Japan Labor Issues
Labor-management relations
2024
- Changes in Industrial Structure and Work Styles in Japan (PDF:1.9MB)
- Legality of Restriction on the Use of Restrooms in the Worksite by Gender Identity Disorder Employee
The State and National Personnel Authority (METI Employee) Case (PDF:635KB) - 2023 Shunto: Highest Wage Hike in 30 Years, Yet Its Sustainability a Challenge (PDF:1.3MB)
- Worker Status of Platform Workers under the Labor Union Act
The Uber Japan and One Other Company Case (PDF:923MB)
2023
- Can a Client Be Held Liable for a Breach of Obligation to Care for Employee Safety and Health Due to
Harassment against a Freelancer?
The Amour (Aesthetic Salon) and Other Defendant Case (PDF:659KB) - Labor Tribunal Proceedings: The Paradigm Shift in Labor Dispute Resolution and its Future Challenges (PDF:1.0MB)
- Japanese Companies' Wage Determination in the Heightened Climate for Wage Increases (PDF:520KB)
- The 2022 Shunto Results and Challenges: Labor and Management Shared a Recognition of the Need for “Investment in People” (PDF:296KB)
2022
- Regional Extension of Collective Agreements under Article 18 of the Labor Union Act
The Regional Extension Decision by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on September 22, 2021 (PDF:225KB) - Claim for Unpaid Overtime by a Public School Teacher
The Saitama Prefecture Case (PDF:263KB) - Cooperation for Problem-Solving: The History of Quality Circles in Japan (PDF:462KB)
2021
- The 2021 Shunto: Results and Identified Issues from a Broad Range of Discussions Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic (PDF:332KB)
- Reduction in the Shifts of a Non-standard Shift Worker
The Silverheart Case (PDF:229KB) - Illegality of the Disparity in Working Conditions between Hourly Paid Fixed-term Contract Employees and Monthly Paid Regular Employees
The Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University (former Osaka Medical University) Case (PDF:240KB) - Labor Unions in Japan (PDF:385KB)
- Judgment Declaring Fixed Overtime Pay Illegal and Upholding a Worker's Claim for a Solatium for Excessive Overtime Work despite No Resulting Health Damage
The Karino Japan Case (PDF:210KB) - The Worker Status of a Theater Troupe Member
The Air Studio Case (PDF:208KB) - Labor-management Relations in Japan
Part II: Trends and Current State of Collective Labor Relations (PDF:742KB) - Labor-management Relations in Japan
Part I: Characteristics of the Collective Labor Relations System (PDF:247KB) - Selection and Training of Women Officers in Japanese Labor Unions: Focusing on Enterprise Unions (PDF:453KB)
- Does the Conclusion of a Fixed-term Part-time Contract when Returning to Work after Childcare Leave Constitute the Cancellation of the Regular Employment Contract?
The Japan Business Lab Case (PDF:262KB) - What Is Shunto? (PDF:376KB)
- The Law to Prevent “Power Harassment” in Japan (PDF:345KB)
2020
- Is an Owner-manager of a Convenience Store a “Worker” under the Labor Union Act?
The Seven-Eleven Japan Case (PDF:210KB) - Proposal on Extinctive Prescriptions of Claims for Wages: The Labor Policy Council (PDF:137KB)
- Challenges Facing Japan: Work Styles and Labor Shortages
MHLW's White Paper on the Labor Economy 2019 (PDF:366KB) - Realities of Restructuring Enterprise Organization in Japan: Frontlines of Industrial Relations (PDF:251KB)
- Worker Status of the Joint Enterprise Cooperative Members: The Joint Enterprise Cooperative Workers’ Collective Wadachi Higashimurayama Case (PDF:229KB)
- Thirty Years since JTUC-Rengo's Foundation: Challenges and Prospects for Japan's Labor Movement (PDF:273KB)
- Legal Liability Regarding "Power Harassment" and the Scope of That Liability: The Fukuda Denshi Nagano Hanbai Case (PDF:197KB)
2019
- Binding Effect of Unilaterally Modified Rules of Employment Introducing a Performance-based and Ability-based Wage System: The Trygroup Case (PDF:163KB)
- The 2019 Shunto in the Context of the JTUC-Rengo Wage Hike Summary Report (PDF:303KB)
- Does the Unilateral Discontinuance of Dues Check-Off by a Local Public Entity Constitute Unfair Labor Practices?: The National Government and Central Labor Relations Commission vs. Osaka City (Dues Check-Off) Case (PDF:218KB)
- The Leakage of Trade Secrets (Customer Data) by the Employees of Contractors: The Benesse Corporation Customer Data Leakage Case (Criminal Case) (PDF:286KB)
- Employers' Obligation to Consider the Needs of Employees Returning from Childcare Leave: The Japan Business Lab Case (PDF:208KB)
- Worker Status of the Commercial Agent: The Bellco Case (PDF:273KB)
- The Sense of Humor to See Through Human Hypocrisy: To the Memory of the Late Professor Ronald Dore (PDF:135KB)
- The Corporate Community and Changes in the Japanese-style Employment System (PDF:406KB)
2018
- The 2018 Shunto, 2% Pay Hike for five Consecutive Years; Regional Minimum Wages, 3% Rise for three Consecutive Years (PDF:377KB)
- Are Wage Disparities Unreasonable and Illegal? Between Fixed-term Contract Employees Rehired After Retirement and Regular Employees: The Nagasawa Un-yu Case (PDF:213KB)
- Japan's Employment System and Formation of the "Abuse of the Right to Dismiss" Theory (PDF:229KB)
- On Payment or Non-payment of Premium Wages When Incorporated Into Annual Salary: The Iryo Hojin Shadan Koshin Kai Case (PDF:213KB)
- Course-Based Employment Systems and Gender Discrimination: The Towa Kogyo Case (PDF:194KB)
- Termination of Employment Relationships in Japan (Part III): Mandatory Retirement Age System (PDF:221KB)
- The Illegality of Differences in Labor Conditions between Regular Workers and Non-regular (Fixed-term Contract) Workers: The Japan Post Case (PDF:212KB)
- Termination of Employment Relationships in Japan (Part II): Dismissal and Refusal to Renew a Fixed-term Contract (PDF:230KB)
- Termination of Employment Relationships in Japan (Part I): Resignation and Termination of Employment Contracts by Mutual Consent (PDF:311KB)
- Regional Minimum Wages Hiked by Average 3% for 2nd Straight Year: Hourly Rate Now 848 yen (PDF:375KB)
- Rengo Holds 15th Biennial Convention, Re-Elects President Kozu: Aims to Establish "Rengo Vision 2035" as It Nears 30th Anniversary (PDF:228KB)
- Validity of Wage Rules Deducting an Amount Corresponding to Premium Wages in Calculating Percentage Pay: The Kokusai Motorcars Case (PDF:268KB)
2017
- Rengo Wavering in Party Support and Joint Struggle by Opposition Parties (PDF:64.3KB)
- Interpretation of Work Rules on Conversion from Fixed-Term to Open-Ended Contract for a College Lecturer: The Fukuhara Gakuen(Kyushu Women's Junior College)Case (PDF:717KB)
- The 2017 Shunto, Wage Rise in SMEs and Non- Regular Employment: Changes in Negotiations Led by Pacesetters (PDF:639KB)
- One in Every Three Workers Experienced "Power Harassment": MHLW is Taking Steps to Prevent It (PDF:641KB)
- Job Changes for Re-employed Retirees: The Toyota Motor Case (PDF:528KB)
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