The economy ministry has taken punitive action against major ad agency Dentsu Inc. for its violation of labor law standards, telling the firm it cannot participate in the bidding process for its new projects for a month. The order, issued by the Ministry of Economy, ...
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, ...
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 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, ...
Advertising giant Dentsu Inc. reported solid group earnings Monday for the January to September period due to brisk ad revenue on the back of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics and Paralympics this summer. Although a simple year-on-year comparison is difficult as Dentsu has changed its ...
Dentsu Inc.'s branch office in Nagoya received an order from a local labor standards office in August 2010 to stop forcing employees to work illegally long hours, according to sources. Dentsu's branch in Osaka was issued a similar order by a labor standards office in ...
The watchdog clears another pair of reactors in Kyushu for restart despite growing objections to any resumption of nuclear operations.
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 ...
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 ...
The ad giant admits it was cautioned by authorities about excessive overtime before a work-related suicide in December.
