The legal portal site Bengo4.com reported last week that the Central Labor Relations Committee’s Labor Standards Inspection Office recommended corrective action to Japanese media company Toei in response to the company’s alleged practice of working employees beyond legal limits and failing to provide proper overtime pay to employees.
Toei stated in response that it has already decided to take steps on improving its policies based on the recommendation, and acknowledged it as “fair.”
A female Toei assistant producer, along with the Sōgo Support Union labor union, announced the committee’s recommendation in a press conference last Thursday. The woman sought the assistance of Sōgo Support Union in reporting and filing a lawsuit against Toei for the company’s work practices…
