Category: Employment

by Michael Gillan Peckitt December 17, 2024 1
Disability Employment Japan

Large Number of People with Disabilities in Japan ‘let go’ from Workplaces as Government-aided Employers Close Down

A large number of people with disabilities are being let go from workplaces in Japan as government-aided employers which offered them chances to gain skills and knowledge while working have been closing down. The national government should speed up support measures while thinking up systems to protect their employment. Formerly, there were about 4,600 such facilities nationwide. Between March and July this year, this was reduced by more than 160, and around 4,300 people lost their jobs. Usually, between around 1,000 and 3,000 people with disabilities are fired each year, but this year stands greatly apart.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt November 28, 2024 Number of comments0
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45 Year-old Prefectural Office Worker with Developmental Disabilities Talks About Being Bullied at Work: “I was told it was my fault”

Yamamoto Takafumi (pseudonym, 45 years old), who has ASD (autism spectrum disorder). Yamamoto works at a prefectural office, but communication at work is not going well, and when he disclosed his ASD to his superiors, he began to suffer power harassment every day, and is currently on leave due to adjustment disorder.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt November 23, 2024 Number of comments0
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Japan Govt Aims to Ease Care Worker Shortages through Wage Hikes

The Japanese government will help raise wages for care workers to alleviate labor shortages in the sector, Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Takamaro Fukuoka said in a recent interview.
Staff shortages at care facilities are “very serious,” Fukuoka said. He then noted that “the pay growth rate in the sector is said to be low”

by Michael Gillan Peckitt November 8, 2024 Number of comments0
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Over Half of Companies in Toyama Prefecture Employ No People with Disabilities [Podcast Episode]

Companies in Japan of a certain size are required by law to employ people with disabilities, according to the ‘Act on Promotion of Employment of People with Disabilities’. Companies with 40 or more employees in Japan are required by law to employ at least one person with a disability. According to the Toyama Labor Bureau, over half of the companies that meet that certain size have not employed a single person, so-called zero-employment companies.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt November 7, 2024 1
Barrier Free Disability Employment Japan

Over Half of Companies in Toyama Prefecture Employ No People with Disabilities

Companies in Japan of a certain size are required by law to employ people with disabilities, according to the ‘Act on Promotion of Employment of People with Disabilities’. Companies with 40 or more employees in Japan are required by law to employ at least one person with a disability. According to the Toyama Labor Bureau, over half of the companies that meet that certain size have not employed a single person, so-called zero-employment companies.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt October 15, 2024 Number of comments0
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“Ultra-short-time employment” becoming Widespread in Japan, Popular with People with Disabilities

“Ultra-short-time employment” is becoming more widespread, where people who have difficulty working long hours due to disabilities or illness are given limited duties for a short time. The system is characterized by the fact that social welfare corporations commissioned by local governments provide support as intermediate support businesses. Local governments are very interested in this system, saying it is “one of the ways to realize a society where no one is left behind.”

by Michael Gillan Peckitt October 3, 2024 Number of comments0
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Japan’s Welfare Ministry Reports Only 50.1% of Companies Achieved Legal Employment Rate for People with Disabilities in 2023

According to Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, only 50.1% of companies achieved the legal employment rate for people with disabilities of 2.3% in 2023. The legal employment rate for private companies was raised to 2.5% in April 2024, and is scheduled to be further raised to 2.7% in July 2026.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt October 2, 2024 Number of comments0
Barrier Free Disability Employment Japan

Awards ceremony held for businesses in Yamanashi Prefecture proactive in hiring people with disabilities

In order to raise interest and understanding in hiring people with disabilities, Yamanashi prefecture and other organizations are awarding businesses that are proactively hiring and exemplary people who have worked there for many years in line with “Disability Employment Support Month” in September.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt October 1, 2024 Number of comments0
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Japan’s UNIQLO’s Owner ‘Fast Retailing’ Reportedly Employs More than 1,000 People with Disabilities

The statutory employment rate for people with disabilities in Japan was raised to 2.5% in April 2024, and a policy has been announced to make it 2.7% in fiscal 2026. UNIQLO’s parent company, ‘Fast Retailing’ employs 1,167 people, saying it has set a goal of “employing at least one person with disabilities per store.”

by Michael Gillan Peckitt September 20, 2024 Number of comments0
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Abuse of People with Disabilities at the Workplace on the Rise, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare Reports

A report published by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on the 4th, states that the number of workplaces where abuse was confirmed (including overlaps) increased by 4% from the previous year to 447, and the number of people with disabilities who were abused increased by 16% to 761.