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Understanding Employment Regulations: A Comprehensive Seminar

On August 27, 2026, Takahisa Saito, a consultant from Saito Social Insurance Labor Office, will host an essential seminar focused on the basics of employment regulations and labor agreements. This event aims to aid HR professionals in navigating the complex legal framework of labor laws in Japan.

Seminar Details

• - Date: August 27, 2026
• - Time: 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
• - Location: SSK Seminar Room, 4th Floor, Zaimax Nishi-Shinbashi Building, 2-6-2 Nishi-Shinbashi, Minato, Tokyo
• - Method of Participation:

- On-Site Attendance
- Live Broadcast via Zoom Webinar

For more information, please visit the SSK Seminar page.

Importance of Employment Regulations

Employment regulations are critical for every business, not only for compliance but also because they define the labor contract between employers and employees. As labor laws evolve, it is essential to keep these regulations updated, and this is where external expertise can prove beneficial. However, HR professionals should also possess the skills to assess and implement necessary changes within their organizations, fostering internal knowledge development.

During this seminar, attendees will gain insights into the legal foundations, supportive knowledge, and principles behind employment regulations that HR personnel must understand and manage effectively. The curriculum is designed to address the challenges HR practitioners face in labor management, revealing potential issues through interactive discussions and sharing relevant information.

Key Seminar Topics

1. Employment Regulations and Labor Agreements
- Procedures for establishing employment regulations
- Validity and implications of employment regulations
- Restrictions on unfavorable changes to regulations
- Understanding labor agreements under the Labor Standards Act
- Essential features of labor agreements
- Importance of the conclusion process in agreements

2. General Principles, Hiring, and Job Changes
- Key considerations on application scope
- Notification of labor conditions and legal updates
- Relationship between probation periods and dismissal
- Promotions and transfers
- Regulations concerning the accrual of leave periods

3. Working Hours and Holidays
- Differences between statutory and prescribed working hours and holidays
- Distinctions between compensatory leave and substitute holidays
- Analyzing the structure of the 36 Agreement

4. Advanced Understanding of Working Hours and Holidays
- Complex work hour systems
- Presumed working hour systems
- Exemptions for applying working hours

5. Annual Paid Leave and Special Leave
- Rights for altering designated leave periods
- Obligations for specified leave periods
- Maternity leave and compassionate leave

6. Wages and Allowances
- Fundamental principles for wage payments
- Basis for calculating additional wages
- Limitations of leave allowances

7. Retirement, Dismissal, and Permanent Conversion
- Types of retirement
- Deadlines for resignation notices
- Termination issues before permanent conversion

8. Disciplinary Actions and Other Considerations
- Grounds for disciplinary actions
- Side jobs and concurrent employment

9. Q&A Session / Networking
Participants attending on-site will have the opportunity to engage in a meaningful exchange of information through Q&A and networking sessions.

All attendees will receive a booklet containing the seminar materials. For those participating online, materials will be mailed to the registered address upon application. Please note that last-minute registrations may not guarantee receipt of materials by the seminar date.

Contact Information

• - Inquiries: SSK (New Social System Comprehensive Research Institute)

Tokyo, Minato, Nishi-Shinbashi 2-6-2, Zaimax Nishi-Shinbashi Building, 4th Floor

• - Email: [email protected]
• - Phone: 03-5532-8850
• - Fax: 03-5532-8851
• - Website: SSK Home Page

About SSK

Established on December 6, 1996, SSK has been providing business seminars for over 28 years, hosting approximately 500 events each year. Our seminars offer crucial strategic, marketing, and technological information to help businesses thrive in a diversifying market. We are committed to being at the forefront of critical business insights, serving as a reliable partner to our clients' strategic needs.