Japanese Labour Laws : Case Studies and Comments

Contents: Foreword. Preface. Introduction. I. Labour Laws in Japan and Asia: an overview: 1. Collective bargaining: challenges in Japan and Asia. II. Dynamics of Labour Laws in Japan: 2. Labour Laws with Multiple Labour Unions. 3. Worker\'s participation in management. 4. Labour disputes. 5. Deregulation policy of Labour Laws. 6. Child Labour in Japan. 7. Migrant foreigners in Japan: legal aspects of social integration. 8. Movement of corporate social responsibility. 9. Labour and employment: code of conduct. III. Supreme Court Judgements on Labour Relations: case comments: 10. Individual-employment relationship: i. Labour contract. ii. Political rights. iii. Sexual harassment. iv. Part-time worker. v. Transfer. vi. Wages. vii. Employee\'s intervention. viii. Overtime work. ix. Annual leave. x. Employment accident. xi. Dismissal. xii. Work rules. 11. Collective labour relations: i. Collective agreement. ii. Union activities. iii. Right to strike. iv. Unfair labour practices. Index.

"Professor Kagawa\'s compendium, Japanese Labour Laws: Case Studies and Comments addresses the important issues, in the field of Japanese Labour Law, including case comments of Supreme Court Judgements on labour problems. The contents and coverage of the book attempt to clarify and interpret all important issues pertaining to Japanese Labour Law and Industrial Relations in Japan with latest information and relevant statistics on various topics. More so, it is a comparative study between Japan and Asian countries on various labour issues.

The book will be of great use to students, teachers, union workers and labour lawyers, management and government. Most of the critical issues of labour are presented from the point of comparative study among Asian countries." (jacket)