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特定社会保険労務士・岩田労務管理事務所
Iwata Labor Management Office
日本で起業する中小企業の外国人経営者の方、外国人労働者の方 向けに、英語でのサービスも提供しています。
We are offering labor management services in English as well for entrepreneurs and employees of small and medium-sized enterprises. Please check the English page for details.
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Have You Ever Had any Labor-Related Problems?:
If you have, you might have tackled with complicated and enormous amount of labor laws and regulations in Japan. Or the problems may have been rooted from other causes than legal issues as is often the case.
Legal issues are the requirements to be coped with in the first place, but there are other matters as well including emotinal entanglement often be left over and should be handled with care to avoid disputes.
Iwata Labor Management Office first separate the legal issues from other matters and give proper advice accordingly.
Our focus is to better serve our clients in an easy to understand and accessible manner and help solving probelms with the least burden for them.
Let an Experienced Sharoushi be Your Guide:
Everyday issues occuring in the workplace take on many different forms and can often bring your company to a standstill.
Having an experienced and knowledgeable sharoushi who can handle English in your corner will allow you to face these challenges with confidence as you seek these matters move forward.
Iwata Labor Management Office is ready to guide you through the process.
Services We Offer to Our Clients:
- Labor and Social Security Procedures in Establishing Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Japan
- Legal Consultation on Personnel Management and Labor & Social Security Relations
- Drawing Up/Revision of Rules of Employment, Labor Contracts and Other Labor-Related Documents
- Payroll Calculation
- Processing of Labor and Social Insurance Procedures
- Subsidy Payment Application
- Witnessing of Labor and/or Social Insurance Investigations
About:
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Certified Career Consutant
Kyoko Iwata
Kyoko Iwata
Certifications; ・Labor and Social Security Attorney (Special Sharoushi) ・Certified Career Consultant ・2nd Grade Certified Skilled Professional of Career Consulting
Memberships; ・Aichi Labor and Social Security Attorney’s Association ・Career Consulting Conference ・Nagoya Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Involvement & Participation; ・Branch Chief of Nagoya West Branch of Aichi Labor and Social Security Attorney’s Association ・Consultant at Aichi Employment Consultation Center ・JETRO Expert Consulting for foreign companies starting business in Japan
Reach Out Today:
We are happy to schedule in-person, video-based, or telephone appointments for your convenience.
If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please contact us.
Labor News:
Here are the latest English labor news and/or information in Japan.
2024.12.23 Elimination of the “1.06 Million Yen Barrier” Against the Backdrop of Maximum Wage Increases (Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare Plan)
On December 10th, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) presented a proposal to the Pension Subcommittee of the Social Security Council to eliminate the “1.06M yen annual income barrier” as a requirement for enrollment in the welfare pension system for short-time workers.
The proposal was based on the fact that wages in a number of regions have exceeded the monthly minimum requirement of at least 88,000 yen as a result of increase in minimum wages, and that even for the workers who are concerned, many of them are strongly aware of this requirement as a criterion to determine whether to make employment adjustments. In order to reduce the burden on workers who will be enrolled in social security system as a result of this elimination of the barrier, the proposal also proposes the establishment of a special measure that would allow labor and management to change the ratio of insurance premiums when short-time workers with monthly standard remuneration of 126,000 yen or less are enrolled in the welfare pension system.
The timing of the elimination of the wage requirement will be decided based on the trend of raising the minimum wage in the region. Furthermore, among those who are subject to the special exception of reduced minimum wages, such as the handicapped, short-time workers with monthly wages of 88,000 yen or less will be able to join the system on a voluntary basis if they so desire.
After the wage requirement is abolished, the government will promote the expansion of application to small and medium-sized enterprises with 50 employees or less. In this case, it was decided that sufficient time would be secured for public awareness and preparation.
The special measure for insurance premium burden is intended to limit a number of eligible employees on a temporary basis. The target population is assumed to be short-time workers earning less than 126,000 yen per month. Labor and management will be allowed to reduce the insured's own premium burden, but the employer will not be allowed to bear the entire amount. Bonuses are also subject to special measure.
2024.12.13 The second company designated of digital wage payments: The Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare has designated a fund transfer business operator. (Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare)
In addition to cash, wages may be paid by transfer to a bank or other financial institution account with the worker's consent.
On top of these payment methods, from April 1, 2023, if the employer obtains the consent of the worker, they may make payments by transferring funds to an account at a fund transfer business operator designated by the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare as fulfilling certain requirements (so-called digital payment of wages).
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has announced that it has designated “Recruit MUFG Business Co., Ltd.” for this service (announced December 13, 2024).
Regarding the timing of the start of the service, announcement will be made from the company .
Recruit MUFG Business Co., Ltd. is the second company to be designated as a funds transfer business operator for digital wage payments.
Please note that for digital wage payments, a labor-management agreement must be concluded at each workplace and the consent of the worker him/herself is required.
<Supplementary> With regard to the procedures for companies regarding the digital payment of wages, the law (Article 24 of the Labor Standards Act, Article 7-2 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act) only states that “the consent of the worker (the person themselves)” is required, but note that the notice (Regarding the Transfer of Wages to a Bank Account, etc. [2022, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare Bulletin No. 1128, No. 4]) also states that “the conclusion of a labor-management agreement” is required.
For more information, please check here.
<Designation of Funds Transfer Service Providers for the Payment of Wages into the Accounts of Funds Transfer Service Providers (Digital Payment of Wages) (December 13, 2024)>
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/newpage_46646.html
<Recruit MUFG Business Receives Designation by Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare for “Digital Payment of Wages” (Recruit Co., Ltd. / Press Release)>
https://www.recruit.co.jp/newsroom/pressrelease/2024/1213_14907.html
Past labor news and information are here!
What Clients Have to Say About Us:
We are very fortunate to have formed excellent partnerships with our clients. Here’s what they’re saying about us.
”As a foreigner, the journey to extend my business to Japan seemed an impossible task until I met Kyoko Iwata from Iwata Labor Management Office in April 2018 at JETRO Nagoya. Right from the beginning her knowledge about business related topics in Japan helped me to have confidence and clarity about the way forward. In the years since our founding, she has provided valuable consolations and helpful advice on every occasion that helped Wenzel Designtec to move faster, saving both time and money every step of the way. Looking back on the experience, I know that we selected the right business and employment partner in Japan and I recommend them 100%.”
Mr. Frank Wenzel, CEO of Wenzel DesignTec GmBH
"We are a staffing and training services provider of global human resources with our head office located in Nagoya. Both Japanese and English are spoken in the office as our CEO is originally from Canada and the number of foreign employees almost equals the number of Japanese employees.
With this international mix, there are various challenges in this global working environment. For example, Japanese-style office regulations are hard to understand for foreign employees, and explanations of social insurance and payroll deduction are required so that they can clearly understand the payslip breakdown. Also, the understanding of how overtime is calculated.
When concluding a labor-management agreement, background information needs to be explained bilingually, which is difficult to understand even for Japanese native speakers. Furthermore, foreign employees proactively express their opinions and requests, which is good for improving various challenges, but on the other hand, it is sometimes difficult to maintain consistency of company regulations.
Under such situations, Ms. Iwata supports our business and operation by listening to our different challenges and effectively provides a variety of proposals and possible solutions during her monthly visit. As a result, we are able to share information with all employees without any loss of time thanks to her swift action, making internal operations more efficient. In addition to this, she continually shares information that is difficult to obtain ourselves, such as subsidies and system introduction for job simplification.
She is the ideal business consultant who can provide necessary information and solutions for company executives working under limited time frames. We very much appreciate Ms. Iwata's support for the continued expansion and growth of our business."
Ms. Saeko Kitamura, COO of GDI Communications Inc.
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