Revision of the Child Care and Family Care Leave Act

General corporate legal affairs, etc. Author: Shintaro Takasaki In June 2021, the Child Care and Family Care Leave Act was revised, and will be enforced sequentially from April 1, 2022. This revision aims to promote measures against the declining birth rate by promoting childcare leave for men. Developing an environment in which both male and […]

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Measures to increase company productivity and employee engagement

Author: Kenta Ikebe, a lawyer ◆ Understand engagement issues as a law firm  From the standpoint of a lawyer / law firm, we will explain measures to improve “employee engagement.”  Our office has hundreds of advisors, and we have been exposed to the concerns and internal circumstances of many companies, not just advisors.  From that experience […]

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Handling of Power Harassment Made Mandatory

The Revised Act on Comprehensively Advancing Labor Measures (“Revised Act”), which makes it mandatory for an employer to take measures to prevent power harassment, has been enforced from June 1, 2020 (for small and medium company it is a best efforts basis up to March 31, 2022). In this article we will explain in detail […]

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Meilin Law joins IR as the exclusive White Collar Crime Member in Japan

IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Kenta Ikebe of Meilin Law. Kenta has joined IR as our exclusive White Collar Crime Member in Japan. Kenta Ikebe (Meilin International Law Firm) is graduated from the University of Tokyo Faculty of Law in 2008 and from the University of […]

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