Japanese employees, in addition to being better educated
before their first day at work, tend to receive, as shown by
Glass[1], significantly more on-the-job training than their
Western counterparts. It is estimated that Japanese
companies spend around 1.5 per cent of their turnover on
training, which is ten times greater than in the United
Kingdom. One of the primary corporate aims is to keep
and develop skilled workers. This is because
corporations realize that, having invested in new facilities
and technology, they require skilled and qualified people
to operate them effectively.