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DR & AJU provides various personnel, labor, and legal services to Japanese companies and Korean companies operating in Japan, supporting the efficient and safe management activities of all relevant companies.
Recently, Japanese companies doing business in Korea are experiencing instability due to various pending issues that have worsened Korea-Japan relations. In addition, the Serious Accidents Punishment Act, enforced as of January 27, 2022, is raising interest in safety accidents in corporate management.

Labor-management relations have faced difficulties not only due to the domestic and international environment surrounding corporate management but also due to rising awareness of workers' rights and active labor union operation in Korean society.

Furthermore, there is increasing demand for personnel management, labor counseling, personnel system revision, four major social insurance-related consulting, safety measures, and family business succession. DR & AJU has established a system for personnel and labor services specialized to target the needs of Japanese companies in addition to instituting a governance system that together provide safe and reliable corporate management services.

With the Korean Wave (K-pop, K-cosmetics, K-fashion, and K-food) continuing to sweep through Japan, a rising number of domestic companies are entering Japan. To actively support the entry of these Korean companies, DR & AJU provides comprehensive services on corporate management as well as legal and practical business support related to local basic labor laws and social security laws, such as the establishment of Japanese subsidiaries, employee recruitment, four major social insurance schemes, employment contracts, corporate operation rules, and employment of disabled workers. DR & AJU also provides one-stop services by signing MoUs with Japanese law firms, tax firms, social insurance labor firms, and administrative private corporations.

The Japanese government enacted the Work Style Reform Act in 2018. As a result, Korean companies in Japan must make fundamental changes in personnel and labor-related systems as well as overall corporate operations.

In addition, the Labor Standards Act, Industrial Safety and Health Act, Labor Contract Act, Part-Time/Fixed-Term Employment Act, and Worker Dispatch Act have been revised, creating a surge in demand for consulting on personnel and labor.

In connection with local law firms and labor corporations in Japan, DR & AJU has established a corporate management consulting service system that responds to the needs of domestic companies and provides efficient and professional comprehensive legal services covering personnel and labor.

  • Main Services
      • Consulting Services for Japanese Firms: We provide advisory relating to personnel and labor.
      • Consulting Services for Japanese Firms: We provide advisory relating to labor unions and labor management.
      • Consulting Services for Japanese Firms: We provide advisory relating to the Serious Accidents Punishment Act.
      • Consulting Services for Japanese Firms: We provide advisory relating to succession planning.
      • Support Services for Japan-based Corporate Activities of Korean Firms: We provide consulting services relating to personnel and labor.
      • Support Services for Japan-based Corporate Activities of Korean Firms: We act as a proxy in applying for labor insurance, social insurance, etc.
      • Support Services for Japan-based Corporate Activities of Korean Firms: We act as a proxy in applying for various business support funds.
      • Support Services for Japan-based Corporate Activities of Korean Firms: We provide corporate legal advisory.
      • Support Services for Japan-based Corporate Activities of Korean Firms: We provide information relating to the Japanese government’s revisions on labor laws.
  • Representative Matters
      • Acted as a proxy for Lotte Group (Japan) in Korean civil and criminal lawsuits.
      • Advised OMRON, a Japanese company, on personnel and labor matters.
      • Advised Criteo, a Japanese company, on personnel and labor matters.
      • Advised Mizkan, a Japanese company, on personal information protection.
      • Advised Michelangelo Co., Ltd., a Japanese company, on claiming loan returns to Korean companies.
      • Advised Belluna Co., Ltd., on the recovery of domestic funds.
      • Advised KEPCO KND on Japanese solar power generation business.
      • Advised Nature Republic on local corporation liquidation.
      • Advised Hanjin Shipping on the lease of a pier in the Port of Tokyo.
      • Represented Shin Yang Shipping Corporation in negotiations with Japanese company NBR.

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