Christine Wright
Christine Wright is managing director of Hays in Asia and is responsible for the day-to-day operational management and growth of the business in Japan, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and India.
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What are you worth?
This year's increase in salaries in Japan is not reflective of the need for talent.
Disability and the Workplace
The Japanese government recently implemented regulations requiring that, in firms with 50 or more employees, individuals with disabilities must account for at least 2% of the staff.
Diversity Survey Results 2012
For its recent diversity survey, Hays Specialist Recruitment Japan KK polled 1,000 hiring and line managers, as well as female candidates, all of whom, in November and December 2011, had been placed in a new role, or who had been looking for a new position.
Banks in Japan Continue to Hire
Japan’s banking sector is a standout in Asia, as banks continue to hire people with specialist skills and vacancy activity grows. While this activity has not returned to levels predating the global financial crisis, it shows, nevertheless, that the impact of current global economic conditions has not been as intense in Japan as in some of its Asian neighbours.
Firms Moving Fast to Grab Top Talent
In preparing our July–September Quarterly Report, we found that employers in Japan have been reacting to the major shortage of candidates by speeding up recruitment and making offers of employment to suitable candidates more quickly than in the past, to avoid losing talented applicants to a competitor.