Can the Labour Standards Office help me now?
It is illegal to fire someone or treat them disadvantageously for reporting a violation of the Labour Standards Law to the Labour Standards Office and the Labour Standards Office can order a company to rehire (just like they order companies to pay for paid holidays) if you are fired for such a reason (Article 104). However, companies do not always give their real reasons for firing someone. If you’re fired, the very first thing you should do is contact the Union. My employer told me that since I’m a foreigner the Labour Standards Law and other relevant labour laws don’t cover me. Is this true? No. All workers in Japan, regardless of their status, are covered by all labour laws My boss said that we are going to have an election for a workers’ representative at my workplace. What is this all about? This usually doesn’t mean that your company is going to introduce democracy into your workplace but often means that your employer is going to use a workers’ “representative” in order to depri
