Support device

Abstract

To provide a support device for supporting employers employing foreign workers compatibly to minimize input and create various types of reports that must be submitted.SOLUTION: A support device 1 using the specified skilled worker system, etc., includes: an extraction unit 112 for extracting prescribed foreign employees having a designated status of residence and enrolled during a designated enrollment period, from a foreign employee database 131 managed by a management unit 111; a report specification unit 116 for specifying types of reports that employers are required to submit regarding the prescribed foreign employees based on a first response, etc., relating to labor situations of the prescribed foreign employees; a missing information specification unit 117 for specifying missing information that is not included in any of the foreign employee data and labor situation information among information described in a report based on the specified types, etc.,; and a generation unit 120 for generating a report of a specified type based on a second response relating to the missing information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a support device for utilizing the specified skills system, etc. [Background technology]

[0002] With the diversification of the labor market, the number of employers who employ foreign workers as employees (foreign employees) is increasing. Meanwhile, employers who employ foreign workers are required to submit various reports, the types of which vary depending on the foreigners employed, the characteristics of the employer, the industry, and other conditions. For example, companies that accept foreign workers with specific skills must submit quarterly reports on the acceptance status of foreign workers with specific skills, compensation and activity status, support implementation status, and employment status of the entire corporation, in accordance with a prescribed format. In addition, companies that accept foreign workers with specific skills must submit reports to the Immigration Bureau when foreign workers resign, when some of the employment conditions change, when the place of work changes, when the acceptance system changes, etc.

[0003] The type of report to be submitted varies depending on various conditions related to the working status of the foreign employee. For example, the type of document to be submitted varies depending on whether the foreign employee was accepted through in-house support, accepted through a contract with a registered support organization, whether support was provided or not, and other conditions. Therefore, it is a heavy burden on employers to identify the necessary documents and handle the task of preparing them individually. Therefore, there is a demand for technology that reduces the burden on employers regarding such reports.

[0004] Regarding technology to reduce the burden on employers regarding reports on foreign employees, Patent Document 1 discloses a specific skills system utilization support device that can communicate with a terminal device used by a user via a communication network and supports procedures related to the system related to the specific skills residence status, and is characterized by having a question display unit that displays questions regarding the accepting organization, the industrial field based on the skills of the accepting foreigner, or the accepting organization's support system for the accepting foreigner on the display unit of the terminal device, a reception unit that receives answers to the questions from the terminal device, a judgment unit that judges whether the accepting organization, the industrial field, and the support system meet predetermined standards based on the answers, and a judgment result display unit that displays the result of the judgment on the display unit of the terminal device. Patent Document 1 can reduce the burden on accepting organizations that wish to use the specific skills system regarding the use of the system. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 7125805 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] However, there is a demand for inputting only the minimum information necessary for preparing reports, due to the need to reduce the burden of data input and other reasons. Patent Document 1 reduces the burden on accepting organizations wishing to use the Specified Skilled Worker System in using the system. However, Patent Document 1 leaves room for further improvement in terms of both requiring input of only the minimum information necessary and supporting the preparation of various reports that must be submitted.

[0007] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances. An object of the present invention is to simultaneously minimize input by employers who employ foreign workers and to support the preparation of various reports that they are required to submit. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] As a result of intensive research into solving the above-mentioned problems, the inventors have found that the above-mentioned object can be achieved by identifying missing information from input, etc., and displaying a question related to the input of the identified missing information, etc. Thus, the inventors have completed the present invention. Specifically, the present invention provides the following.

[0009] The present invention includes a management unit that manages a foreign employee database in which the status of residence, period of employment and other data (foreign employee data) relating to foreign employees is stored, an extraction unit that extracts from the foreign employee database a designated foreign employee who has a designated status of residence (designated status of residence) and has been employed for a designated period of employment (designated period of employment), a first display command unit that commands the display of a question (first question) relating to the working conditions of the designated foreign employee, a first receiving unit that receives a response (first response) to the first question, and a display command unit that displays a list of the designated foreign employee provided by an employer based on the foreign employee data and the first response. Provided is a support device for utilization of specified skills systems, etc., comprising: a discrimination unit that discriminates the type of report that is requested to be issued; an identification unit that identifies information (missing information) that is not included in either the foreign employee data or the labor status information, among the information to be described in a report of the type, based on the foreign employee data, the first response, and the type; a second display command unit that commands the display of a question regarding the missing information (second question); a second receiving unit that receives an answer (second answer) to the second question; and a generation unit that generates a report of the type based on the foreign employee data, the first response, and the second response.

[0010] In the present invention, the extraction unit extracts foreign employees who require the creation of a report. Then, the determination unit determines the type of report to be submitted based on the foreign employee data and the first answer to the question regarding the working situation. After that, the identification unit identifies missing information based on the foreign employee data, the first answer to the question regarding the working situation, and the type of report determined based on the first answer, and a question regarding the input of the identified missing information is displayed by the second display command unit.

[0011] This allows the user to input the minimum information required for the report without having to look up the information to be included in each report, which varies depending on various conditions. The present invention then automatically generates the necessary report based on the minimum necessary information input. In this way, the present invention reduces the burden on employers involved in creating various reports that they are required to submit. In other words, the present invention allows the user to set the required information (activity compensation status, employment status, support implementation status, type of support received, etc.) by following the steps displayed as the first and second questions, thereby determining and creating the report to be submitted. Effect of the Invention

[0012] The present invention can simultaneously minimize input for employers who employ foreign workers and assist them in preparing various reports that they are required to submit. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0013] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the hardware and software configurations of a system S according to the present embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is an example of the foreign employee database 131. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a main flowchart showing an example of a preferable flow of the support process executed by the support device 1 of this embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a continuation of FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0014] Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[0015] <System S> 1 is a block diagram showing the hardware and software configurations of a system S of this embodiment. Hereinafter, an example of a preferred embodiment of the hardware and software configurations of the system S of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

[0016] The system S includes a support device 1 for use of the specified skills system, etc., and a terminal T configured to be able to communicate with the support device 1 via a network N. In this embodiment, the "specified skills system, etc." refers to the specified skills system and other systems used by foreign employees who are engaged in work at accepting organizations during their stay in Japan. The support device 1 can communicate with a server (not shown) to which a report is to be submitted via the network N.

[0017] [Support device 1] The support device 1 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 13, and a communication unit .

[0018] [Control unit 11] The control unit 11 includes a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a Random Access Memory (RAM), and a Read Only Memory (ROM).

[0019] The control unit 11 cooperates with the storage unit 13 and / or the communication unit 14 as necessary. The control unit 11 then realizes the following software components of the program of this embodiment executed by the support device 1: a management unit 111, an extraction unit 112, a first display command unit 113, a first reception unit 114, a change detection unit 115, a report identification unit 116, a missing information identification unit 117, a second display command unit 118, a second reception unit 119, a generation unit 120, a submission destination determination unit 121, a submission unit 122, an acquisition unit 123, and the like. The functions provided by each of the software components of the program related to the support device 1 of this embodiment will be shown in the description of a preferred flow of the support process described later.

[0020] [Storage section 13] The memory unit 13 is a device in which data and / or files are stored, and includes a storage unit that stores data non-temporarily using a hard disk, a semiconductor memory, a recording medium, a memory card, and the like.

[0021] The memory unit 13 stores programs executed by the microcomputer, a foreign employee database 131, various information related to the affiliated institution, etc. The memory unit 13 also stores types of regular reports, types of occasional reports and conditions under which occasional reports are required, types of information to be included in each type of report, templates of various reports, etc. In addition, from the viewpoint of electronically submitting automatically generated reports, it is preferable that the memory unit 13 stores a submission destination for each type of report. Hereinafter, "foreign employee" is also simply referred to as "human resources".

[0022] (Foreign Employee Database 131) Foreign employee database 131 is a database managed by management unit 111. Management unit 111 is executed by cooperation between control unit 11 and storage unit 13, and realizes data management exemplified by registering data in foreign employee database 131, acquiring data from foreign employee database 131, and updating data registered in foreign employee database 131. Note that management unit 111 may perform similar management of other data stored in storage unit 13.

[0023] The foreign employee database 131 stores foreign employee data, which is various information related to foreign employees (human resources), in association with each other. The foreign employee data includes at least the foreign employee's residence status and the period of employment during which the foreign employee was enrolled in the institution to which he or she belongs. This allows the support device 1 to identify the type of report that the employer is required to submit based on the residence status, period of employment, and other various information. Furthermore, by storing the residence status and period of employment, the support device 1 can generate a report based on the residence status, period of employment, and other various information. It is preferable that the foreign employee database 131 stores a history of foreign employee data so that the support device 1 can detect changes in the foreign employee data.

[0024] In addition, the foreign employee data includes, for example, basic information on the human resource, the human resource's joining date / entry date, the human resource's employment conditions, the business establishment where the human resource will work, Japanese employees to be compared with the human resource, support plans for the human resource, how the human resource was employed by the applicant, the payment status of pensions, insurance premiums, etc. related to the human resource, the status of obtaining necessary documents related to the human resource, points to note when accepting the human resource, the preparation / creation status of application documents related to the human resource, the implementation status of advance guidance, the status of application to the nearest immigration bureau, the status of joining / entry procedures related to the human resource, and the status of procedures to join the council related to the human resource.

[0025] The basic information on human resources includes, in addition to name, for example, nationality, date of birth, passport number, residence card number, contact information, home country residence, Japan residence, acceptance status, specific skills (years of experience, job type, period of stay, industry field / industry classification), Japanese language requirements, skill requirements, technical intern training (job type, work, certification), employment conditions, affiliated company, affiliated department, etc. By storing the above basic information in the foreign employee database 131, the support device 1 can identify the type of report that the employer is required to submit based on the information included in the basic information. Furthermore, by storing the above basic information, the support device 1 can generate a report based on the basic information.

[0026] The foreign employee database 131 includes various information such as the joining date / entry date, employment conditions of the human resource, the business establishment where the human resource is scheduled to work, Japanese employees to be compared with the human resource, the support plan for the human resource, the circumstances under which the human resource was employed by the applicant, the payment status of pension / insurance premiums, etc. related to the human resource, the order status of necessary documents related to the human resource, points to note when accepting the human resource, the preparation / creation status of application documents related to the human resource, the implementation status of advance guidance, the application status to the nearest immigration bureau, the status of joining / entry procedures related to the human resource, and the status of procedures to join the council related to the human resource, so that the support device 1 can specify the type of report that the employer is required to submit based on the information including the various information. Also, by storing the above-mentioned various information, the support device 1 can generate a report based on the various information.

[0027] FIG. 2 is an example of the foreign employee database 131. In the example shown in FIG. 2, for a foreign employee named "John Doe," the name, the status of residence "Technical Intern Training No. 1 I (valid from 20△△ year △△ month △△ day to 20△△ year △△ month △△ day)" and the period of employment "from 20△△ year △△ month △△ day for △ years" as well as basic information related to the foreign employee, the joining date "20△△ year △△ month △△ day", the entry date "20△△ year △△ month △△ day", the employment conditions of the human resource "△△△", the business where the human resource will work "△△△ business location", the support plan "···", the employment history "···", the payment status of pension, insurance premiums, etc. related to the human resource "paid", etc. are stored in association with each other. In addition, in the example shown in Figure 2, for a foreign employee named "Jane Doe," the name, the residence status "Specified Skilled Worker No. 1 (valid from 20△△ / △△ / 20△△ / △△ / 20△△ / △△ / 20△△)" and period of employment "from 20△△ / △△ / △△ / 20△△ for △ years" as well as basic information regarding the foreign employee, such as date of joining the company "20△△ / △△ / △△ / 20△△", date of entry into Japan "20△△ / △△ / △△ / 20△△", employment conditions of the employee "△△△", the workplace where the employee will be working "△△△ workplace", support plan "···", employment history "···", and payment status of pension, insurance, etc. related to the employee "Paid", are stored in association with each other.

[0028] This allows the support device 1 to identify the type of report that the employer of the foreign employee named "John Doe" is required to submit based on "Technical Intern Training No. 1 (valid from 20△△ year △△ month △△ day to 20△△ year △△ month △△ day)" and the period of employment "△ years from 20△△ year △△ month △△ day" and other various information. In addition, by storing the status of residence and the period of employment, the support device 1 can generate a report based on the status of residence and the period of employment and other various information. In addition, the support device 1 can similarly identify and generate the type of report that the employer of the foreign employee named "Jane Doe" is required to submit.

[0029] (Various information related to affiliated institutions) In the various information related to the affiliated organization (not shown), various information related to the affiliated organization of the foreign employee is stored in association with each other. The various information related to the affiliated organization of the foreign employee is, for example, basic information of the affiliated organization, result of the acceptance basic judgment, result of the judgment of the acceptance field, result of the support judgment, application type (for example, new, change (from studying abroad / technical internship), renewal), past acceptance status (for example, acceptance or not, continued for the past two years, missing or not, presence or absence of a guidance recommendation letter within one year, presence or absence of an improvement order within three years, absence or absence of a notification omission within one year, presence or absence of changes related to "special skills affiliated organization", "certificate of registered matters", "resident's card of the executive involved in the business execution", "written pledge regarding the executive of the specified skills affiliated organization", etc.).

[0030] Since the various information related to the foreign employee's affiliated institution includes basic information about the affiliated institution, the support device 1 can make acceptance basis judgments, acceptance field judgments, support judgments, etc. based on the basic information and various information related to the foreign employee. Then, based on the results of these judgments, the support device 1 can identify the types of reports that the employer is required to submit, identify missing information, etc. It is preferable that the history of the various information related to the affiliated institution is stored so that the support device 1 can detect changes in the various information.

[0031] [Communications Section 14] The communication unit 14 is not particularly limited as long as it can connect the support device 1 to the network N and communicate with the terminal T, a server, etc. As the communication unit 14, for example, a network card compatible with the Ethernet standard can be used.

[0032] [Network N] The type of the network N is not particularly limited as long as it enables communication between the support device 1, the terminal T, the server, etc. The type of the network N is, for example, the Internet, a mobile phone network, a wireless LAN, etc.

[0033] [Terminal T] There is no particular limitation on the type of the terminal T. The terminal T is, for example, a personal computer, a laptop computer, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, etc. The terminal T includes a control unit, a storage unit, a communication unit, an input unit, and a display unit (not shown).

[0034] The terminal T executes a process of transmitting a command related to the execution of the "periodic report" or the "occasional report" to the support device 1. Furthermore, the terminal T executes a process of displaying various pieces of information exemplified by the first question, the second question, etc., in response to a command from the support device 1. When an answer to the first question, the second question, etc. is input, the terminal T executes a process of transmitting the answer to the support device 1.

[0035] 〔server〕 The server (not shown) to which the report is submitted is not particularly limited as long as it can receive data of the report submitted by the employer who employs the foreign employee from the support device 1 or the like and manage the report as a report submitted by the employer. The server is, for example, a server of the Immigration Services Agency's electronic notification system portal site. It is preferable that the server can provide information indicating the status of the submitted report to the support device 1 and other external devices. This allows the support device 1 to obtain the status of the report submitted from the support device 1 from the server and display it.

[0036] [Main Flowchart of Support Processing] Fig. 3 is a main flow chart showing an example of a preferred flow of the support process executed by the support device 1 of this embodiment. Fig. 4 is a diagram continuing from Fig. 3. The following is an example of a preferred flow of the support process executed by the support device 1 of this embodiment using Figs. 3 and 4.

[0037] [Step S1: Determine whether an extraction command has been received] The control unit 11 executes the extraction unit 112 in cooperation with the storage unit 13, the communication unit 14, etc. Then, the control unit 11 executes a process of determining whether an extraction command has been received by the extraction unit 112 (step S1, extraction command acquisition determination step). If it is determined that an extraction command has been received, the control unit 11 moves the process to step S2. If it is determined that an extraction command has not been received, the control unit 11 moves the process to step S14.

[0038] The extraction condition acquisition determination step includes a procedure of determining that an extraction command has been received when a command relating to the execution of a "periodic report" or an "occasional report" has been received from the terminal T, for example.

[0039] [Step S2: Extract the designated foreign employees] The control unit 11 executes a process of extracting, by the extraction unit 112, a specified foreign employee who has a designated status of residence and has been employed during a specified employment period from the foreign employee database 131 (step S2, extraction step). The control unit 11 shifts the process to step S3.

[0040] The designated status of residence and the designated employment period are determined, for example, based on the data related to the report stored in the memory unit 13 and the timing of receiving the command. The designated status of residence includes, for example, a status of residence that is determined to be a status of residence that requires a regular report, which is a periodic report, at the timing of receiving the command, based on the data related to the report stored in the memory unit 13. The designated employment period includes, for example, a period of employment corresponding to the current regular report regarding the status of residence, based on the data related to the report stored in the memory unit 13. In addition, in order to be able to respond to the circumstances unique to the user, the designated status of residence may be a status of residence designated by the user. Similarly, the designated employment period may be a period of employment designated by the user. The extraction step may also utilize the acceptance status of the foreign employee. Extraction using the acceptance status is, for example, extraction of foreigners whose acceptance status is "accepting" and whose status of residence corresponds to "Specified Skill No. 1".

[0041] [List of periodic reporting dates] The support process preferably includes a procedure for displaying a list of the periods for periodic reporting on the terminal T. This allows the user to select a period for periodic reporting from the list and proceed with input work related to the reporting for each period.

[0042] [Step S3: Command to display the first question] The control unit 11 executes the first display command unit 113 in cooperation with the storage unit 13 and the communication unit 14, etc. Then, the control unit 11 executes a process of commanding the terminal T to display the first question regarding the working conditions of the specific foreign employee extracted in the extraction step by the first display command unit 113 (step S3, first display command step). The control unit 11 moves the process to step S4.

[0043] The first question may include, for example, questions asking whether the place of work or the duties of a designated foreign employee have changed, questions asking about Japanese people to be used for comparison, questions asking whether all of the support scheduled to be provided during the period corresponding to the specified periodic reporting period has been provided, etc.

[0044] The first question may also include various questions about the accepting organization that accepts the specified foreign employee as an employee. By including various questions about the accepting organization in the first question, the support device 1 can specify that a type of report depending on the accepting organization is requested to be submitted. The various questions about the accepting organization may include, for example, a question to determine basic requirements for acceptance, a question to determine the industrial field for acceptance, and a question to determine a support plan for acceptance.

[0045] The question for determining the basic requirements is, for example, a question about the compliance status of the accepting organization with laws and regulations. By including the question for determining the basic requirements, the support device 1 can determine whether the basic requirements for accepting a specified foreign employee, exemplified by the compliance status of the accepting organization with laws and regulations, are met, and can support the creation of reports and other necessary documents based on the determination result.

[0046] The question for determining the industrial field includes, for example, a question for selecting the industrial field related to the specified foreign employee from various industrial fields related to the acceptance of the specified foreign employee (for example, nursing care, building cleaning, basic material / industrial machinery / electrical / electronic information related manufacturing, construction, shipbuilding / marine industry, automobile maintenance, aviation, accommodation, agriculture, fishing, food and beverage manufacturing, restaurant industry, etc.). In addition, the question for determining the industrial field includes a question for asking information necessary for the preparation of a report related to the foreign employee working in the selected industrial field. In this way, the support device 1 can identify the type of report that is requested to be submitted depending on the industrial field in which the specified foreign employee works, and support the preparation of the report.

[0047] The questions for determining the support plan may include, for example, a question about whether the support plan, which is required to be created and implemented so that foreign employees can work and / or live stably, will be implemented by the company itself or entrusted to a registered support organization. In addition, it is preferable that the questions for determining whether the support plan can be implemented by the company itself include various questions related to the determination of whether the plan can be implemented by the company itself. Such various questions include, for example, questions about the past acceptance situation, questions about the presence or absence of persons with resident status, questions about whether the acceptance organization meets certain conditions, questions about compliance with laws and regulations, questions about the presence or absence of staff related to support, etc. In this way, the support device 1 can determine whether the support plan can be implemented by the company itself, and based on the determination result, can support the creation of necessary documents, etc.

[0048] The first question may also include a question asking for various information necessary for creating a report, such as the nationality, date of joining the company, date of entry into Japan, employment conditions, and place of employment of the foreign employee. This allows the support device 1 to generate a report based on the answers to the questions.

[0049] [Step S4: Receiving the first response] The control unit 11 executes the first receiving unit 114 in cooperation with the storage unit 13, the communication unit 14, etc. Then, the control unit 11 executes a process of receiving a first answer to the first question related to the first display command step from the terminal T by the first receiving unit 114 (step S4, first answer receiving step). The control unit 11 stores the first answer in the foreign employee database 131, etc., and moves the process to step S5.

[0050] In the first response receiving step, it is preferable to store the first response together with its history in the foreign employee database 131. This allows the support device 1 to detect whether or not a part or all of the foreign employee data corresponding to the first response has changed during the specified employment period. Step S5 is an example of a process related to this detection.

[0051] In addition, the first response receiving step preferably stores the first response with a history as various information related to the affiliated institution, so that the support device 1 can detect whether or not a part or all of the various information related to the affiliated institution that corresponds to the first response has changed during the designated enrollment period.

[0052] [Step S5: Detect changes] The control unit 11 executes the change detection unit 115 in cooperation with the storage unit 13 and the communication unit 14, etc. Then, the control unit 11 executes a process in which the change detection unit 115 refers to the history stored in the foreign employee database 131 and various information related to the affiliated institution, and detects a partial or entire change corresponding to the first answer in the foreign employee data corresponding to the specified foreign employee during the designated employment period related to the extraction step (step S5, change detection step). The control unit 11 stores the detected change in the storage unit 13, and moves the process to step S6.

[0053] The changes detected in the change detection step are, for example, changes related to the specified foreign employee, such as the nationality, joining date / entry date, employment conditions, and planned place of employment, as well as changes related to the accepting organization, such as basic requirements, industry field, and support plan, related to the accepting organization. By detecting a change related to the specified foreign employee, the support device 1 can identify a type of report corresponding to the change in data related to the specified foreign employee as a report to be submitted. By detecting a change related to the accepting organization, the support device 1 can identify a type of report corresponding to the change in data related to the accepting organization as a report to be submitted.

[0054] [Step S6: Identify the type of report] The control unit 11 executes the report specification unit 116 in cooperation with the memory unit 13 etc. Then, the control unit 11 executes a process of specifying the type of report that the employer is requested to submit for the specified foreign employee by the report specification unit 116 (step S6, report specification step). The control unit 11 moves the process to step S7. The report specification step specifies the type of report based on, for example, the type of periodic report, the type of ad-hoc report, and the conditions under which the ad-hoc report is requested, stored in the memory unit 13.

[0055] The types of reports include, for example, Reference Form No. 3-6 "Notification of Acceptance and Activity Status", Reference Form No. 3-6 (Appendix) "Acceptance Status and Remuneration Payment Status of Specified Skilled Foreign Workers", Reference Form No. 3-7 "Notification of Support Implementation Status", Reference Form No. 3-7 (Appendix) "List of 1 Specified Skilled Foreign Workers Support Recipients", copies of wage ledgers for designated foreign employees, copies of wage ledgers for Japanese employees to be compared, and other periodic reports. As a result, the support device 1 can support periodic reports for designated foreign employees extracted in the extraction step among reports submitted for foreign employees.

[0056] In addition, when a change in the employment contract, the support plan, the support contract, etc. is detected in the change detection step, the report identification step preferably identifies the type of report based on the detection result. The change in the employment contract includes, for example, new employment, resignation, change of employment type, change of work content, change of place of employment, etc. The type of report identified based on the detection result includes, for example, occasional reports such as Reference Form No. 3-1-1 and Reference Form No. 3-1-2 related to changes in the content of the employment contract, Reference Form No. 3-2 related to changes in the support plan, and Reference Form No. 3-3-1 and Reference Form No. 3-3-2 related to changes in the support contract. As a result, the support device 1 can support occasional reports related to the specified foreign employee extracted in the extraction step among the reports submitted by foreign employees.

[0057] [Step S7: Identify missing information] The control unit 11 executes the missing information identifying unit 117 in cooperation with the storage unit 13. Then, the control unit 11 executes a process of identifying missing information, which is information included in the report of the type identified in the report identifying step, that is not included in either the foreign employee data stored in the foreign employee database 131 or the first answer, by the missing information identifying unit 117 (step S7, missing information identifying step). The control unit 11 moves the process to step S8. The missing information identifying step identifies missing information based on the type of information included in each of the various reports stored in the storage unit 13, for example.

[0058] [Step S8: Command to display the second question] The control unit 11 cooperates with the storage unit 13, the communication unit 14, etc. to execute the second display command unit 118. Then, the control unit 11 executes a process of commanding the terminal T to display a second question regarding the missing information identified in the missing information identification step by the second display command unit 118 (step S8, second display command step). The control unit 11 moves the process to step S9.

[0059] The second questions include various questions related to missing information, such as questions about insurance such as employment insurance, workers' accident compensation insurance, and social insurance, questions about tax payment status, and safety and health status. The various questions include, for example, a question that allows the respondent to select from "1. The employment insurance insured person qualification acquisition procedure has been completed 2. There is a person who has not completed the employment insurance insured person qualification acquisition procedure 3. The workplace is not covered by employment insurance and therefore is not covered", a question that allows the respondent to select from "1. The insurance premiums have been paid when the payment deadline has arrived 2. The insurance premiums have not been paid when the payment deadline has arrived 3. The workplace is not covered by employment insurance and therefore is not covered", a question that allows the respondent to select from "1. As a workplace covered by workers' accident compensation insurance, the procedure for applying for workers' accident compensation insurance is being completed 2. The workplace is not covered by workers' accident compensation insurance, but the procedure for applying for similar private insurance is being completed", a question about the enrollment status of social insurance, a question about the tax payment status, and a question about safety and health status.

[0060] Furthermore, the second questions include, for example, questions regarding the number of various types of numbers related to foreign employees, etc. Questions regarding the number of various types of numbers include, for example, questions regarding Specified Skilled Worker 1, which require the input of "the number of employees, the number of new hires, the number of employees who left for personal reasons, the number of employees who left for company reasons, and the number of employees who are missing," questions regarding Japanese nationals who do the same work as Specified Skilled Worker 1, which require the input of the same numbers as Specified Skilled Worker 1, questions regarding Specified Skilled Worker 2 ... and Specified Skilled Worker 2, and questions regarding the employment of Japanese nationals and other foreign nationals who do different work than Specified Skilled Worker 1 and Specified Skilled Worker 2, etc.

[0061] [Step S9: Receiving the second response] The control unit 11 executes the second receiving unit 119 in cooperation with the storage unit 13, the communication unit 14, etc. Then, the control unit 11 executes a process of receiving a second answer to the second question related to the second display command step from the terminal T by the second receiving unit 119 (step S9, second answer receiving step). The control unit 11 stores the second answer in the foreign employee database 131, etc., and moves the process to step S10.

[0062] [Further questions based on the second and subsequent responses] The support process may include a series of steps in which the missing information identifying unit 117 or the like identifies the missing information based on the second answer received in the second answer receiving step, commands the display of a further question based on the identified missing information, and receives an answer to the question. The support process may also include a series of steps in which the missing information identifying unit 117 or the like identifies the missing information based on the further answer received in this way, commands the display of a further question based on the identified missing information, and receives an answer to the question. As a result, the support process of this embodiment allows the user to set the necessary items (activity remuneration status, employment status, support implementation status, type of support received, etc.) according to the steps displayed on the screen of the terminal T, thereby determining and creating a report to be submitted.

[0063] [Step S10: Generate report] The control unit 11 executes the generation unit 120 in cooperation with the storage unit 13 and the like. Then, the control unit 11 executes a process of generating a report of the type identified in the report identification step based on the foreign employee data stored in the foreign employee database 131, the first response received in the first response receiving step, and the second response received in the second response receiving step, by the generation unit 120 (step S10, generation step). The control unit 11 moves the process to step S11. In the generation step, a report is generated based on various report templates stored in the storage unit 13, for example.

[0064] [Step S11: Command to display report] The control unit 11, in cooperation with the storage unit 13, the communication unit 14, etc., executes a process of instructing the terminal T to display the report generated in the generation step (step S11, report display instruction step). The control unit 11 moves the process to step S12.

[0065] The report display command step preferably includes a procedure for transmitting, to terminal T, data of the report in a downloadable form from terminal T, instead of or in addition to commanding terminal T to display the report. This allows the user to download and use the report data.

[0066] In order to support not only report generation but also report submission and post-submission procedures, the support process preferably includes a series of processes for submitting the generated report to a server of a government agency, etc., and acquiring and displaying the status of the report on the server. Steps S12 to S16 are an example of the series of processes.

[0067] [Step S12: Decide where to submit] The control unit 11 executes the submission destination determination unit 121 in cooperation with the storage unit 13. Then, the control unit 11 executes a process of determining a submission destination of the report generated in the generation step by the submission destination determination unit 121 (step S12, submission destination determination step). The control unit 11 moves the process to step S13. The submission destination determination step determines a submission destination based on the submission destination of each of the various reports stored in the storage unit 13, for example.

[0068] [Step S13: Submit report] The control unit 11 executes the submission unit 122 in cooperation with the storage unit 13 and the communication unit 14. Then, the control unit 11 executes a process of submitting the data of the report generated in the generation step to the submission destination determined in the submission destination determination step by the submission unit 122 (step S13, submission step). The control unit 11 moves the process to step S14.

[0069] The submission destination is, for example, a server of the Immigration Services Agency's electronic notification system portal site. Submission to the server is performed after various authentication procedures, such as password authentication and authentication using an electronic certificate, are performed.

[0070] [Step S14: Determine whether to acquire the status] The control unit 11 executes the acquisition unit 123 in cooperation with the storage unit 13 and the communication unit 14. Then, the control unit 11 executes a process of determining whether to acquire the status of the report submitted in the submission step at the submission destination by the acquisition unit 123 (step S14, status acquisition determination step). If it is determined that the status is to be acquired, the control unit 11 moves the process to step S15. If it is determined that the status is not to be acquired, the control unit 11 returns the process to step S1 and repeats the processes from step S1 to step S16.

[0071] The status acquisition determination step includes, for example, a procedure for determining that the status is to be acquired based on a given interval or a given regular timing determined according to the type of report. Such a procedure is, for example, a procedure for determining that the status is to be acquired if it is a weekday after the previous acquisition date and at a specific time such as 9:00 a.m. or later.

[0072] [Step S15: Get status] The control unit 11 executes a process of acquiring the status of the report submitted in the submission step at the submission destination by the acquisition unit 123 (step S15, acquisition step). The control unit 11 moves the process to step S16. The status acquired in the acquisition step includes, for example, a status of "registering" indicating that the notification information related to the report is being registered, a status of "registration completed" indicating that the registration process of the notification information related to the report has been completed, and a status of "registration error" indicating that the registration process of the notification information related to the report has failed.

[0073] [Step S16: Command to display the status] The control unit 11, in cooperation with the storage unit 13 and the communication unit 14, executes a process of instructing the terminal T to display the status of the report acquired in the acquisition step (step S16, status display command step). The control unit 11 returns the process to step S1, and repeats the processes from step S1 to step S16.

[0074] [Enter information related to your institution] The various information related to the affiliated organization stored in the storage unit 13 includes, for example, information related to basic requirements, information related to industry judgment, and information related to support judgment. The support process preferably includes a procedure of displaying questions about these pieces of information on the terminal T, receiving answers to the questions from the terminal T, and storing them in the storage unit 13 as various information related to the affiliated organization.

[0075] (Basic requirements judgment) The following are examples of questions for determining the basic requirements stored in the storage unit 13 as part of various information related to the affiliated organization. Examples of questions for determining the basic requirements: "You have violated the provisions of labor-related laws, social insurance, and tax laws," "You have caused a foreign national (a specified skilled foreign national, a technical intern trainee, etc.) to disappear due to company reasons within the past year," "You have caused a worker who performs the same work as a specified skilled foreign national to be fired due to company reasons within the past year," "You have an executive who has been convicted of a violation of laws and regulations within the past five years," "You have had your training certification revoked within the past five years, or you have an executive who has had your training certification revoked," "You have an executive of your company who has difficulty performing his / her duties due to a mental impairment (a state in which it is difficult to recognize things)," "You have an executive of your company who is still undergoing bankruptcy proceedings," "You have an executive of your company who is related to a criminal organization, or your business is operated by a criminal organization," "You have dispatched a specified skilled foreign national to a field other than agriculture or fishery," "You have received an "improvement order" based on the Technical Intern Training Act regarding the acceptance of technical intern trainees within the past year," etc. By displaying the questions for determining the basic requirements as described above, the support device 1 can determine whether the receiving organization satisfies basic requirements such as compliance with laws and regulations, and generate a report or the like related to the basic requirements.

[0076] (Industry Determination) The following are examples of questions that ask for information necessary for creating a report on a foreign employee working in a selected industrial field, which is stored in the storage unit 13 as part of various information related to the affiliated institution. Examples of questions that ask for necessary information related to the industrial field "nursing care": "There is a copy of the designation notice issued by the local government to prove that it is a nursing care field," "The number of specified skilled foreigners at the accepting business does not exceed the total number of full-time nursing care staff of Japanese people, etc. (※)," etc. Examples of questions that ask for necessary information related to the industrial field "construction": "The company has been licensed under the Construction Business Act and has a construction business license," "It has not received supervisory action under the Construction Business Act within the last five years," "The total number of foreign construction workers and Type 1 specified skilled foreigners (including the number of people to be employed) does not exceed the total number of full-time employees," "The company has submitted a job advertisement to Hello Work and is working to secure domestic workers," "The company is registered (or will be registered) in the Construction Career Up System," etc. By displaying questions related to the industrial fields as described above, the support device 1 can generate a report or the like that includes the information required for each industrial field.

[0077] (Support judgment) The following are examples of various questions related to determining whether or not a support plan can be implemented by a company alone, which are stored in the memory unit 13 as part of various information related to the affiliated institution. Please check the box that applies to you below. (1) In the past two years, you have accepted (in compliance with the Immigration Control Act, the Technical Intern Training Act, labor-related laws, etc.) a person with a mid- to long-term working visa (Specified Skilled Worker, Engineer / Specialist in Humanities / International Services, Technical Intern Trainee, Skilled Worker, Caregiver, etc.) in an appropriate manner (in compliance with the Immigration Control Act, the Technical Intern Training Act, labor-related laws, etc.), (2) In the past two years, you have a director or employee who has experience in providing life consultation, etc. to a person with a mid- to long-term working visa (Specified Skilled Worker, Engineer / Specialist in Humanities / International Services, Technical Intern Trainee, Skilled Worker, Caregiver, etc.), (3) You fall under any of the following (check the box that applies): 1. A company listed on a Japanese stock exchange, 2. A mutual company operating an insurance business, 3. An independent administrative institution, 4. A special corporation or authorized corporation, 5. A public interest corporation authorized by a national or local government in Japan, 6. A public corporation listed in Appendix 1 of the Corporation Tax Act (national university corporations, local governments, locally independent administrative institutions, etc.), 7. Organisations or individuals with a withholding amount of 10 million yen or more in the total table of the tax withholding slip for employment income for the previous year, 8. Able to carry out support work appropriately to the same extent as questions (1) or (2) above, (4) None applicable", "Do you have a person in charge who does not directly command and order the specified skilled foreign workers and is not related to the work (executives, human resources, general affairs, etc. who are not involved in the command and order of the specified skilled foreign workers)", "For the person in charge in the previous paragraph, please select "Yes" if applicable, or "No" if not applicable: 1. It has been less than 5 years since the date of receiving a penalty for violating the Anti-Social Violence, Social Insurance and Labor Law, 2. Was an officer of a corporation whose training certification was revoked within the past 5 years, 3. Has a mental impairment (a state in which it is difficult to recognize things) and is therefore in a state where it is difficult to carry out work, 4. Is in a state where bankruptcy proceedings have not been resolved, 5. Has a connection to an organized crime group, 6. "The spouse of an executive officer or a relative within the second degree of kinship (grandparent, parent, child, grandchild, sibling)," "When providing support, is there a system in place that allows for support in the person's native language (are there staff members who can speak in the person's native language, or can an interpreter be reliably arranged when necessary)?" etc.By displaying questions related to the support plan as described above, the support device 1 can determine whether the support plan can be implemented by the receiving institution alone, display procedures according to the determination result, and generate corresponding reports, etc.

[0078] [External agency management] The support process preferably includes a procedure in which the management unit 111 stores and manages data (e.g., name, location, contact information, etc.) related to external organizations such as registered support organizations that implement a support plan on behalf of the receiving organization in the storage unit 13. This enables the support device 1 to support various procedures exemplified by communication between the receiving organization and the external organization.

[0079] [Consultation and complaint management] The support process preferably includes a procedure in which the management unit 111 stores data related to consultations and complaints to the receiving institution in the storage unit 13 and manages administrative procedures related to the data. This allows the support device 1 to support administrative procedures for consultations and complaints to the receiving institution.

[0080] [Display list of personnel] The support process preferably includes a procedure in which the management unit 111 and the extraction unit 112 display a list of data (such as name, nationality, date of birth, etc.) related to a specific foreign employee from the foreign employee data stored in the foreign employee database 131. This enables the support device 1 to support administrative procedures related to the management of foreign employees.

[0081] In order to make it possible to grasp the implementation status of the support plan at a glance, it is preferable that the list is accompanied by information on the implementation status of the support plan, exemplified by the date the interview was conducted (interview date) and whether or not a life orientation has been conducted. In order to indicate that the interview should be conducted urgently, if the interview date is more than three months ago, it is preferable that the interview date is displayed in a specific color, such as dark red. In order to indicate that the interview should be conducted soon, if the interview date is more than two months ago but less than three months ago, it is preferable that the interview date is displayed in a specific color, such as light red.

[0082] In order to facilitate the editing of data on foreign employees, it is preferable that the list is provided with a hyperlink that transitions to a screen on which data on the specified foreign employee can be edited. In order to facilitate the input of data on the implementation status of support plans such as life orientation, it is preferable that the information on the implementation status of the support plan is provided with a hyperlink that transitions to a screen on which data on the implementation status of the support plan can be edited. In order to facilitate the understanding of the date on which the residence status expires, it is preferable that the list is provided with the expiration date of the residence status.

[0083] In addition, to make it easier to find the desired data on foreign employees, it is preferable that the list can be sorted by name, nationality, interview date, expiration date of residence status, etc.

[0084] [Effects of Support Processing] In this embodiment, the management unit 111 manages a foreign employee database 131 in which data on foreign employees is stored. In the support process of this embodiment, first, the extraction unit 112 extracts foreign employees who need to prepare a report (steps S1 to S2). Then, based on the foreign employee data and the first answer to the question on the working situation, the report specification unit 116 specifies the type of report to be submitted (steps S3 to S6). After that, the missing information specification unit 117 specifies missing information based on the foreign employee data, the first answer to the question on the working situation, and the type of report determined based on the first answer, and a question related to input of the specified missing information is displayed by the second display command unit 118 (steps S7 to S8).

[0085] This allows the user to input the minimum information required for the report without having to look up the information to be written in the report, which varies depending on various conditions. The second receiving unit 119 receives the second response, which is the input information (step S9). Then, in the support process, the generating unit 120 automatically generates the necessary report based on the input minimum necessary information (step S10). This allows the support device 1 of this embodiment to reduce the burden on the employer in creating various reports that must be submitted. Also, in the support process, the automatically generated report is displayed (step S11). That is, the support process of this embodiment allows the user to set the necessary items (activity remuneration status, employment status, support implementation status, type of support received, etc.) according to the steps displayed on the screen of the terminal T, and the report to be submitted can be determined and automatically generated.

[0086] In addition, in the support process of this embodiment, a submission destination of the automatically generated report can be determined, and the report can be automatically submitted to the determined submission destination (steps S12 to S13). Furthermore, in the support process of this embodiment, the status of the submitted report can be acquired at an appropriate timing, and displayed on the user's terminal T (steps S14 to S16).

[0087] Therefore, the support device 1 of this embodiment can simultaneously minimize input for employers who employ foreign workers and support the creation of various reports that must be submitted.

[0088] <Usage example> The following is an example of how the support device 1 of this embodiment is used.

[0089] [Start of support process] First, the user uses the terminal T to send a command to execute a "regular report" to the support device 1. The support device 1 receives the command and extracts the foreign employees who need to create a report. Then, the support device 1 displays a list of the period for which the regular report is due.

[0090] The support device 1 instructs the terminal T to display a first question including a question as to whether or not all support scheduled for a specific foreign employee during the quarter has been completed. The terminal T displays the first question. The user uses the terminal T to transmit a first answer to the first question to the support device 1. The support device 1 receives the first answer.

[0091] [Enter missing information] The support device 1 identifies the type of report and the missing information based on the first answer, etc., and instructs the terminal T to display a second question related to the missing information. The second question is, for example, a question about insurance such as employment insurance, workers' compensation insurance, and social insurance, a question about tax payment status, a question about safety and health status, and other questions related to the missing information. The terminal T displays the second question. The user uses the terminal T to transmit a second answer to the second question to the support device 1. The support device 1 receives the second answer.

[0092] [Generate report] The support device 1 generates a report and displays it on the terminal T or makes it possible to download it from the terminal T. The user displays or downloads the report, signs it, and mails it to the destination. Instead of mailing it, the support device 1 can also send the signed report to a server and register it. At this time, the support device 1 can obtain the status of the registered report and display the status on the terminal T.

[0093] It should be noted that within the scope of the concept of the present invention, a person skilled in the art may come up with various modifications and alterations. It is understood that such modifications and alterations fall within the scope of the present invention. For example, even if a person skilled in the art appropriately adds, deletes, or modifies the design of the above-described embodiment, or adds, omits, or modifies the conditions of a process, these modifications and alterations are included in the scope of the present invention as long as they include the gist of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0094] S System 1 Support equipment 11 Control section 111 Management Department 112 Extraction part 113 1st display command section 114 First Receiving Unit 115 Change detection unit 116 Report Specification Department 117 Missing Information Identification Department 118 2nd display command section 119 Second Receiving Unit 120 Generation part 121 Submission destination determination department 122 Submission Department 123 Acquisition Department 13 Storage section 131 Foreign Employee Database 14 Communications Department N Network T-Terminal

Claims

1. an administration department that manages a foreign employee database in which foreign employee data, such as the status of residence, period of employment, and other data relating to foreign employees, is stored; an extraction unit that extracts, from the foreign employee database, a specified foreign employee who has a designated status of residence and has been employed during a specified employment period; a first display command unit for commanding to display a first question regarding the working conditions of the specified foreign employee; a first receiving unit that receives a first answer to the first question; a report specification unit that specifies a type of report that the employer is required to submit for the specific foreign employee based on the foreign employee data and the first response; a missing information identifying unit that identifies missing information, which is information not included in either the foreign employee data or the first response, among information described in a report of the type based on the foreign employee data, the first response, and the type; a second display command unit that commands the display of a second question regarding the missing information; a second receiving unit for receiving a second answer to the second question; a generating unit for generating a report of the type based on the foreign employee data, the first response, and the second response; A support device for utilizing the specific skills system, etc.

2. The foreign employee data further includes a history of the foreign employee data; The support device further includes a change detection unit that detects a change in part or all of the foreign employee data during the designated employment period based on the history, The report identification unit determines a type of the report based on a detection result by the change detection unit. The support device according to claim 1 .

3. a submission destination determination unit that determines a submission destination of the report generated by the generation unit; a submission unit that submits the report to the destination; The support device of claim 1 further comprising:

4. The support device according to claim 3 , further comprising an acquisition unit that acquires a status of the report at the destination of the report.

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