Labor Update Bulletin #35 (05/2018)

Jun 11, 2018

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In this bulletin…

• NHK poll shows those “opposed” to Work-Style Reform Bill outnumber those “in favor”;

• LDP proposes “variable working-hours system” for teachers to guarantee days off all at once;

• 28-year-old working under discretionary labor system dies from overwork;

• Veteran worker dismissed after 19 contract renewals rejects offer of 3 million yen and moves to lawsuit;

• Teacher at Kansai University-attached school sues after being “unfairly fired” for reporting illegal overtime;

• In Matsue, students without English lessons for one month due to “teacher shortage”;

• And more!


(Translated from Japanese)

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