Advertising giant Dentsu Inc. will set up an independent committee to oversee working environment reforms in the wake of public uproar sparked by the death of a young employee who committed suicide due to overwork.
The independent committee, announced Tuesday, will comprise a former labor ministry official and two lawyers who will meet each month to examine reforms due to be compiled by company executives by April.
The group will report to board members once every six months on the progress being made and the effectiveness of the new measures, the company said. The committee will be launched Feb. 28.