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Since 2010, a rate of 50% overtime pay applies for people working over 60 hours a week. However, although overtime pay is required by law, Japanese companies before 1990 were known to take employees to court over employees' requests for overtime or other legitimate compensation. [2] Also, collective agreements may extend the normal work week.
The Labor Standards Act (労働基準法, roudou-kijunhou) is a Japanese law.It was enacted on 7 April 1947 to govern working conditions in Japan. According to Article 1 of the Act, its goal is to ensure that "Working conditions shall be those which should meet the needs of workers who live lives worthy of human beings."
Employees are entitled between 15 to 30 calendar days of annual leave, depending on the size of the company they work for. [148] They are also entitled to 12 paid public holidays. [11] 11-22 12 23-34 Philippines: Employees are entitled to 5 days of paid service incentive leave per year. [149] Employees are also entitled to 12 paid public ...
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Fire Bureau building during the Taishō era. Historically, police were responsible for firefighting in Japan. Japan's first fire service was founded in 1629 during the Edo period, and was called hikeshi (Japanese: 火消し, lit. fire extinguisher).
The Fire and Disaster Management Agency was established through article 3 paragraph 2 of the 1948 National Government Organization Act and article 2 of the 1947 Fire Department Organization Law. The agency is charged with supervising firefighting efforts as well as project planning, ordinance enforcement, and establishing standards and policies ...
Japan’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that restrictions imposed by a government ministry on a transgender female employee's use of restrooms at her workplace are illegal, in a landmark decision ...
Dancing at public venues is technically illegal in Japan and is only permitted until midnight in clubs with a special license, a vestige of a law on "businesses affecting public morals", which was ...
Many both in and outside Japan share an image of the Japanese work environment that is based on a "simultaneous recruiting of new graduates" (新卒一括採用, Shinsotsu-Ikkatsu-Saiyō) and "lifetime-employment" (終身雇用, Shūshin-Koyō) model used by large companies as well as a reputation of long work-hours and strong devotion to one's company.