Innovare acquires a Japanese Temporary Labour Contractor

Innovare has acquired Japan-based Strata Works KK, strengthening its position in one of the world’s largest temporary workforce market. Temporary employees and part-time workers make up more than 10 percent of the Japanese workforce.

"Strata Works KK provides a strategic position for Innovare within Japan’s contract labour market, which is closely regulated by Japanese labour law," said Harry Loh, director for Innovare. "Their in-depth expertise enables us to more effectively serve our customers in Japan as well as the global market."

Strata Works KK was founded in 1995 as a business process and consulting company and licensed as a dispatch company in Japan. Japanese Workers Dispatch Law is designed to protect temporary workers, who enter into an employment contract with temporary staff firm and who work for and under the directions of another company. Dispatch law strives to provide temporary staff with stability, requiring strict observance by both the provider and recipient of the temporary worker. The legislation also prohibits temporary workers in the harbour transport, construction, security services and medical treatment industries.

Innovare’s purchase of Strata Works KK provides the company with the expertise in meeting the Dispatch Law requirements as well as the necessary licenses to operate in Japan. In addition, companies providing contingent labour in Japan face the challenges of language and cultural barriers, particularly if they are Western-based companies. Strata Works extends Innovare’s reach and access to clients in the world’s second-largest economy.