Home » HR practices » Recruitment/Employer branding/employee loyalty » Japan: companies are lagging behind over remunerating the best employees Japan: companies are lagging behind over remunerating the best employees In sharp contrast to employers in other Asian economies. Japanese companies are stuck in an outdated seniority-based evaluation system, reluctant to identify key performers and financially reward them. Through . Published on 04 May 2017 Ă 10h17 - Update on 04 May 2017 Ă 11h20 Resources According to a survey carried out in Japan by the UK professional recruitment firm Hays, manager-level salaries are sometimes only half of what is being paid in China, Hong Kong, or Singapore. The 2017 Hays Asia Salary Guide shows that 53% of employees in Japan are dissatisfied with their salary. For Marc Burrage, managing director for Hays Japan, in an interview with the Nikkei publication “It is important for companies to view salaries of highly skilled employees as an investment and not a cost,”… Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialitĂ©.PhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels