Hello 🌞
This is Hiroshi Kawana, Certified Immigration Lawyer 👨💼✍️
Thank you for reading today as well 🙏✨
In the screening process for work-related visas, one of the most important issues—something that has been pointed out not only recently but for a long time—is compliance with labor law ⚖️.
Among many aspects of labor law, social insurance 🏥 is the one most frequently checked.
Exactly‼️
And this is not an issue of the applicant, but of the employing company 🏢.
Japanese employers usually comply with these requirements, but when it comes to foreign-owned companies, non-compliance is often observed 😥.
Of course, we can tell companies, “Please make sure to enroll,” but what is most important is that you check these conditions before joining a company 🔍.
This point is just as important as the salary you receive 💰.
“I didn’t know” is not an acceptable excuse 🚫.
It’s true that when you first come to a foreign country 🌍, suddenly hearing about social insurance may be confusing 🤔.
Still, “I didn’t know” cannot be an excuse ⚠️.
Some people even say, “If I join, my take-home pay will decrease, so I won’t enroll.” 😓
That is absolutely unacceptable ✋❌.
There are many other rules under labor law regarding working hours ⏰, days off ⛱️, and more 📚.
Let us all make a conscious effort to comply with the law together 🤝✨.
See you next time 👋😊
📚 Reference
Yasutsugu Yamawaki (2020)
Immigration Law and the Practice of Foreign Labor Management & Audit
Nihon Kajo Publishing
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