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Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws,
this monograph on labour law in Japan not only describes and analyses
the legal aspects of labour relations, but also examines labour relations
practices and developing trends. It provides a survey of the subject that is
both usefully brief and sufficiently detailed to answer most questions likely
to arise in any pertinent legal setting. Both individual and collective labour
relations are covered in ample detail, with attention to such underlying and
pervasive factors employment contracts, suspension of the contracts, dismissal
laws and covenant of non-competition, as well as international private law.
The author describes all important details of the law governing hours and
wages, benefits, intellectual property implications, trade union activity,
employers’ associations, workers’ participation, collective bargaining,
industrial disputes, and much more. Building on a clear overview of labour law
and labour relations, the book offers practical guidance on which sound
preliminary decisions may be based. It will find a ready readership among
lawyers representing parties with interests in Japan, and academics and
researchers will appreciate its value in the study of comparative trends in
laws affecting labour and labour relations.
The Authors
List of Abbreviations
General Introduction
Chapter 1. General Background
Chapter 2. Definitions and Notions
Chapter 3. Historical Background
Chapter 4. Management Style and Employment Practices
Chapter 5. The Role of the Government
Chapter 6. Sources of Labour Law
Selected Bibliography
Part I. The Individual Employment Relationship
Chapter 1. Formation of the Relationship
Chapter 2. Rights and Duties of the Parties during Employment
Chapter 4. Remuneration and Benefits
Chapter 5. The Termination of Employment
Chapter 6. Protection of Certain Categories of Worker and Protection against
Discrimination in Employment
Chapter 7. Covenants of Non-competition/Inventions by Employees
Chapter 2. The Trade Unions and Employers’ Associations
Part II. Collective Labour Relations
Chapter 1. Trade Union Rights
Chapter 3. The Workers’ Participation in the Enterprise
Chapter 4. Collective Bargaining
Chapter 5. The Collective Agreement
Chapter 6. Dispute Acts
Chapter 7. Unfair Labour Practices and Administrative Relief
Chapter 8. Settlement of Labour Disputes
Table of Statutes
Index