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It is essential for employers operating in or entering the Japanese market to understand the rules around recruitment.

On 1 April 2025, several important amendments to Japan's legislation on childcare leave, caregiver leave, and related measures will come into effect, with other provisions taking effect on 1 October.

Workplace investigations in Japan involve navigating complex legal frameworks around misconduct, whistleblowing and performance management. How should employers balance fact-finding with privacy protection, due process requirements and the risk of unfair dismissal claims when handling sensitive workplace complaints?

2024年3月12日、政府は、育児休業、介護休業等育児又は家族介護を行う労働者の福祉に関する法律（以下、「育児・介護休業法」という。）お|

平成27 年9 月11 日、労働者派遣事業の適正な運営の確保及び派遣労働者の保護等に関する法律（いわゆる「労働者派遣法」）等の一部を改正す

A country known worldwide for its pressurised work environment and unspoken requirement for long hours, Japan has passed a work reform bill aimed at changing that reputation.

On March 30, 2023, the "Ministerial Ordinance Partially Amending the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act and the Act on Special Measures for Improvement of Working Hours...

For those companies entering the Japanese market from abroad, it is essential to find a team providing one-stop support for everything, not only for setting up a company and visa-related consultation...

Japan recently amended the Worker Dispatch Act, simplifying regulations governing temporary workers ("dispatch workers").

On March 30, 2023, the "Ministerial Ordinance Partially Amending the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act (the " Ordinance") and the Act on Special Measures...

These amendments will become effective on April 1, 2019.

CONVINUS publishes regular Global Mobility Alerts and seasonal newsletters covering international workforce mobility, immigration updates, and cross-border employment regulations.

In July 2016, the Market Abuse Regulation of the EU came into effect. MAR extends the scope of the Market Abuse Directive, the predecessor legislation which it replaces, . . .

平成27 年7 月30 日、経済産業省は、「外国公務員贈 賄防止指針」（以下「本指針」といいます。）

Discussion concerning the so called "social clause"1 took place under the GATT/WTO,2 and was finally settled in 1996 by the WTO Singapore Ministerial Declaration paragraph 4...

Since its enactment in 1991, Japan's Act on Childcare Leave, Caregiver Leave, and Other Measures for the Welfare of Workers Caring for Children or Other Family Members (the "Child and Family Care Leave Act") has been revised several times in line with changes in workers' work styles.

With effect from 11 November 2025, the eVISA system is now also available to foreign nationals residing in Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Macau, Mongolia and the Republic of Korea...