork starts in November
- 2025/01/09Benefit requirements for the subsidy for "Specified Job Applicants” revised in Oct 2024
- 2024/12/17FAQ about consecutive work and breaks
- 2024/11/26Ministry survey shows men and women are leaving jobs for different reasons
- 2024/11/26Measures required after employees’ physical checkup
- 2024/11/12The Japan Health Insurance Association’s dependents reconfirmation
- 2024/11/12Male workers' usage of childcare leave increased to 30.1%
- 2024/11/12FY2024 sees up to 84-yen regional minimum wage hikes
- 2024/11/12Companies are required to take measures to prevent death relating to overwork
- 2024/10/03Key points to issuing advance notice of dismissal without trouble
- 2024/10/03Labor Standards Inspection Offices recognizes 21,349 cases of unpaid wages in 2023
- 2024/09/19Companies boost employment of elderly workers
- 2024/09/12Minimum Wage Council proposes a 50-yen increase nationwide
- 2024/09/12Cases of consultation on workplace bullying or harassment renew record
- 2024/09/12Electronic filing becomes mandatory for some labor, safety and health applications
- 2024/09/12Benefits for supporting working couples with children to be established in April 2025
- 2024/08/29Government support for companies raising wages
- 2024/08/29Companies ramp up efforts to deal with “customer harassment”
- 2024/08/29Rules on the extension of childcare leave benefit period to be tightened from April 2025
- 2024/08/29Serious industrial accidents on the rise for three consecutive years
- 2024/08/29Accident compensation claims relating to mental disorder on the rise
- 2024/07/24Measures to prevent heatstroke in the workplace
- 2024/07/24Key points in establishing special leave system and “grandchildren leave”
- 2024/07/24Key points to the amendment to the Childcare and Caregiver Leave Act
- 2024/07/11Changes in the Employment Insurance Act
- 2024/06/24Changing the basic daily benefit under special enrollment of workers’ accident insurance
- 2024/06/24Subsidies related to employment management in 2024
- 2024/06/24Calculation of monthly work hours for the 36-Agreement
- 2024/06/24Telework allowances and base salary for the calculation of overtime wages
- 2024/06/05Roles of Labor Standards Inspection Office and collaboration with the Labor Bureau
- 2024/06/05Measures to prevent data breach by former employees
- 2024/06/05Status and issues relating to employment of disabled workers
- 2024/06/05Notice on 2024 Flat-amount Tax Cut
- 2024/06/052024 定額減税のお知らせ
- 2024/05/16Social insurance options after leaving a job – health insurance and pension
- 2024/05/16Growing need for the support of caregiving workers
- 2024/05/16Companies’ support programs for fertility treatment and government subsidies
- 2024/05/16Expansion of compulsory coverage of social insurance
- 2024/04/30Safety and health measures required in workplaces with 50 or more workers
- 2024/04/30Common violations discovered in Labor Standards Offices’ regular inspections
- 2024/04/30Changes in health insurance premiums in March
- 2024/04/08Premium rates of workers’ accident compensation insurance changed in April 2024
- 2024/04/08Wide-ranging changes in the Employment Insurance Act
- 2024/04/08Rules on explicit explanation of working conditions in recruiting
- 2024/03/06Amendments to the rules on disabled workers enforced in April 2024 or after
- 2024/03/06Employment rate of disabled workers by private companies reached a record 2.33%
- 2024/03/06Treatment of fractions in payrolls calculation
- 2024/03/0629.7% of companies have introduced a system to support employees to work until 70
- 2024/01/31Changes in the rule on explanation about conversion to a permanent contract in April 2024
- 2024/01/31Changes in discretionary work systems from April 1, 2024
- 2024/01/31Labor law amendments scheduled in the coming years
- 2024/01/12Career advancement subsidy program “regular employment course”
- 2024/01/12Key points in receiving injury and disease allowance after retirement
- 2024/01/12Allowance and subsidy programs against the “1.06-million-yen barrier”
- 2024/01/12Explicit statement of the upper limit to fix-term contract renewals
- 2024/01/12Annual paid leave usage rate exceeds 60% for the first time
- 2024/01/12Employers’ certificate for the qualification of dependent family
- 2024/01/12Strict management of flexible working hour system
- 2023/12/21Accurate management of flexible working hour system
- 2023/12/11Standard monthly remuneration change in the case hourly wage is revised during a month
- 2023/12/11Change in the rule on explicit explanation of working conditions
- 2023/12/11Public support for minimum wage increase
- 2023/12/11Government campaign for eliminating excessive overwork
- 2023/11/08FAQ about medical checkup
- 2023/11/08Japan Health Insurance Association’s reconfirmation of dependent status
- 2023/11/08Labor Ministry implements measures against income barriers for dependent family
- 2023/11/08Alcohol checker testing for occupational drivers required from December
- 2023/11/07Treatments of hourly paid leave and leave for sick/injured childcare
- 2023/10/12Record increase in minimum wages in 2023
- 2023/10/12Cases of unpaid wages
- 2023/09/21Social insurance premiums on long-service allowances
- 2023/09/21Identification of insurance coverage by “My Number” card and procedure at medical facilities
- 2023/09/21Ministry Council proposes the weighted nationwide average minimum hourly wage at 1,002 yen
- 2023/09/07Calculation method of overtime wages
- 2023/09/07Planned changes in the social insurance system based on “the Children’s Future Strategy”
- 2023/09/07Common violations found in the Labor Standards Inspection Office’s “regular inspections”
- 2023/09/07Insurance compensation applications for workers’ mental problems increasing
- 2023/08/09Changes in the rules on clear indication of labor conditions in April 2024
- 2023/08/09Government strategy for children’s future and impacts on businesses
- 2023/08/09Fatal and non-fatal injuries increasing to 20-year highs; 14th Industrial Accidents Prevention Plan
- 2023/08/09Employment of disabled workers through Hello Work back to pre-pandemic levels
- 2023/08/09Supporting employees recovering from illnesses to carry out job duties
- 2023/07/05Average use of annual paid leave – four out of ten workers take 50-75% of paid leave
- 2023/07/05Points to filing reports on the employment status of elderly and disabled workers
- 2023/07/05Key points to the compliance with the 36 Agreement
- 2023/07/05Direction of planned minimum wage increase
- 2023/07/05Amendments to the Act to Facilitate the Employment of Persons with Disabilities
- 2023/07/05Changes in the rules on explicit statement of employment conditions in April 2024
- 2023/07/05Increase in the mandatory employment rate of workers with disabilities
- 2023/05/23Childbirth allowance raised to 500,000 yen from April 2023
- 2023/05/23Electronic wage payment starts from April 2023
- 2023/05/23Actions required after workers’ health examinations
- 2023/04/10Premium rates of the Japan Health Insurance Association (Kyokai Kenpo) from March 2023
- 2023/04/10Notification of resignation and unused annual leave
- 2023/04/10Different requirements of labor management data disclosure depending on company sizes
- 2023/02/20Small firms will be required to pay for 60+ hours of overtime from April 2023
- 2023/02/08How to count regularly-employed workers correctly
- 2023/02/08FAQ about company obligation regarding annual paid leave
- 2023/02/08Benefit for post-childbirth paternity leave (“Sango papa ikukyu”)
- 2023/02/08Revision in the Japan Health Insurance Association application forms in Jan 2023
- 2023/02/08Use of the “My Number” card (individual number card) in unemployment recognition
- 2023/02/08Requirement of additional health checks for employees
- 2022/12/21Calculation of 80-percent attendance for annual paid leave
- 2022/12/21パートの厚生年金加入拡大について 2024年10月改正とその後
- 2022/12/21Social insurance enrollment of part-timers
- 2022/12/21Dependent family entitlement under Health Insurance Program
- 2022/12/21Taxation rules of “Absence Allowance” and “Absence Compensation” in the Labor Standards Act
- 2022/11/15Managing scheduled annual paid leave
- 2022/11/15Follow-ups after checkup; actions easily overlooked
- 2022/11/15Procedure for filing changes in the Work Rules
- 2022/10/18Changes in rules on social insurance exemption during childcare leave implemented in Oct 2022
- 2022/10/18October 2022 amendments to labor management systems requiring attention
- 2022/10/18A major hike in minimum wages of over 30 yen in fiscal 2022
- 2022/09/07Special measures to extend the payment period of coronavirus employment subsidies until September 20
- 2022/09/07Labor-Management Agreement to change the application deadline for post-childbirth paternity leave
- 2022/08/08Growing occupational accidents resulting in workers’ deaths or injuries requiring four or more days
- 2022/07/21Reports on worker’s death, illness or injuries
- 2022/07/01Key points of 2022 labor insurance annual renewal
- 2022/06/02Small firms required to pay 50% extra wages for 60+ hours of overtime from April 2023
- 2022/05/25育児休業 10月改正 「産後パパ育休制度(出生時育児休業)」とは
- 2022/05/25Changes in the childcare leave system in October 2022 (Paternity leave)
- 2022/05/17Expansion of the scope of part-timers eligible to social insurance
- 2022/04/13◆雇用保険 令和4年の改正
- 2022/04/13Amendment to the Employment Insurance Premium Rates in 2022
- 2022/03/31Key points of advance notice of dismissal to avoid trouble
- 2022/03/14Key points to the amendments in Childcare and Caregiver Leave Act in April 2022
- 2022/02/22Necessary procedure for submitting a revision of work rules
- 2022/02/22Key points to the labor management compliant with the “36 Agreement”
- 2022/02/04Amendments to labor and welfare laws slated for the coming years
- 2022/01/202022年 確定拠出年金(DC)についての改正事項
- 2022/01/20Amendments to the rules on the Defined Contribution Pensions in 2022
- 2021/12/16Companies are required to raise awareness on workplace harassment from 2022
- 2021/12/16Key points on the calculation of the payment period of accident and sickness benefits
- 2021/09/28Small firms will be required to take anti-harassment measures from 2022 April
- 2021/09/16Law amendments to encourage working fathers to take childcare leave
- 2021/09/16Employment insurance application simplified
- 2021/09/16More working fathers are taking childcare leave
- 2021/09/16Law amendments from 2022
- 2021/09/162022年以降の改正
- 2021/07/12Statutory work hours and holidays
- 2021/03/11Changes in insurance premium rates of the Japan Health Insurance Association (JHIA)
- 2021/03/09Important points on hiring fixed-term employees and renewing or terminating their contracts
- 2021/02/26“My Number” Card can be used as health insurance certificate from March 2021
- 2021/02/26Extensions of the novel coronavirus employment subsidies
- 2021/01/21Changes in the Overtime Agreement Form in April 2021
- 2021/01/212021年4月 時間外協定書の様式が変更となります。
- 2021/01/21Amendments to the Act on Stabilization of Employment of Elderly Persons will be enforced in April 20
- 2021/01/212021年4月 改正高齢者雇用安定法が4月から施行されます。
- 2021/01/21Special coronavirus measure regarding job applicant benefits
- 2021/01/21雇用保険受給資格者の皆様及びこれから手続きされる皆様へ〜新型コロナウイルス感染症に伴う雇用保険求職者給付の特例について〜
- 2021/01/21Amendment to the employment insurance system
- 2021/01/212020年 雇用保険改正事項
- 2020/09/03Changes to the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act
- 2020/09/032020年9月1日 労働者災害補償保険法改正
- 2020/07/22Upcoming law amendments
- 2020/06/04Revision to the employee pension program
- 2020/06/04年金等級上限改定
- 2020/02/25Domestic residency required for dependents’ health insurance starting April 2020
- 2020/02/25Abolishment of the exemption of employment insurance payment in April 2020
- 2020/01/282020年 時間外協定書届出の変更について
- 2020/01/282020年4月以降に身元保証書を取る上での注意点
- 2020/01/28Notes on the Change in the Letter of Guarantee (Guarantor Contract) in April 2020
- 2020/01/28Changes in Overtime Work Agreement in 2020
- 2017/03/07社会保険労務士法人へ移行のお知らせ
- 2016/05/31The Annual Renewal of Labor Insurance
- 2016/05/31まもなく労働保険料の年度更新手続きです
- 2016/05/20Major Points of Revisions of the Employment Insurance Law in 2017
- 2016/03/25Summary of 2016 Legal Revisions of Social Insurance and Labor Insurance Programs
- 2016/03/252016年3月以降改正概要 2016.03.29
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- 2025/11/21Exemption of male workers’ premium payment during childcare leave
- 2025/11/13Status check of dependents by the Japan Health Insurance Association (Association Kenpo)
- 2025/11/13Actuality of office administration - Foreign workers and the Rules of Employment 2
- 2025/11/13Actuality of office administration - Foreign workers and the Rules of Employment
- 2025/11/12Individual Number (“My Number”) Card and health insurance certificate
- 2025/11/10Annual campaign for eliminating excessive overwork starts in November
- 2025/11/10Actuality of office administration – Special exemption system for working parents
- 2025/11/10Actuality of office administration – The special exemption for working parents
- 2025/10/31Actions required after employees’ medical checkup
- 2025/10/31Education and Training Leave Benefit has been launched
- 2025/10/31Substantial hikes in regional minimum wages
- 2025/10/28Changes in dependents’ health insurance requirements
- 2025/10/21賃金台帳の備え付け義務とは(2025/9/4)
- 2025/10/21Obligation of keeping the wage ledger
- 2025/10/21Labor standards inspectors found back pay totaling 17 billion yen in FY2024
- 2025/10/21Pension system revision
- 2025/10/02Male workers’ childcare leave usage rate reached 40%
- 2025/09/04Appropriate use of “spot work” services
- 2025/09/04Career development promotion subsidy’s new course addresses the “1.3m yen income barrier"
- 2025/08/18Association Kenpo’s Health Insurance Eligibility Certificate
- 2025/08/18Workers' compensation claims relating to mental disorders exceed 1,000
- 2025/08/14Individual notification about childcare and nursing care support systems
- 2025/08/14Customer harassment and sexual harassment in recruitment activities
- 2025/08/12Important notes on the employment of high school students
- 2025/08/12Amended Childcare and Caregiver Leave Act implemented in Oct to support flexible work
- 2025/08/12Serious industrial accidents on the rise for four consecutive years
- 2025/07/24New criteria for university students to become dependent family of the Health Insurance
- 2025/07/24Amendment to Industrial Safety and Health Act and National Safety Week
- 2025/07/24Legal procedures after hiring new employees
- 2025/07/09Workers compensation for low back pain












