Books I read when an engineer became an executive to understand 'labor management'

Tadashi Shigeoka ·  Tue, May 19, 2020

I’ll introduce books and other resources I read when I, as an engineer, became an executive and needed to understand ‘labor management’ operations.

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Background: I was assigned to back office (administrative division)

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.

Prerequisites: No labor management experience

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).

Prerequisites: Contracted with a social insurance labor consultant

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.

Prerequisites: Using SmartHR and Jinjiromufree

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

Books I read to understand 'labor management' work

Illustrated Guide to Labor Law (図解でシッカリ! よくわかる労働法)

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.

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)

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.