The JIL Labor Flash Back Issues

The following is an e-mail jornal that was issued in the former organization (The Japan Institute of Labour) in August 2001 to September 2003 .

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.50 September 16, 2003

-Results of the 2003 spring joint labor negotiations and corporate moves pertaining to periodic pay raises-...etc

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.49 September 01, 2003

-Prospects for the LDP presidential election, dissolution of the Lower House and the general election-...etc

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.48 August 15, 2003

-Things that changed and things that did not change, as revealed in the proposal and issues raised in the FY2003 White Paper on Health and Welfare and FY2002 Basic Survey on Employment Management of Woman-...etc

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.47 August 01, 2003

-Revised Labor Standards Law enacted-...etc

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.46 July 15, 2003

-External evaluation committee issues critical assessments and warnings to Rengo activities-...etc

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.45 July 01, 2003

-What small- to medium-scale businesses look for in metropolitan governments' labor administrations-...etc

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.44 June 16, 2003

-Study under way to legalize the protection of corporate whistle-blowers-...etc

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.43 June 02, 2003

-Reform of the public service personnel system and basic labor rights-...etc

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.42 May 15, 2003

-Revised Employment Insurance Law is enacted-...etc

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.41 May 01, 2003

-The M-shaped distribution of working women becoming smoother-...etc

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.40 April 15, 2003

-Welfare sectors that people regard as being important-...etc

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.39 April 01, 2003

-Crucial stages of 2003 spring joint labor negotiations now over-...etc

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.38 March 17, 2003

-Today's Japanese teenagers are pessimistic and introverted-...etc

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.37 March 03, 2003

-More and more companies reexamine their annual wage increase system-...etc

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.36 February 17, 2003

-First-ever arrest of an executive suspected of not paying for overtime work-...etc

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.35 February 03, 2003

-Rengo President speaks for first time at Liberal Democratic Party convention-...etc

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.34 January 17, 2003

-2003 Spring Joint Labor Negotiations get under way-...etc

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.33 December 16, 2002

-Looking back on the past year-...etc

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.32 December 02, 2002

-Japan's reputation as a "safe" country under threat-...etc

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.31 November 15, 2002

-"Justifiable cause required"--A proposal to introduce legislation designed to clarify and stipulate the rules and regulations by which companies may dismiss their employees-...etc

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.30 November 01, 2002

-The Japanese children of today-...etc

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.29 October 15, 2002

-Actual status of the rapidly increasing number of part-time workers-...etc

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.28 October 01, 2002

-Corporate activities and results of the settlement of FY2002 spring joint labor negotiations-...etc

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.27 September 17, 2002

-Mental illness continues to rise in the workplace-...etc

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.26 September 02, 2002

-The National Personnel Authority recommends for the first time a cut in monthly salaries of national public employees-...etc

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.25 August 15, 2002

-Minimum wage of this fiscal year and overview of Japan's minimum wages-...etc

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.24 August 01, 2002

-Raising of employment insurance premiums again and their problems-...etc

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.23 July 15, 2002

-The Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo) to abandon making unified pay raise demands in future spring joint labor negotiations-...etc

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.22 July 1, 2002

-Over 30% of future labor union leaders would prefer not to become labor union officials-...etc

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.21 June 17, 2002

-Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren) inaugurated-

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.20 June 03, 2002

-Moves afoot to adopt wage-determining methods based on type of occupation-

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.19 May 15, 2002

-Five-Day School Week Begins at Public Schools-

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.18 May 1, 2002

-The fate of the Koizumi Administration-

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.17 April 15, 2002

-Women's work patterns and the M-shaped curver-

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.16 April 1, 2002

-Summary: Spring labor offensive of 2002 sees dramatic changes-

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.15 March 15, 2002

-Japan no longer a major exporter-

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.14 March 1, 2002

-Prime Minister Koizumi Delivers Administrative Policy Speech-

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.13 February 15, 2002

-Characteristics of Unemployment-

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.12 February 1, 2002

-Japan's Population to Begin Decreasing Sooner-

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.11 January 17, 2002

-Work Sharing, the First Important Labor Topic of 2002-

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.10 December 17, 2001

-Japan Over the Past Six Months--Editorial Postscript-...etc

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.9 December 3, 2001

-Rules Governing Employee Dismissals-...etc

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.8 November 15, 2001

-Worst-Ever Unemployment Rate and Introduction of Work Sharing Programs-...etc

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.7 November 1, 2001

-Strategic Personnel Management Activities Undertaken by Japanese Firms-...etc

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.6 October 15, 2001

-Questions Raised by the 2001 Annual Report on Health and Welfare-...etc

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.5 October 1, .2001

-First Labor Assemblies by Industry of the New Century Come to a Close-...etc

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.4 September 17, 2001

-Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate Reaches the 5.0% Mark in July-...etc

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.3 September 3, 2001

-Government Budget for FY2002-...etc

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.2 August 15, 2001

-Implications of the results of the Upper House election-etc

The JIL Labor Flash Vol.1 August 1, 2001

-How Much in Living Expenses Do Salaried Workers Need in One Year?-...etc