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Companies bet on work-style reforms as way to attract workers amid labor shortage
Ahead of the enactment of legislation for so-called work-style reform last week, companies had already embarked on related initiatives amid mitigating deepening labor shortages in the country. To secure enough workers amid the resulting competition, companies now believe that it is crucial to help employees ...
Bain prepared to spend $900 million on acquiring digital ad companies
Bain Capital LP said it is prepared to spend about $900 million or more to acquire digital advertising companies in Asia, as it revamps Japan's No. 3 agency to better compete with rivals like Dentsu Inc. The Boston-based private equity firm acquired 87 percent of ...
Dentsu to pay employees ¥2.4 billion for overtime work after conviction for labor violations
The advertising giant’s move comes after its conviction of labor practice violations related to the overwork-linked suicide of an employee in 2015.
A court orders advertising giant Dentsu Inc. to pay ¥500,000 for labor practice violations, which resulted in the suicide of a new recruit due to excessive working hours.
Uber sues Dentsu's Fetch for $40 million over alleged click fraud on right-wing news site Breitbart
Uber Technologies Inc. is accustomed to getting sued. Now it's doing the suing, and it's partly thanks to Breitbart News. The global ride-hailing company is taking advertising agency Fetch Media Ltd. to court for click fraud, alleging that the firm improperly billed Uber for "fake" ...
Dentsu execs off the hook after ad giant summarily indicted for overworking employees
Prosecutors summarily indict ad giant Dentsu for labor violations but give three of its top executives a pass, including the boss of an overworked woman who committed suicide.
Families of people who have died from overwork blasted a report adopted Tuesday by a government labor reform panel, saying its call for creating a monthly overtime cap of 100 hours could effectively legalize long working hours at the expense of workers' health. Emiko Teranishi, ...
Dentsu to launch work reform panel over employee suicide; profits projected to drop
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 ...
Workers at scandal-hit Dentsu Inc. said Wednesday night that President Tadashi Ishii's decision to resign was a natural course of action after the suicide of a young employee that was blamed on overwork, while others questioned if it will really change the ad giant's ...
Dentsu chief Ishii resigns amid mounting pressure over employee's suicide
Dentsu Inc. President Tadashi Ishii said he will step down in January to take responsibility for the overwork-related suicide of a 24-year-old employee at the advertising agency. "We deeply regret failing to prevent the overwork of our new recruit. I offer my sincere apology," Ishii, ...
The labor ministry is considering stripping advertising giant Dentsu Inc. of a certification that shows it is a "family-friendly" company, following the death of several employees from conditions related to overwork. "We want to take strict measures, including taking back (the ministry-given certificate)," Health, Labor ...
Corporate execs should take lead to prevent overwork: Keidanren chief
The head of the Keidanren business lobby has said that corporate executives should take responsibility for preventing harm to employees from issues related to excessive work hours. "Top company (executives) must lead efforts to prevent deaths from overwork," Sadayuki Sakakibara said Monday at a news ...
