Coverage of officers/directors of subsidiary company in Japan for labor insurance and the social insurance system
2025-12-05
All officers/directors who are paid salary in Japan are mandatory to join the social insurance system. But the labor insurance...
Dismissal of employee in Japan
2025-11-14
An employer is only allowed to dismiss an employee if there are objectively reasonable grounds for dismissal, and dismissal is deemed to be appropriate in light of socially accepted ideas. All possible grounds for dismissal must be clearly stated in the work rules if the dismissal of an employee is to be valid. Termination of […]
Legal status of company officer/director in Japan
2025-11-13
Contractual relationship between a company and directors is considered to take the form of an engagement agreement as opposed to a labor contract. The relationship is subject to...