Pre-Hiring Checklist for Japan: Job Postings, Workplace Visits and Trial Shifts, and the October 2026 Duties
An interactive checklist covering the mandatory items in a job posting, hosting workplace visits and trial shifts, and the harassment measures that take effect on October 1, 2026. Print it and use it with your team.
Updated
5 min read
For hiring managers and site managers
Key points
Covers three situations — job postings, visits/trial shifts and the October duties — 27 items in all.
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The legal basis and details for each item are in the linked guides.
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01 ／ 12 itemsJob postings (before publishing)
Legal basis: Employment Security Act（職業安定法）Articles 5-3 and 5-4; Ordinance for Enforcement, Article 4-2; and others
労働基準法研究会報告「労働基準法の『労働者』の判断基準について」Labor Standards Act Study Group report: criteria for judging who is a "worker" under the Labor Standards ActMinistry of Labour, Study Group on the Labor Standards Act · Dec 19, 1985
公正な採用選考の基本Basics of fair recruitment and selectionMHLW · Retrieved Sept 2026
男女均等な採用選考ルールRules for gender-equal recruitment and selectionMHLW · June 2026
This article is a general explanation based on Japanese laws and public sources as of Sept 25, 2026. Rules change. For individual cases, check with the Prefectural Labor Bureau (労働局), Labor Standards Inspection Office (労働基準監督署), Hello Work, or a licensed labor and social security attorney (社会保険労務士). Sources are mostly in Japanese.
Mandatory items, the "scope of possible changes" added in April 2024, how to show fixed overtime pay, and the bans on age and gender limits.
Guide · 8 min read
Hire on more than a job posting.
Cura is a hiring service in Japan where candidates visit your workplace and try a one-day trial shift before deciding to join. There is no charge until a visit or trial shift is confirmed.
