To review the standards for certification of overwork death Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare October 31, 4:49
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has started to review the standards for certifying death from overwork caused by long working hours for the first time in approximately 20 years.
This was revealed by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare at a general meeting of the bipartisan parliament that discussed measures to prevent overwork deaths on the 30th.
The standards for certifying overwork death are those that the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare showed in 2001 and are still in operation, and overtime hours are called the so-called “overwork death line,” which exceeds 80 hours on average per month. There is a high possibility that work accidents will be recognized.
Regarding this standard, there are voices from lawyers working on countermeasures that the time for the “work death line” should be shortened, and in recent years, research has progressed from a medical aspect and new knowledge has been shown.
Based on this situation, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to start reviewing the certification standards for overwork deaths for the first time in about 20 years, and next year, an expert meeting will be established and discussed.
In addition, based on the fact that for the first time a guideline has been formulated for the definition of power harassment, we will also review the certification standards such as overwork suicide.