Responsibility of officers in work hours management and responses sought therein
◆The nation's first shareholder lawsuit seeking liability for death from overwork In an incident involving a bank employee sustaining depression [...]
How the introduction of the “system of intervals between work” functions, permitting employees to stagger their work hours after late night overtime
◆What is the “system of intervals between work”? This system is a plan that fixes a settled time that employees [...]
“Preventive measures for death from overwork and other issues” that companies will be required to take from now on
◆Definition of “death from overwork and other issues” Death from overwork and other issues is defined as “death caused by [...]
2015 Initiatives for Reduction of Long Working Hours as outlined by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
◆"Overwork Elimination Team" Initiative The "Headquarters for the Reduction of Long Working Hours" was set up within the Ministry of [...]
Ignoring this may be dangerous!? Working overtime at home has been recognized as an occupational disease! Companies need to take measures!
◆A female teacher at an English conversation school committed suicide. The Kanazawa Labor Standards Inspection Office has recognized “overtime work [...]
Legal Risks regarding the Notification of Agreement on Overtime and Holiday Work (36 Agreement)
◆Violation of Article 36 of the Labor Standards Law In 2013, Tokyo Labor Bureau conducted provisional inspection and supervision of [...]