Japan · Employment Compliance
Mandatory contracts, payroll and social-insurance registration, and the official labor authority.
AI-drafted, editorially reviewed. Confirm specifics with the official authority.
Japanese employment is governed mainly by the Labor Standards Act and related laws, overseen by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) through Labour Standards Inspection Offices. Employers must give clear working conditions, observe working-hour and overtime rules (including the "36 Agreement"), provide leave, and follow restrictions on dismissal.
- Clearly state working conditions; observe working-hour and overtime rules (including the "36 Agreement").
- Provide statutory leave and follow restrictions on dismissal.
- MHLW Labour Standards Inspection Offices oversee compliance.
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)
Official source on labour standards.
Government portals
- Prime Minister's Office of Japan — Official site of Japan's Prime Minister — cabinet policies, press conferences, policy statements
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan — Japan visa applications, overseas safety info, consular services, and diplomatic policy
- Immigration Services Agency of Japan — Residence status, work visas, permanent residency, and naturalization in Japan
- National Tax Agency (Japan) — Income tax, corporate tax, consumption tax filing and e-Tax online submission