Labor Update Bulletin #85 (04/2020)
This bulletin contains information on law changes, government discussions, court decisions, and other labor issues in Japan. We hope that…
NOVA: Safety Survey, Public Meeting, & STRIKE
Is your workplace safe during coronavirus? Take the workplace safety survey. Want more information on the union and how you can…
Labor Update Bulletin #84 (04/2020)
This bulletin contains information on law changes, government discussions, court decisions, and other labor issues in Japan.We hope that some…
Strike NOVA!
Emergency Meeting for NOVA members and other instructors/staff Friday, 24 April at 10:00 and 22:00 (RSVP HERE) Collective bargaining on…
New, Multilingual Leaflet on Caregiver & Nursing Care Leave
Just had a baby? Elderly parents need help at home? Want more information but everything is in Japanese? The Ministry…
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…