Jobs & Working– category –

Learn about the basic allowance of employment insurance (unemployment benefits) you may receive after leaving a company in Japan: the conditions, how to get your separation notice, the steps and what to bring for the procedures at Hello Work, when payments start, and how many days you can receive them, based on information from Hello Work and the Immigration Services Agency's "Guidebook on Living and Working".

The basics of finding a job and working that foreign residents working in Japan should know, organized by situation. Based on the Immigration Services Agency's "Guidebook on Living and Working" and information from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, this article explains how to look for a job at Hello Work, the working conditions to check before you start, how wages are paid, working hours and overtime pay, paid leave, social insurance, the rules for quitting, and consultation services available in foreign languages.

Learn about annual paid leave (yukyu) for people working in Japan: how many days you get, the number of days for part-time workers, how to take days off, the rule that leave expires after 2 years, and where to get help (telephone consultation in foreign languages) if your company says "we have no paid leave", based on information from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and the Immigration Services Agency's "Guidebook on Living and Working".

Hello Work is a government office where you can get job counseling and job referrals for free. Based on information from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and the Immigration Services Agency, this article explains what foreign residents should bring, the steps of job seeker registration, how to search for job openings, referral letters and interviews, and Hello Work offices with interpreters and Employment Service Centers for Foreigners.