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Abe's work-style reforms give Japan's employers the green light to demand unpaid and unsafe overtime
New law caps overtime at unhealthy levels and sets up a system that will legitimize the principle of working for nothing.
Views From Tokyo: What do you think about Mio Sugita's remark that LGBT people are 'unproductive'?
People in the Japanese capital were asked for their thoughts on the position of the LGBT community in Japnese society, in the wake of a ruling party politician's contentious comments.
Tokyo Medical University scandal is a throwback to when discrimination against women was the norm
Listening to the excuses being given for discrimination today, it's almost as if 1985's Equal Opportunity Act never happened.
Many temp workers to see contracts terminated from September due to staffing law
Many temporary workers dispatched by staffing agencies are expected to see their contracts ended without renewal after Sept. 30, the third anniversary of a revised staffing law coming into effect. The revised law bans the use of haken dispatch workers at the same workplace for ...
More than 80 percent of companies that employed truck, bus and taxi drivers last year breached the Labor Standards Law, with illegal overtime accounting for over half the violations, a government survey says. Of the 5,436 supervised firms surveyed, breaches were found at 4,564, or ...
Japan's courts don't share Mio Sugita's views on supporting LGBT people, precedents show
The country's courts are drawing a line in the sand over discrimination against LGBT people, even as far-right LDP lawmaker Mio Sugita slams support for 'unproductive' members of society.
Two Japan Supreme Court cases clarify when discrimination against fixed-term workers is OK
June 1, 2018, saw two verdicts from two similar cases handed down by the Supreme Court, both based on the 2012 amendment to the Labor Contract Law.
Japan's ruling bloc pushes labor bill through the Lower House amid worries over karōshi
The government says the comprehensive legal package will represent the biggest shake-up of labor laws in Japan’s postwar history, but some believe it could make problems worse.
Japan sets goals for companies to prevent deaths from overwork
Workers will benefit from a guaranteed interval between each day’s work and the next, but the plan did not specify how long the break must be.
Devilish Japanese TV drama makes a mockery of workplace rights
In "Miss Devil," each firing has some deeper purpose that in the end benefits the hapless victim. The lesson boils down to "I know what's good for you more than you do yourself."
Opposition deal to tweak Japanese labor bill likely to get contentious legislation past Diet
The ruling bloc agreed Monday with some opposition parties to modify a labor reform bill aimed at tackling Japan's chronic overwork problem, paving the way for its passage before the Diet closes on June 20, lawmakers said. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior ...
My company didn't enroll me in the Japanese social insurance program. What to do?
A non-Japanese worker wrote to Lifelines with some questions about the shakai hoken social insurance system.
