death by overwork

Japan's Dentsu fined for overtime work culture

Japan’s Dentsu Inc is fined just 500,000 yen ($4,400) after a Tokyo court rules it makes employees work overtime beyond legal limits - a case that followed a high profile death from overwork at the advertising giant.

Death by overwork on rise in Japan

Japan is witnessing a record number of compensation claims related to death from overwork, or "karoshi", a phenomenon previously associated with the long-suffering "salary man" that is increasingly afflicting young and female employees.

October 8, 2017
October 8, 2017

Japan's Dentsu fined for overtime work culture

Japan’s Dentsu Inc is fined just 500,000 yen ($4,400) after a Tokyo court rules it makes employees work overtime beyond legal limits - a case that followed a high profile death from overwork at the advertising giant.

April 4, 2016
April 4, 2016

Death by overwork on rise in Japan

Japan is witnessing a record number of compensation claims related to death from overwork, or "karoshi", a phenomenon previously associated with the long-suffering "salary man" that is increasingly afflicting young and female employees.

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