Human Resources Advisory Services
for Small to Mid-Size Firms in Japan

HR Advisory Services is a team of Certified Social Insurance and Labor Specialists (“Sharoshi”) in Japan, providing HR advisory services, social Insurance filings, payroll services, corporate Work Rules and policy revisions, and general, comprehensive support for fulfilling HR-related compliance obligations in Japan.

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Empowering Your Firm with Human Resources Expertise

HR Advisory Services specializes in support for small and mid-size firms, including foreign entities doing business in Japan, with specific services for this purpose, such as liaising in English between local offices in Japan and overseas headquarters on issues related to HR planning amid development phases of business, emergent HR demands, and short- and long-term strategic HR management and guidance.

Our Services

Your Back Office Partner in Japan

We support startups and growing businesses that don't have the resources to manage payroll, social insurance filings, tax accounting, and various other employment-related issues, such as company work rules, internal policy revisions, and notifications to governing authorities.

Certified HR Experts Supporting Your Business in Japan

We are a team of government-certified social insurance and labor specialists, referred to as "sharoshi" in Japan, a unique, professional HR-related consultant in Japan, with a network of affiliated CPAs, licensed Tax Accountants, and immigration lawyers. Together, we provide a broad scope of services on a monthly basis, and on demand, keeping costs manageable, and service quality high.

Experienced. Reliable. Customer-Centered HR Support

With nearly 30 years of experience, representing more than 500 foreign and domestic firms doing business in Japan, HR Advisory Services is capable of managing a wide variety of HR-related issues in a personalized, customer-centred manner that facilitates good relations and business stability at a competitive fee structure.

How We Help Our Clients

HR Advisory Services & Planning

・Creating, Reviewing, and Updating Corporate Work Rules, Employment Agreements, and other types of Internal Regulations.

・Creating, Reviewing, and Filing with Government Authorities other Regulatory Agreements, such as Notifications of Overtime Agreements.

・Liaising between local offices and overseas headquarters on streamlining HR policies, employment terms and benefits, and internal regulations.

Social & Labor Insurance Filing and Reporting Services

・Initial Corporate Registration with the Labor and Social Insurance Programs.

・Registering and Deregistering Employees with Health Insurance Programs, and National Employee Insurance Programs.

・Registering and Deregistering Employees with Employment Insurance Programs.

・Filing Changes to Employee Dependents.

・Corporate Annual Labor and Social Insurance Filings and Reporting.

・Claiming Insurance Benefits and Arranging for various other Notifications to Governing Authorities, as needed.

Payroll-related Services

・Monthly Payroll Calculations and Reporting to the Client and Relevant Public Sector Entities, such as Local Government Offices, Tax Offices, and Labor and Social Insurance Authorities.

・Annual Payroll Adjustments and Reporting to the Tax Offices and Local Governments.

Lump-sum Pension Refund Services for Individual Clients

We provide assistance for individual foreign clients who leave Japan to obtain a lump-sum refund of payments made into the Japanese National Pension system.

Non-Japanese residents who have paid Japanese pension premiums for a minimum of 6 months and less than 10 years may be entitled to a refund, and we'd be pleased to research your entitlement status, upon request.

The initial 30-minute consultation is only ¥10,000.

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