Practice Area
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| Legal work and rules of employment in due consideration of compliance
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■ Preparation of custom-made rules of employment ("Shugyokisoku"), rules of payroll and other rules related to personnel management
■ Analysis and diagnostic services on rules of employment
■ Advisory services on legal work
■ "Diagnostic services on personnel and labor management systems"
- To have the "rules of employment" stipulate the corporate philosophy and the company's own rules is the best way to protect a company and its employees from potential risks. Our staff members, who have plenty of experience in writing books and theses in relation to rules of employment and working hours, will prepare "custom-made rules of employment" in due consideration of compliance.
- Nowadays appropriate personnel management cannot be realized without reference to compliance and CSR. In addition, Japanese labor laws are frequently revised. We will provide draft revisions to existing rules of employment which we diagnose from the viewpoints of compliance and CSR, according to the latest statutory requirements.
- There are many rational methods to manage the working hours ("Rodo Jikan") of a company such as "Working hours management in shift", "Irregular working hours system",etc.. Our staff members, who have written book "Working Hours Management Manual", will support you in order to form the most practical working hour system.
- We will provide advisory services (on a fixed-remuneration basis) on legal matters related to personnel management including recruitment and acceptance of employees, retirement (dismissal), consultation on work conditions and employment contracts, operations for rules of employment and establishment of other internal rules.
- People undergo "medical examinations" to check their health. Similarly, companies should check whether there are any points requiring improvement to meet the needs of the times, whether they maintain a "healthy work environment" and so forth.
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| Support in "creating a workplace for everyone to work actively and comfortably" |
■ Preparation of a "handbook on the rules of employment"
■ "What are the rules of employment?" (Orientation session on the rules of employment)
■ Seminar on bullying and harassment in the workplace
■ Training seminar for executive managers
■ Training seminar for personnel assigned to carryout merit ratings for employees
- Enforcement of the Employment Contract Act from 2008 has made it compulsory "to ensure employees are familiarized with the rules of employment" and "to promote employees' understanding of work conditions."
- It is not as easy a task to comprehend rules of employment as one might imagine as they are filled with intricate legal terms. Therefore, it is effective to prepare manuals supplementing rules of employment or to provide a training program so as to facilitate understanding of "the contents of the rules of employment" and "the respective rights and obligations of management and employees."
- The number of people suffering due to poor human relations in their workplaces is growing rapidly. There are various causes of such suffering such as harassment, discontent with personnel performance evaluations, etc. Training sessions on how to eliminate harassment and training sessions for managerial staff (to change the way of thinking of managerial staff members who are assigned to play key roles in aligning the directions of management and employees) will also help management and employees have clear a understanding on their respective rights and obligations.
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| Support in establishing companies including foreign capital companies |
■ Supporting foreign companies in investment in Japan, including establishment of foreign capital companies, sales office branches, etc.
■ Procedures for preparing affidavits and notifications to the Bank of Japan
■ Support in establishing public-interest corporations and non-profit organizations.
■ Procedures for preparing articles of association and establishing a company.
■ Preparation of rules for board members and rules of compliance.
■ Proxy for application procedures for building permission. Review of managerial matters.
- There are various types of companies in Japan such as "Representative Office", "Japan Branch", "Co.Ltd. (Kabushikigaisha")", etc. We will support foreign companies to create the most rational and efficient status taking into consideration of your business type and accounting-tax aspect.
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| Foreign companies, Foreign employees |
■ Application for working visa and other formalities related to Immigration Laws
■ Planning and Preparation of Rules of Employment, Employment Agreement in English/French
■ Providing support related to employment of foreigners and their work.
- Labor problems arising from differences in customs will never disappear. We will specifically explain labor customs of Japan, and give advice on how to succeed in Japan while maintaining the stance of a foreign-affiliated company.
- For instance, the retirement allowance system is peculiar to Japan. When a company wants to introduce systems peculiar to Japan or to take measures alternative to such systems for the purpose of securing human resources, it will be essential to give the mother company proper explanations on the points to remember upon the introduction of such systems or taking alternative measures so as to facilitate the understanding of the mother company.
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| Consulting |
■ Support in establishing an internal control system based on the Japanese version of the SOX Act.
■ Support in establishing a health management system.
■ Planning and proposing work conditions specific to a company, and preparation of employment contracts.
■ Support in establishing the most recent employment management system based on the Employment Contract Act.
■ Support in establishing a payroll system, retirement allowance system and personnel performance evaluation system.
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| Seminars |
■ "Seminar on labor laws" for the staff in charge of the personnel affairs of a company.
■ Mental health seminar for companies
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| Various applications |
■ Settlement of formalities related to Social Insurance, Employment Insurance, Workers' Accident Compensation Insurance
■ Payroll
■ Providing one-stop services for tax filing and accounting data processing in collaboration with accounting firms.
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| Ad hoc Services |
■ Consultation on problems related to personnel management (Dismissal, Overtime work, Change of working conditions)
■ Translation (English / French / Japanese)
■ Support in the daily lives of foreign business persons.
■ Introduction of damage insurance and life insurance.
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