• MHWL publishes pay-raise guidelines for dispatch workers (with some confusion);
• Government repeatedly mistakenly demands repayment of worker’s compensation from victim;
• New model “three-six agreement” draws opposition from karoshi victims’ families who say it’s a step backwards;
• Citation from Labor Standards Inspection Office to security company over unpaid wages;
• “Farming pays no overtime is wrong” – poultry-farming company worker to sue employer;
• Citation recognizes club activities as “work hours”;
• Unpaid doctors are a Labor Standards Law violation – Doctors’ Union demands emergency check from MHWL;
• In consideration for LGBT people, Gifu Prefecture eliminates need to enter one’s sex on voting-place admission ticket;
• Failure to recognize same-sex marriage “is a severe violation of human rights” says the Federation of Bar Associations;
• And more!
(Translated from Japanese)