The labor ministry referred Mitsubishi Electric Corp. to prosecutors Wednesday on suspicion of forcing excessive overtime on a male employee, who subsequently developed a psychological disorder and was laid off.
The Tokyo-based electronics manufacturer allegedly made a 31-year-old man work far longer than the maximum 60 hours of monthly overtime — set in a labor-management agreement — after he joined the company in April 2013, according to his lawyer.
His supervisor at the time was also referred to prosecutors for an alleged violation of the Labor Standards Law.