NEWS 218 : KYOKUYO WILL SHORTEN WORKING HOURS (YAY)!
Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation has revised its work schedules to shorten annual working hours by 4 days, from current 1,992 hours (or 249 days) to 1,960 hours (245 days).
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NEWS 209 : NEW CREW EMBARKED ONBOARD KYOKUYO
...and They will Row a Cutter Boat, Too
Do you know Japanese school year ends in March and most of Japanese companies hire March graduates to join them in April? Kyokuyo Shipyard is no exception, as the company welcomed 7 new recruits this April.
NEWS 205 : THE TRUTH ABOUT BLUE STAR DORMITORY
In this issue, we introduce you to "Seiseiryo", Kyokuyo's corporate dormitory for single employees.
NEWS 196 : FIVE MEN BOARDED KYOKUYO
In this issue we will introduce new employees who joined Kyokuyo this April. This year, we welcomed 5 new comers, including 2 college graduates (photo : below) who have just completed in-house training programs for 2 months.
NEWS 180 : 6 NEW PERSONS JOINED KYOKUYO
It's April again and we are going to introduce our new employees. This year, we welcomed 6 fresh crew members.
NEWS 173 : KYOKUYO PLACED ORDER FOR A NEW BUILDING
On October 31, Kyokuyo Shipyard signed a contract with Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. for construction of a company dormitory for single employees (note : builder is Daiwa. Not Kyokuyo). The dorm is scheduled to be built by March 2014 in Chofu area, Simonoseki, next to the existing Saikawa Ryo which is now mainly used as trainees' apartment house.
NEWS 134 : NEW CREW GOT ONBAORD
Kyokuyo Welcomed 7 New Employees
Kyokuyo Shipyard held its annual company entrance ceremony on April 1, the first day in the fiscal year. For 2011 we have 7 new employees, comprised of 2 college graduates in administration and 5 high school graduates in production.
NEWS 120 : FRESHMEN MADE A FRESH START
Young Technicians Now Assigned after OJT
Like last year, Kyokuyo's fresh technicians got their assignent on August 1. They are 4 this year, and all male.
NEWS 098 : SAME BACKBONE, NEW BLOOD
Season of Personnel Changes and New Colleagues
April 1, the first day of a fiscal year, is the day of personnel assignment and reassignment of Kyokuyo, like many other Japanese firms. This year, no less than 20 employees were reassigned, and most cases are that of mid-level members who gained appointment to a higher or management position within the framework of the managerial challenge for organizational rejuvenation.
NEWS 091 : KYOKUYO LIKES U-TURNERS
Japan is traditionally known as country of career-long employment and escalator system. Things are changing slowly though. Nowadays, one can switch companies more easily than before as labor fluidity is increasing.
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