A suicide by Kanagawa Prefecture officials to start a lawsuit for compensation for damages
A bereaved of a male employee of Kanagawa prefecture, who committed suicide three years ago and was recognized as a "public affairs disaster," was compensated to the prefecture for damages such as failure to take appropriate measures in the workplace for long working hours and power harassment Began in the Yokohama District Court on the 26th, and the prefecture asked to dismiss the complaint.
A 37-year-old man who was a staff of the Kanagawa Prefectural Office at the time, committed suicide three years ago due to the onset of depression, etc. Disaster ”.
The mother of the man claimed that he had also received power harassment from his boss in the department where he worked previously, and he did not improve the situation and neglected to pay due consideration to the safety of the staff. Filed a complaint.
The trial began in the Yokohama District Court on the 26th, and while the prefecture acknowledged that the man committed suicide due to mental illness due to long working hours, he denied the causal relationship between the boss's reprimand and the disease and demanded that he dismiss the complaint. Was.
The mother said, "My son was wearing my body and mind, but he was responsibly strong and went to work. There was no apology from the prefecture, and he filed a lawsuit because of the sense of danger that the same thing might happen. He said in court. "
The next trial will take place on February 20, next year.