Monday, April 16, 2007
[IWS] JILPT: JAPAN--FOREIGN AFFILIATED COMPANIES' HR MANAGEMENT, LABOR RELATIONS & WORKING CONDITIONS [SURVEY] [April 2007]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training ( JILPT)
JILPT REPORT No. 4, 2007
2005 Survey Results of Labor-Management Relations, Human Resource Management and Working Conditions in Foreign Affiliated Companies in Japan [April 2007]
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JILPTRNo4.pdf
[full-text, 59 pages]
Contents
Preface
Contents
I Outline of the Survey ·························································································································3
II Summary of the Results of the Survey ·······································································································7
1. Introduction ·····················································································································································7
2. Overall Situation of Companies and Workers ·······························································································7
(1) Distribution by Industry, Size of Company, Percentage of Foreign Capital,
Nationality of Foreign Investors and Date of Establishment ·································································7
(2) Number of Workers, and Percentage of Foreigners, etc. ·······································································9
(3) Hiring and Leaving ································································································································13
3. Labor-Management Relations ······················································································································14
(1) Labor Unions and Other Employee Organizations ··············································································14
(2) Collective Agreements and Collective Bargaining ··············································································16
(3) Matters Demanded by Workers and Labor Disputes ···········································································16
(4) Labor-Management Communications (Consultations, etc.) ································································17
(5) Involvement of Labor Unions and Labor Representatives in Employment
Adjustment ··············································································································································21
4. Business, Personnel and Labor Management ······························································································22
(1) Hiring ·····················································································································································22
(2) Personnel and Labor Management ·····································································································25
(3) Business and Personnel Management ··································································································27
5. Working Conditions ······································································································································30
(1) Wages ·····················································································································································30
(2) Scheduled Working Hours Per Week ····································································································30
(3) Days Off and Leaves ·····························································································································32
6. Conclusion ····················································································································································35
(1) The Overall Situation of Companies and Workers ···············································································35
(2) Labor-Management Relations ···············································································································36
(3) Managerial, Personnel and Labor Management ··················································································37
(4) Working Conditions ·······························································································································38
Reference: Comparison of Foreign-affiliated Companies with Domestic Japanese
Companies ····································································································································39
III Questionnaire of the Survey ·······················································································································43
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training ( JILPT)
JILPT REPORT No. 4, 2007
2005 Survey Results of Labor-Management Relations, Human Resource Management and Working Conditions in Foreign Affiliated Companies in Japan [April 2007]
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JILPTRNo4.pdf
[full-text, 59 pages]
Contents
Preface
Contents
I Outline of the Survey ·························································································································3
II Summary of the Results of the Survey ·······································································································7
1. Introduction ·····················································································································································7
2. Overall Situation of Companies and Workers ·······························································································7
(1) Distribution by Industry, Size of Company, Percentage of Foreign Capital,
Nationality of Foreign Investors and Date of Establishment ·································································7
(2) Number of Workers, and Percentage of Foreigners, etc. ·······································································9
(3) Hiring and Leaving ································································································································13
3. Labor-Management Relations ······················································································································14
(1) Labor Unions and Other Employee Organizations ··············································································14
(2) Collective Agreements and Collective Bargaining ··············································································16
(3) Matters Demanded by Workers and Labor Disputes ···········································································16
(4) Labor-Management Communications (Consultations, etc.) ································································17
(5) Involvement of Labor Unions and Labor Representatives in Employment
Adjustment ··············································································································································21
4. Business, Personnel and Labor Management ······························································································22
(1) Hiring ·····················································································································································22
(2) Personnel and Labor Management ·····································································································25
(3) Business and Personnel Management ··································································································27
5. Working Conditions ······································································································································30
(1) Wages ·····················································································································································30
(2) Scheduled Working Hours Per Week ····································································································30
(3) Days Off and Leaves ·····························································································································32
6. Conclusion ····················································································································································35
(1) The Overall Situation of Companies and Workers ···············································································35
(2) Labor-Management Relations ···············································································································36
(3) Managerial, Personnel and Labor Management ··················································································37
(4) Working Conditions ·······························································································································38
Reference: Comparison of Foreign-affiliated Companies with Domestic Japanese
Companies ····································································································································39
III Questionnaire of the Survey ·······················································································································43
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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