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News Navigator: What s behind Japan gov t efforts to keep people employed until 70? The Mainichi © The Mainichi A pamphlet created by Japan s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to inform companies on how to secure employment opportunities for workers until they reach 70 is shown in this image taken on April 16, 2021. (Mainichi/Natsuko Ishida)
The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about a legal revision for companies to try to ensure employment up until 70.
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Question: Can people work until they re 70 if they want to?
Answer: The revised Act on Stabilization of Employment of Elderly Persons, which mandates that companies try to ensure employment for staff until they are 70, was enacted in April. Companies had previously been required to employ staff who opt to keep working until they turn 65. The new legal revision aims to let healthy senior citizens work and support Japan s
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Tuesday March 09 2021
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