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Act on Public Consultants on Social and Labor Insurance

The Public Consultant on Social and Labor Insurance Act was enacted in 1968 under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. The purpose of this law is to provide qualifications for public consultants on social and labor insurance and to contribute to improving the welfare of workers.

Article 1. The purpose of this Act is to establish a system of public consultant on social and labor insurance and ensure the appropriateness of its services in order to contribute to the smooth implementation of laws and regulations on labor and social insurance and to contribute to the sound development of business and the improvement of the welfare of workers, etc.

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What is Public Consultant on Social and Labor Insurance?

Public consultant on social and labor insurance, which is currently called "Labor and Social Security Attorny" in English, is a national qualification based on the Public Consultant on Social and Labor Insurance Act. They place the highest priority on "human" out of the three elements of management "Human, material and fund" that are necessary for the management of the organization, and help to create a comfortable working environment for workers, namely "human". The following is a summary of the main work of a certified social insurance and labor consultant.

Job description of Labor and Social Securit Attorny

Creating and Modifying Work Rules (Consultation on wages and working hours)

The objective is to create a comfortable working environment for "human" (workers). They creat, change, and give advice on employment rules, wage systems, and 36 agreements in order to maintain good labor-management relations.

Labor and Social Insurance Procedures

One of the jobs of labor and social security attorny is to take care of the procedures for joining the company's labor social insurance. If a company does not enroll in labor social insurance, workers will suffer disadvantages, such as being unable to receive benefits for work-related injuries, illness, and retirement benefits. It is also important for companies to take out labor social insurance in order to ensure compliance and fulfill CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility). However, it has been pointed out that the procedures for labor and social insurance are very complicated, which increases the burden on human resource department. Therefore, labor and social security attorny take out insurance on behalf of the company employee and the procedures can be carried out smoothly and accurately and labor costs can be reduced.

As we mentioned above, the procedures for labor social insurance are very complicated, which increases the burden on personnel. Therefore, if a labor and social security attorny takes care of the insurance, the procedures can be carried out smoothly and accurately, and labor costs can be reduced.

Apply for various grants

Currently, in Japan, there is a system in which the government provides subsidies for employment and human resource development to companies. However, some companies do not receive such support due to the complexity of the conditions for receiving subsidies, which vary depending on the type of subsidy. For this reason, labor and social security attony support the growth of companies by determining whether or not companies are eligible for subsidies and take the necessary steps to apply for subsidis.

Preparation of roster of workers and wage ledger

If there are any inadequacies in a list of workers and a wage ledger, companies may be subject to penalties. Threrfore, labor and social security attorny prepare them on behalf of the company, using his/her expertise.

Consultation on human resource development and employment management

As a specialist in the handling of human resources, labor and social security attornys provide consultation on methods for developing excellent human resources and appropriate management of working hours.

Management and labor audit

In order to prevent problems in the workplace and violations of corporate compliance, labor and social security attorny not only prepare wage ledgers and work rules, but also audit the actual operation of the company.

Statements in the Court on Individual Labor Disputes

If a dispute concerning labor insurance or social insurance or a dispute concerning individual labor relations is brought to court, a labor and social security attorny, as an assistant, can make a statement in an administrative lawsuit concerning labor social insurance or a civil lawsuit concerning individual labor relations disputes together with a lawyer.

In addition, they provide services that are not directly related to labor, such as consultations on annual renewal, basic calculation services, and pensions.

Labor Dispute Resolution Center of Japan Federation of Labor and Social Security Attornys' Association

The Japan Federation of Labor and Social Security Attorneys' Associations Labor Dispute Resolution Center was established by the Federation in 47 prefectures to discuss and resolve workplace problems.

It is an organization in which a specified labor and social security attorny presents an appropriate settlement proposal by taking into account the claims of the workers and the company with regard to wages and cancellation of contracts, and aims for a peaceful settlement through discussion between the parties.