Labour Regulations in Japan

Very brief summary about the Japanese labor regulations are as follows:

Recruitment
	No Gender (Age?) Discrimination
Labor Contract
	① duration of employment, ② work location and job description ③ work hours, ④ wages, ⑤ retirement.
Wages
	More than minimum, At least once a month
Work Hours
	Legal work hours: 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
	Break (45 min for 6 hours/1 hour for 8 hours) At least one rest day per week
To have employee work more than legal work hours
	- Submit 36 Agreement to Labor Standard Inspection Office - Pay Increased wages for overtime work (+25%), work on rest days (+35%) and night work (+25%)
Modified work hour systems
	Monthly/annual/flexible working hours-averaging systems
Deemed work hour systems
	Out of the site/discretional working hour systems
Exclusions for Legal Work Hours
	Persons in positions of supervision or management or handling confidential matters
Retirement age
	Mandatory: no less than 60 years old Desirable: no less than 65 years old
Sexual Harassment
	No sexual harassment allowed
Termination/Dismissal
	- Shall provide at least 30 days advance notice or 30 days pay
	- Dismissal without fair reasons is invalid
Child care /Family care Leave
	Shall grant it for employee meeting certain conditions
Health & Safety
Medical examination before employment and once a year
Rule of Employment
Shall create and submit it to Labor Standard Inspection Office if more than 9 employees

Paid Annual Leave

Number of years of continuous service	0.5	1.5	2.5	3.5	4.5	5.5	6.5
Number of Days	10	11	12	14	16	18	20