When Is A National Holiday Not A “National” Holiday?
It seems that whenever a national holiday rolls around - be it Coming of Age Day, Health and Sports Day,…
General Union vs Osaka Shoin – Trial begins – Osaka District Court
On 31 March 2018 a General Union member was dismissed by Osaka Shoin High School specifically to stop him from…
Everything You Wanted To Know About Not Paying Pension
As three wise monkeys once said: "See no pension, speak no pension, pay no pension". The topic of pension (and pension contributions)…
8 Important Facts About Paid Annual Leave
Just this past weekend, we held some mini-labor seminars for members working in smaller schools or at places where we…
How To Resign (With Template Letter)
One of the more common queries that the General Union receives is the question of how an employee should actually…
Paid Holidays: The Law vs Your Workplace
The July 24th (2016) edition of the Japan Times ("Questions About Paid Leave") provided a very good overview of the…
Non-Compete Clauses, The Law, And You
"I want to quit my job and work for another company. However, my contract has a non-compete clause that states…