(April 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013)

* The figures in parentheses indicate the actual figures for FY2011

1. Number of cases of consultation delivered to General Labour Consultation Corner: 1,067,210 (1,109,454)
Type of those requested for consultation
Workers	631,355 (659,285)	Business operators	316,684 (329,383)	Others	119,171 (120,786)
2. Number of cases of consultation on civil individual labour dispute:	254,719 (256,343)
[1] Type of those requested for consultation
Workers	204,005 (206,516)	Business operators	30,612 (30,166)	Others	20,102 (19,661)
[2] Employment status of workers
Regular workers	101,472 (106,357)	(Temporary) part-timers	42,309 (43,998)	Dispatched workers	10,827 (11,134)
Fixed-term contract workers	27,094 (27,030)	Others	73,017 (67,824)
[3] Details of disputes (* some cases are included in multiple categories, thus the breakdown figures add up to 304,058 cases) (305,124)
Ordinary dismissal	39,674 (43,677)	Layoff	6,102 (8,061)	Punitive dismissal	5,739 (6,047)
End of Employment	13,432 (13,675)	Encouragement to retire	25,838 (26,828)	Informal job offer cancellation	1,896 (2,010)
Voluntary resignation	29,763 (25,966)	Temporary transfer/reshuffling	9,783 (9,946)	Worsened working conditions	33,955 (36,849)
Other working conditions	37,842 (37,575)	Bullying/harassment	51,670 (45,939)	Employment management, etc.	6,136 (5,361)
Recruitment/adoption	3,322 (3,180)	Others	38,906 (40,010)
3. Number of cases of advice/guidance provided by the directors of Prefectural Labour Bureaus
(1) Number of cases of advice/guidance proposed: 10,363 (9,590)
[1] Employment status of workers
Regular workers	5,027 (4,654)	(Temporary) part-timers	2,404 (2,353)	Dispatched workers	658 (497)
Fixed-term contract workers	1,682 (1,517)	Others	592 (569)
[2] Details of disputes (* some cases are included in multiple categories, thus the breakdown figures add up to 11,089 cases) (10,210)
Ordinary dismissal	1,487 (1,602)	Layoff	193 (242)	Punitive dismissal	131 (162)
End of Employment	601 (567)	Encouragement to retire	900 (890)	Informal job offer cancellation	127 (116)
Voluntary resignation	843 (707)	Temporary transfer/reshuffling	443 (414)	Worsened working conditions	1,084 (988)
Other working conditions	1,693 (1,237)	Bullying/harassment	1,735 (1,466)	Employment management, etc.	344 (329)
Recruitment/adoption	123 (98)	Others	1,385 (1,392)
(2) Number of cases of advice/guidance processed within the fiscal year: 10,290 (9,580)
Completion status
Advice given	9,978 (9,324)	Guidance given	1 (1)
Withdrawn	249 (182)	Discontinued	43 (47)	Others	16 (26)
4. Number of cases of conciliation by the Dispute Coordinating Committee
(1) Number of cases of conciliation accepted: 6,047 (6,510)
[1] Employment status of workers
Regular workers	3,007 (3,281)	(Temporary) part-timers	1,182 (1,239)	Dispatched workers	327 (379)
Fixed-term contract workers	1,063 (1,165)	Others	468 (446)
[2] Details of disputes (* some cases are included in multiple categories, thus the breakdown figures add up to 6,419 cases) (6,855)
Ordinary dismissal	1,598 (1,852)	Layoff	211 (424)	Punitive dismissal	95 (139)
End of Employment	515 (609)	Encouragement to retire	574 (523)	Informal job offer cancellation	150 (165)
Voluntary resignation	174 (182)	Temporary transfer/reshuffling	178 (194)	Worsened working conditions	515 (597)
Other working conditions	599 (432)	Bullying/harassment	1,297 (1,121)	Employment management, etc.	90 (58)
Others	423 (559)
(2) Number of cases of conciliation processed within the fiscal year: 6,059 (6,362)
Completion status
Agreement reached	2,272 (2,438)	Withdrawn	363 (361)	Others	21 (13)
Discontinued	3,403 (3,550)	[Discontinued due to non-participation 2,383 (31)	(included)]