Employment and Jobs　雇用・仕事

• Withdrawal procedure from National Health Insurance [within 14 days of joining Social Insurance]
  If you do not complete the withdrawal procedure for National Health Insurance at the City Hall after you get a job and join the Social Insurance system at your workplace, you will end up paying for both Social Insurance and National Health Insurance.
  *If you do not join Social Insurance after finding a job due to your employer's company structure or your work situation, you will continue to be covered by National Health Insurance and do not need to complete withdrawal procedures.
• Notify Hello Work of employment [as soon as employment is confirmed]
  Only if you received unemployment insurance benefits prior to employment, submit a certificate of employment.

• Submit a notice of resignation to your workplace [one month in advance]
  Notify your immediate supervisor of your intent to resign, and transition your work to your successor.
• Receive necessary documents from the employer [at the time of resignation]
  離職票(りしょくひょう) (employee termination letter) ・厚生年金加入員証(こうせい ねんきん かにゅういん しょう) (employees' pension insurance membership card) ・年金手帳(ねんきん てちょう) (pension book) ・雇用保険被保険者証(こようほけん ひほけんしゃしょう) (social health insurance card) ・健康保険者(けんこう ほけんしゃ)資格喪失通知書(しかく そうしつ つうちしょ) (certificate of loss of health insurance coverage)

• Enroll in the National Health Insurance [within 14 days of resignation]
  At the City Hall National Health Insurance and Pension Division, switch your health insurance from Social Health Insurance to National Health Insurance. Bring your social health insurance card, termination letter, certificate of loss of health insurance coverage, and proof of ID (Residence card/driver's license/My Number Card)
• Enroll in the National Pension System [within 14 days of resignation]
  At the City Hall National Health Insurance and Pension Division, switch from Corporate Pension System to National Pension System. Bring your pension book, termination letter, and proof of ID (Residence card/driver's license/My Number Card)
• Apply for unemployment insurance benefits at Hello Work [as soon as you receive the employee termination letter]
  Those who have been insured under the employment insurance for at least 12 months or more during the last 2 years counting from the termination date are eligible to receive unemployment insurance benefit by application. Bring your termination letter, bankbook, two photographs (recent photograph of 3.0cm (H) x 2.5cm (W) headshot) and proof of ID (Residence card/driver's license/My Number Card)
  Please refer to the pamphlet by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for the details.
• Change the method of payment of Residence Tax [by the 10th of the month following the month of resignation]

Bring your termination letter or certificate of loss of health insurance coverage and proof of ID (Residence card/driver's license/My Number Card) to the City Hall, Residential Taxation Division.
※ If you have already found a new job and will start working immediately, such as within a month of resignation, you will submit the necessary documents to the new company. The company will take care of the procedures with the government office, so there is no need to do it yourself.
※ Depending on when you start your new job, there may be other tax procedures you need to complete. Please check with the Taxation Office.

【NOTE】In the year immediately following your retirement, you may have to pay more for national pension, residence tax and health insurance premiums. Find out in advance what payments you will have to make when you retire and take measures so that you do not have trouble having to pay a large amount of money.

If you are concerned about labor issues such as nonpayment of wages, unfair dismissal, labor relations, working conditions, hiring, employment insurance, and other problems associated with employment relationships, the City offers an employment consultation desk.
Social Insurance Labor Consultant is available for consultation over the counter and by phone.
Please make an appointments in advance for a 30-minute consultation (extension is possible if there is no reservation is behind you) at Kinro Kaikan (Matsudo City Workers' Hall).
　　Matsudo City Workers' Hall (Nemoto 8-11)
　　TEL: 047-365-9666
　　Hours: Every Monday and Thursday, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
　　(except year-end and New Year holidays and the third Thursday of the month)
※If you feel more comfortable consulting in a foreign language, please consider contacting the 'Consultation Service for Non-Japanese'. Consultation is available in 13 foreign languages on general daily living issues.

The 千葉県労働委員会(ちばけん ろうどう いいんかい)(Chiba Prefecture Labor Relations Commission) offers “Mediation for individual labor-management disputes,” in which a member of the commission acts as an intermediary between individual workers and employers in labor-related disputes such as unfair dismissals, workplace harassments, and disadvantageous changes in working conditions, aiming for an amicable resolution through compromise between the two parties.
Mediation is free of charge and can be applied for by either the worker or the employer.

Chiba Prefecture Labor Relations Commission Secretariat

(Chiba Prefectural Government South Office Building 7F)
TEL: 043-223-3735
＞ Chiba Prefecture Labor Relations Commission Website (Japanese)

　　- Telephone Consultation Service for Foreign Workers
　　[English] 0570-001-701 (10 yen per 20 seconds)
You may call this number to get an advice on working conditions, such as, wages, overtime, payments are not paid, dismissal without notice, etc.
　　- Labour Standards Advice Hotline
　　[English] 0120-531-401 (Toll-free)
The hotline is a commissioned service entrusted by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and it offers free general advice on working conditions from anywhere in Japan

• Employment Support for Single Parent Families

For parents of single-parent families, the city provides employment support such as consultation by professional counselors and partial subsidies for course fees.

• Hello Work Matsudo Mothers' Corner

The city provides consultation services for those who are looking for work while raising children. A children's corner is available, so you can search for a job with your children in peace.

• Matsudo Women's Employment and Work-Life Balance Support Consultation

A consultation service for women who are looking for work while raising children or aiming to continue working. Career consultants provide individual counseling tailored to each person's situation, advice on finding employment, and information on how to balance work with housework, child-rearing, and nursing care.

• Matsudo "Sapo Sute", Regional Youth Support Station

In order to help young people between the ages of 15 and 49 who have problems with working become professionally independent, we provide a variety of support such as personal consultations, skill improvement programs for employment, work experience, and volunteer work, to support them in finding employment or continuing on to higher education.

• Employment preparation assistance office

The city supports people who have been out of work for a long time for various reasons, who have communication difficulties, who have irregular lifestyles, etc., who have difficulty getting immediate job placement or job training, and whose income is below a certain level. In preparation for getting a job, we provide individual training, group training, and work experience according to each person's situation to help them acquire the basic skills necessary to work and have the desire to work. (Leaflet available)

• 'Information for foreigners who are seeking jobs in Japan' - Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare

Information for foreigners who are working or would like to work in Japan, including information on specialized counselors for foreigners, administrative consultation offices for foreigners, employment and job training programs for foreigners, etc.

• List of Hello Work with interpreters

Hello Work Matsudo has interpreting service available in Enligh, Portuguese, and Chinese. Please see the above list for the office hours for each language.

• Support for Nursing Care workers

There are various supports for people who want to work and improve their skills in the nursing profession.

• Techno 21 Matsudo Regional Vocational Training Center

This is a center for skill development and educational training activities for workers. It can also be used as a venue for local people's workshops and business meetings.

• Matsudo Start-up Office

A business incubation & co-working office that also offers in-person and online consultations for those considering starting a business in Matsudo City or those who have just started a business. They also offer management consulting and consultation on subsidies and grants. Please make an appointment through their website.

Inquiries & appointment

Matsudo Start-up Office

13F Matsudo Building, 1307-1 Matsudo, Matsudo City

TEL 0120-917-854 (Toll-free) / 047-382-6087

E-mail：office@matsudo-startup.jp

• Free business consultations by experts

The Matsudo Chamber of Commerce and Industry offers free one-on-one consultations by specialists such as small and medium-sized business consultants, certified tax accountants, and lawyers to small and medium-sized businesses and individuals doing business in the city, as well as to those who are planning to start a business in the city. If you wish to have an on-site consultation, please make an application and we will arrange a schedule and dispatch an expert.

Inquiries & appointment

Matsudo Chamber of Commerce and Industry

MCCI Bldg., 1879-1 Matsudo, Matsudo City
TEL 047-364-3111