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: Thoughts from a Management LawyerIs Death by Overwork Compensable?
By Michael Fitzgibbon
A court in Japan has ordered the government to pay compensation to a widow whose husband died from overwork (the Globe and Mail has a short article). According to a Reuters article:
Overworking is a serious issue in Japan, where an average worker uses less than 50 percent of paid holidays, according to government data.
In fiscal year 2005-2006, the labour ministry received 315 requests for compensation from the bereaved families of workers who died of strokes and other illnesses seen as work-related.
Full post as published by Thoughts from a Management Lawyer on November 30, 2007 (boomark / email).
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