This article provides overview of Labour Relations Commissions (LRCs) in Japan, which are the institutions to resolve collective labor disputes such as unfair labor practices by management. The article covers …
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Industrial Action and Liability in Japan: A Legal Overview
This article analyses the scope of “proper” industrial action, which is protected by Labor Union Act, by introducing cases of the Supreme Court and lower courts in Japan. It also …
Hiroshima Central Health Co-op (C Co-op Hospital) (October 23, 2014) – The Supreme Court of Japan
The Supreme Court held that, as a general rule, the demotion of a woman worker by transfer to light activities during pregnancy constitutes the prohibited disadvantageous treatment under Article 9 …
Japan: Equal Employment Opportunity Act, Having Passed the Quarter- Century Milestone
This article explains the enactment and transformation of the Act on Securing, Etc. of Equal Opportunity and Treatment between Men and Women in Employment (Equal Employment Opportunity Act) in Japan. …
Japan: Equal Employment Opportunity Act, Having Passed the Quarter- Century Milestone
This article explains the enactment and transformation of the Act on Securing, Etc. of Equal Opportunity and Treatment between Men and Women in Employment (Equal Employment Opportunity Act) in Japan. …
Four Case Studies on Corporate Social Responsibility: Do Conflicts Affect a Company’s Corporate Social Responsibility Policy?
The article discusses different CSR issues emerging with four multinationals while giving a clearer definition of CSR. European Commission defines CSR as ‘the responsibility of enterprises for their impacts on …
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