| The Process for Creating Work Rules |
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| A company with ten or more employees, including part-time workers, is required to do the following: |
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Create Work Rules and submit them to the employee representative for review; |
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Obtain the opinions of the employee representative; |
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File the Work Rules, with the opinions of the employee representative attached, to the Labor Standards Supervisory Office (LSSO);and |
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Inform employees of the Work Rules. |
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A Sample of the Work Rules |
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See Sample |
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| Additional Commentary |
| The practice of creating and updating Work Rules is trending toward increasing importance for management stability of companies doing business in Japan. |
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| A company with fewer than ten employees is also encouraged to create Work Rules for the purpose of confirming basic terms and conditions related to employment, as well as outlining rules related to disciplinary action, expected employment practices, health and safety regulations, and/or emergency procedures. Once the Work Rules are established, they are deemed a comprehensive employment agreement with legal standing, regardless of whether or not employees have approved them. |
| A company that takes disciplinary action against an employee without detailed conditions specified in the Work Rules faces risks if a case is brought to court, even if serious, willful misconduct is committed by the employee at the workplace. |
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