Books I read when an engineer became an executive to understand 'labor management'
I’ll introduce books and other resources I read when I, as an engineer, became an executive and needed to understand ‘labor management’ operations.
I co-founded a startup company in March 2020. Since the president was on his second startup and understood all administrative tasks, I took charge of the administrative division so he could concentrate on his presidential duties.
As a prerequisite, I’ve always walked the career path of a software engineer, so I have zero practical experience in labor management.
I was an employee representative (worker representative) at my previous job, so I only had the minimum knowledge necessary for concluding sanroku agreements (36 agreements).
Another prerequisite is that we have already contracted with a social insurance labor consultant, so when proceeding with labor management tasks, I check with the consultant each time.
Therefore, I’m studying labor management to gain the minimum common knowledge needed to have conversations with the social insurance labor consultant.
Finally, we are using cloud HR and labor services like SmartHR and Jinjiromufree. By following the workflows of these services, I can catch up to some extent.
By reading through the help pages and learning sites of each service, I have a general understanding of labor management workflows.
SmartHR
Jinjiromufree
Illustrated Guide to Labor Law (図解でシッカリ! よくわかる労働法) was available on Kindle Unlimited, so I read it quickly first.
After getting a general understanding from the above book, I read Labor Management Key Points and Tips Book (労務管理のツボとコツがゼッタイにわかる本) as the second book to go a bit deeper.
After reading two books and proceeding with labor management practices while consulting with the social insurance labor consultant, I’m in a state where “I’m starting to understand labor management generally.”
That’s all from the Gemba, where an engineer became an executive and is also studying ‘labor management’ operations.