Suicide of former staff of Kanagawa Prefecture Bereaved lawsuit seeking compensation for overwork death Yokohama, November 13, 20:17
The bereaved man who was a staff member of Kanagawa Prefecture who committed suicide three years ago and was recognized as a “public service disaster” was not able to take appropriate measures even though he had long working hours and power harassment. A lawsuit was filed for compensation of over 100 million yen.
According to an attorney at law, a 37-year-old man who was an employee of Kanagawa Prefecture committed suicide three years ago, such as developing depression, and overworked over 80 hours a month, which is the so-called overwork death line. In April, the local civil service accident compensation fund was recognized as a “public accident” equivalent to the occupational accident of a private company, as it was due to overwork suicide caused by long working hours.
In addition, a former employee was said to have received a power harassment in the department called “Governor's Office” where he had previously worked and was given an ambiguous instruction by his boss or “Anyway”.
A former employee's mother filed a complaint in the Yokohama District Court for compensation of over 100 million yen against the prefecture on the 13th, saying that the prefecture did not improve the situation and neglected the duty to consider the safety of the staff It was.
The mother says, “If the prefecture did some kind of response before it died, it could have been saved. It would be helpful to prevent this from happening again.”
Kanagawa Prefecture Governor Kuroiwa said, “It is very disappointing that the former employee died, and I would like to condolence him again.” “I want to confirm and respond to the complaint because no complaint has arrived.” I am commenting.