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Comparative Analysis of Pay and Employment Practices: Japan vs. Germany, and Key Concepts in Compensation and Benefits

Assignment comparing pay structures and employment policies in Japan and Germany.

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Comparative Analysis of Pay and Employment Practices: Japan vs. Germany,and Key Concepts in Compensation and BenefitsPart A: Answer each of the following questions in one or two paragraphs. Each answer isworth 15 points.1. Compare andcontrast the pay and employment practices common in Japan with the payand employment practices common in Germany.Over the years,bothGermany and Japan haveaverystrong industrialfoundation.ManyNations heavilydependenton the export products from thesetwo nations(Germany and Japan).Their industries are based on capital intensive production process withhigh labor cost.Bothcountries face challengesofanageing population. In spite of several similarities, they differ inpay and employment practices.Both countries differ significantly in terms of culture.In Japan,earnings are more strongly performance-related as compared to Germany.Both countries differin definition of part-time working. In Germany, part-time working is defined as involvingworking hour less than 35 hours a week. In Japan, part-time working is regarded as employmentinvolving shorter working hour than the full-time employees.In Germany, workers earning up to 400 euros a month or 4,800 euros a year do not haveto pay any taxes. In Japan, this limit is 1.03 million yen per year (approx. 7,875 euros).In bothJapan and Germany, more than half of the female employees are not in regular employment.(Seifert, 2010)The labor regulations in Germany are more effective than in Japan. As a result, in

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