Employment

About

Provided by Vanguard Lawyers Tokyo

Employment  

Our employment team has deep and extensive knowledge in the areas of labour and employment law that are unique in Japan and can provide you with practical and strategic advice on how to deal with issues that arise “only in Japan”. 

A Full Service Practice 

Our practice focuses primarily on providing Japanese labour and employment law advice to global companies with operations in Japan. We regularly deal with in-house counsel and HR professionals based in various jurisdictions, including the US, the UK, continental Europe, Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo. We advise our global clients on all aspects of employment related issues. We understand the needs of global clients and focus on providing proactive advice and creative ideas, rather than just pointing out the risks under Japanese law. 

The key types of work we engage in are: 

– Representing clients in Japanese courts in relation to various employment disputes; 

– Providing advice in relation to the management of poor performers; 

– Providing advice on overtime issues; 

– Internal investigations and advice relating to workplace harassment such as power harassment and sexual harassment; 

– Providing advice on redundancies; and 

– Providing advice on how to deal with union issues and representing clients in collective bargaining with unions. 

Globally-Recognised Awards 

Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year 2022, 2021, 2019 

- 　ALB Japan Law Awards, presented by Asian Legal Business (ALB) -