🏥 Japan's sickness benefits hit $4B — up 60% in 5 years.

Mental health is now 40% of all claims. Power harassment is the #1 cause. Only 5% of workers feel "engaged" — the lowest globally.

This crisis is structural, not personal.

#MentalHealth #WorkStyleReform #Karoshi

花王、「日経スマートワーク大賞2025」で人材活用力部門賞受賞｜週刊粧業オンライン 花王は、日本経済新聞社が主催する「日経スマートワーク大賞2025」にて、「人材活用力部門賞」を受賞した。 「日経スマートワーク大賞」は、日本経済新聞社が全上場企業、有力非上場企業を対象に実施した「日経サステナブル総合調査 スマートワーク経営編」の結果に基づき、外部審査委員会が人材活用に向けた取り組みや人材投資力、テクノロジー活用力などを総合的に審査して、次世代をリードするエクセレント・カンパニーと...

Kao wins Nikkei Smart Work Award 2025. Advancing diversity and flexible workstyles for a new era of talent utilization. #Kao #HumanResourceUtilization #Diversity #WorkStyleReform #NikkeiSmartWorkAward #GenderEquality #CareerDevelopment
www.syogyo.jp/news/2025/03...

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#WorkStyleReform #Japan #econsky

🚨New paper alert!🚨

Happy to close 2024 by sharing some new research!

How do #overtime regulations impact both firms and workers?

In a new paper with Ryo Kambayashi & Takao Kato, we study the effects of the #WorkStyleReform in #Japan

🧵Summary: 1/13

#econsky

Great to be back in Tokyo !

I will be presenting new research on the impacts of Japan's #WorkStyleReform on firms and workers (with R. Kambayashi and T. Kato)

Workshop on Well-Being and the Future of Industrial Relations (Teikyo University)