Japan Labor Bulletin 2003 Vol.42

No.1, January (PDF:180KB)

• General Survey
  Two-thirds of Working Women Leave Job upon Birth of First Baby
• Working Conditions & the Labor Market
  Only Half of Granted Paid Holidays Actually Taken
• Human Resource Management
  Majority of Firms Agree Legal Protection Needed for Whistle-blowers
• International Relations
  Number of Full-time Employees at Foreign-Affiliated Firms Tops One Million
• Public Policy
  Most Individual Labor Dispute Cases Close within Three Months
• Special Topic
  Impact of Labor Shedding on Stock Prices 6 JIL News and Information JIL Seminar: Trends and Case Studies in Wages and Personnel Evaluation Systems in Foreign-affiliated Companies (Part 2)
• Publications

No.2, February (PDF:83KB)

• Working Conditions & the Labor Market
  More Cases Recognized as Karoshi-related following Legal Revisions
  Unpaid Overtime Becomes a Serious Problem
  Mismatch between Supply and Demand for Those Who Work from Home
• Public Policy
  Nurseries for Pre-school Children Filled Beyond Capacity
  Names of Firms Not Meeting Hiring Requirements for Disabled to Be Published
• Special Topic
  Dangers Facing Businessmen in Their 20s and 30s Who Work for Large Companies
• JIL News and Information
  Briefing on Labor Issues: The Current Situation of Corporate Pension Schemes
  and Their Future

No.3, March (PDF:149KB)

• Working Conditions & the Labor Market
  Half of Unemployed Stay Jobless for Six Months or Longer: Follow-up Survey
  Average Wages Rise Slowly
• Human Resource Management
  Labor Cuts and the Growth of the Outplacement Industry
• Labor-Management Relations
  Unionization Rate Drops to Record Low 20.2 Percent
• International Relations
  Number of Overseas Workers Hits Record High
• Special Topic
  The Current State of "Career Counseling" in Japan
• JIL News and Information
  Visit JIL's Labor Information in Japan Website
• Publications

No.4, April (PDF:93KB)

• Working Conditions & the Labor Market
  2002 Unemployment Rate Hits Record High 5.4 Percent: Labor Force Surveys
  Worker-dispatching Industry Expands
  Unpaid Overtime Laid Bare at One-fifth of Establishments
• Public Policy
  Government Promotes Start-ups to Create New Jobs
  PESOs Strengthen Their Labor-matching Role
• Special Topic
  Use of On-site Contract Workers in the Manufacturing Sector and Revision of the Worker-dispatching Law
• JIL News and Information
  The 10th JIL Labor Policy Forum: Accepting Foreign Workers

No.5, May (PDF:101KB)

• General Survey
  Average New Business Start-up Creates 4.2 Jobs
• Labor-Management Relations
  Revised Commercial Code Introduces U.S.-style Corporate Governance
  Rengo Moves toward Organizing Community Unions
  Spring Labor-Management Wage Talks Reach a Turning Point
• Public Policy
  Number of Labor-related Lawsuits Hits Record High 2,321
• Special Topic
  Changes in the Spring Wage Offensive and the Future of the Wage Determination System in Japanese Firms

No.6, June (PDF:111KB)

• General Survey
  Half of Those Who Are Homeless* Want to Work
• Working Conditions and the Labor Market
  Scheduled Cash Earnings Fall for the First Time: Government Survey
  Almost Half of All Disabled Have Jobs
• International Relations
  Hellowork Offices for Foreign Workers Open in Tokyo and Osaka
• Public Policy
  New Social Security System Squeezes Household Budgets
• Special Topic
  The Situation Part-time Workers Face and Future Tasks: An Analysis Focusing on Case Studies
• JIL News and Information
  Briefing on Labor Issues: Globalizing the Social Security System, Internationalizing Pensions

No.7, July (PDF:105KB)

• Working Conditions & the Labor Market
  Majority of Home Helpers Dissatisfied with Low Social Status
  Fiscal 2002 Saw the Largest Percentage Drop in Cash Earnings and Number of Permanent Employees
• Public Policy
  Court Rules That Remuneration for Inventions Can Exceed Company Guidelines Revised Employment Insurance Law Enacted
  Increasing Number of Individual Labor Disputes Reflects Gloomy Economic Situation
• Special Topic
  Legal Problems Surrounding the Practice of Farming Out: The Nippon Steel Corporation Case
• Opinion
  A Review of the 2003 Shunto from Labor and Management
• Publications

No.8, August (PDF:503KB)

• General Survey
  People Find Themselves Unemployed for Increasingly Longer Periods: Labour Force Survey
• Human Resource Management
  Researchers Receive Inadequate Treatment
• Public Policy
  Revised Worker Dispatching Law Passed
  Number of Children Continues to Decrease: Measures to Support Child-rearing
  Employment Measures for Youth
• Special Topic
  Globalization of Production Activities, Changes in Production Technology, Technological Innovation and Employment
• Publications

Last issue No.9, September (PDF:560KB)

• General Survey
  Female Employment and Corporate Performance: Report on Gender Equality
• Human Resources Management
  Firms Reduce Opportunities for Off-the-Job Training
  One-Quarter of Large Firms Call for Voluntary Retirement: Ministry Survey
  
• Public Policy
  Revised Labour Standards Law Enacted
  New Law to Support Employment of Single Mothers
• Special Topic
  Changes in White-Collar Employment from the Employee's Perspective 8 Feature
  The 2003 White Paper on the Labour Economy: A Summary of the Analysis 15 Index of Contents 2003

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