• Labor Policy Council divided over measures against sexual and power harassment;
• Central Education Council discusses 45-hour overtime proposal for teachers – no penalties, some doubts;
• Dispatch wage guideline presented for the first time: at least equal to statistical standard – MHWL;
• With “three-year rule” deadline approaching, dispatch dismissals (haken-giri) come one after another;
• “Pay my 2.42 million yen of overtime” – public elementary-school teacher sues Saitama Prefecture;
• All municipal elementary and junior-high schools in Gifu lack “3-6 agreements” for office staff;
• Suit against dismissal just before permanent contract: Nippon Tsuun preparing to fight;
• Tohoku University staff union seeks rehiring after dismissals – university refuses;
• And more!
(Translated from Japanese)