- 41. A Fair Deal for Contract Workers - Seminars
- (Law and rights)
- ... illegal clause invalidate my contract? Health & Pension Working 20 hours/wk? Want to be enrolled but being refused? Can I get enrolment at 20 hours even in a smaller company? What does ...
- Created on 09 October 2018
- 42. Government Negotiations Set For November 5th (2018)
- (Law and rights)
- ... (Health and Pension Insurance): following the changes to the Shakai Hoken laws in October 2016 which lowered the hours for eligibility to twenty hours (in companies with 500+1 eligible employees), the ...
- Created on 09 October 2018
- 43. Labor Update Bulletin #41 (09/2018)
- (Labor Bulletins)
- ... closed between regular and non-regular employees; • Employee numbers requirement to be loosened; expansion of eligibility for non-regular employees in employee pension, etc; • Guideline for overtime ...
- Created on 21 September 2018
- 44. Labor Update Bulletin #38 (07/2018)
- (Labor Bulletins)
- ... will also be of interest to activists, supporters of the General Union, and those who want to know more about labor issues in Japan. *** In this bulletin... • Government to reconsider old-age pensions ...
- Created on 11 July 2018
- 45. It's Not Too Late To Make Sure You Don't Lose Your Pension
- (Osaka Gaigo Senmon Gakko)
- Back in February of 2017, a retiring, long-term union member at Osaka Gaigo Senmon Gakko realised that - even though he qualified for a pension - he would lose nine years of potential pension contributions. ...
- Created on 04 July 2018
- 46. Labor Update Bulletin #34 (05/2018)
- (Labor Bulletins)
- ... will also be of interest to activists, supporters of the General Union, and those who want to know more about labor issues in Japan. *** In this bulletin... • Outcry over “pension payments at 68” ...
- Created on 26 May 2018
- 47. What Are Major Eikaiwa Schools Doing About Unlimited Term Contracts?
- (Parity Campaign)
- ... more than enough challenges and scandals based on certain employers' refusals to follow labour laws. Whether this was caused through the failure to enrol in health insurance and pension, unemployment ...
- Created on 02 May 2018
- 48. Labor Update Bulletin #29 (03/2019)
- (Labor Bulletins)
- ... - adds Art Hikkoshi Center and others; • Government decides on "Outline for Measures to Cope with the Aged Society" - considers making "over 70" age to begin receiving pension; • Government to consider ...
- Created on 28 March 2018
- 49. Labor Update Bulletin #28 (02/2018)
- (Labor Bulletins)
- ... will also be of interest to activists, supporters of the General Union, and those who want to know more about labor issues in Japan. *** In this bulletin... • The MHWL and the Japan Pension Service ...
- Created on 07 March 2018
- 50. Osaka Gaigo's "Argument"
- (Osaka Gaigo Senmon Gakko)
- Back in early 2017, the General Union helped one of our members sue Osaka Gaigo Senmon Gakko over financial losses due to their failure to enroll him in Health & Pension Insurance (shakai hoken). Although ...
- Created on 14 February 2018
- 51. When Is A 45 Hour Week Actually A 29.5 Hour Week?
- (Health and Pensions)
- ... enrollment. If a company sets the "working hours" to 29.5, that puts them 30 minutes below the threshold of having the Japan Pension Service take action against them. It has nothing to do with an employee ...
- Created on 11 February 2018
- 52. Labor Update Bulletin #27 (02/2018)
- (Labor Bulletins)
- ... receiving pension after 70; • "Work-Style Reform Bill" planned for submission in late February; • MHWL sets up “special teams” nationwide to rectify overlong working hours; • Over 200 teachers in ...
- Created on 09 February 2018
- 53. Osaka Gaigo's Got Money To Burn! (But Not For Union Members)
- (Osaka Gaigo Senmon Gakko)
- ... poverty while dealing with two (and maybe more!) lawsuits. It all started many years ago when they failed to enrol employees in the health and pension insurance. After unionising, members finally ...
- Created on 24 January 2018
- 54. Do The "Six Minute NOVA Hustle"
- (Nova)
- ... classes. Voila! Now teachers work six minutes for free, and the company has an excuse to keep the teacher out of health and pension insurance (in an "oh, what a coincidence" kind of way). To add insult ...
- Created on 19 January 2018