The brand on a building, the company offering the job and the recruitment agency may be different organisations. Before accepting, record their roles separately. This is more useful than assuming that a familiar brand name identifies your legal employer.
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Check the employer's legal name on the employment terms, the actual workplace address and the organisation introducing the job. Where dispatch, contracting or another arrangement is mentioned, ask who employs you and who gives work instructions. Those distinctions can affect employment and residence checks; the names alone do not settle them.
Your confirmation sheet
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| Item | Question to confirm | Keep this record |
|---|---|---|
| Employer | Who signs the employment contract and pays wages? | The full legal name |
| Workplace | At which address and site will I actually work? | The stated place and relevant change scope |
| Recruiter and supervision | Who introduced the job, and who gives instructions? | Separate organisations and contact people |
What to do next
- Copy each name exactly from the offer instead of merging them into one label.
- Ask the employer or recruiter to explain any difference between the advertised and contractual names.
- Resolve the actual work arrangement and any residence questions before agreeing to start.
A question you can use
Please confirm the company that will employ me, the workplace address and who will give my day-to-day instructions.
Avoid this assumption
Different names do not automatically mean fraud, and identical group branding does not prove that companies are the same legal entity. Do not decide that a residence procedure is unnecessary simply because the shop name is unchanged.
Questions and answers
Is the recruitment agency normally my employer?
Not simply because it introduced the job. Confirm the contracting employer and actual arrangement.
Does a familiar brand guarantee the same employer?
No. Check the legal company name on the employment documents.
Is job consultation with TGP free?
Job consultation and placement are free for jobseekers. Tree's residence applications are separate services with separate fees; support arrangements and other necessary expenses must be confirmed individually.
TGP provides job placement for foreign residents already living in Japan. We do not currently arrange recruitment from overseas or job placement in the construction sector.
Official sources checked
This guide uses official information retrieved on the stated checking date and practical suggestions for organising a job decision. The checklist and sample wording are not statutory forms. Individual employment, contract and residence questions need appropriate professional or official advice.