🇯🇵 Japan · Employment & Labor
Hiring rules, employment contracts, payroll, social insurance, and EOR options.
Employment is governed by the Labour Standards Act and related laws, administered by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW). Written conditions and social-insurance enrolment are required.
- Statutory working hours are 8 per day and 40 per week, with overtime rules under the Labour Standards Act.
- Employers must provide written working conditions at hiring.
- Employers enrol staff in health insurance, pension and labour insurance.
Official authorities
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)
Labour standards and social insurance.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.
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