According to Richard Eardley, Managing Director of Hays Japan, working from home can be an isolating and lonely experience. But looking after your wellbeing is key to staying mentally and physically healthy whilst still being a productive and effective worker. To ensure you perform your best at this difficult time, Richard offers seven tips that can help maintain wellbeing while working remotely.

Remote working can sometimes create obstacles to communication, collaboration, relationship building and accessibility which may result in an impact of workplace culture. Richard Eardley, Managing Director at Hays Japan, shares 5 ways employers can maintain their workplace culture remotely and successfully manage from afar.

For employers in Japan who are hiring remotely, here are five tips that are essential to conducting a successful video interview and landing the right candidate for the role.

Japan continues to lead the adoption of hiring temporary/contracting staff in Asia for the fourth year in a row, finds the latest Asia Salary Guide report by leading recruitment experts Hays. The report’s findings further showcase the support temporary/contracting workers offer to the Japanese economy, particularly in terms of uncertainty where their specialized skillsets and flexibility prove most valuable.

Great Place to Work®, the global authority on workplace culture, ranked Hays fourth on the 2020 Best Workplaces in Asia list under the category of ‘Best Multinational Workplaces in Asia’. More than 2.2 million employees participated in the survey studies that covered eight 8 Asia-regions and countries where Great Place to Work is represented.

Hays’ offices in Japan will take all necessary measures to protect colleagues’ and customers’ health and safety. Whilst our offices in Japan are open now, we appreciate your understanding that:

According to at Hays, “for some, the perceived lack of real interpersonal interaction during a video interview can be a cause for anxiety. It’s important that you counter this and other unconventional aspects of a video interview by making some necessary adjustments to your interview style.”

95% of organisations across Japan are bracing for the impact of skill shortages on their effective business operations in 2020, finds the latest Asia Salary Guide report by leading recruitment experts Hays.

This year marks the 13th edition of the annual Hays Asia Salary Guide, which remains a definitive snapshot of salaries for positions across industries in Asia. The salary and hiring insights, including a thorough market overview of business outlooks, salary policies and recruitment trends, are based on survey responses from close to 6000 working professionals located in the five Hays operating markets in Asia; namely China, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Singapore and Malaysia.

This year marks the 13th edition of the annual Hays Asia Salary Guide, which remains a definitive snapshot of salaries for positions across industries in Asia. The salary and hiring insights, including a thorough market overview of business outlooks, salary policies and recruitment trends, are based on survey responses from close to 6000 working professionals located in the five Hays operating markets in Asia; namely China, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Singapore and Malaysia.