Town staff suicide Overtime work 149 hours during the month 11:29 on January 9, Shibetsu-cho, Hokkaido
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In July of last year, a male employee in his 20s in Shibetsu, Hokkaido, committed suicide because his overtime work lasted 149 hours during the month before his death, and he became depressed due to symptoms such as sleep disorders. A lawyer commissioned to investigate from the town compiled a report that allegedly caused the problem.
On July 23, last year, Yuta Suzuki, a staff member of the Commerce and Tourism Division in Shibetsu-cho, told his boss that he was going to a hospital and lost his place. He found himself committing suicide in the town the next day. Was.
The lawyer, commissioned by the town to investigate the cause of suicide, compiled a report and explained it to the bereaved family on the night of August 8.
According to the report, over 149 hours of overtime work per month until the day before Suzuki's disappearance was lost, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare was overkilled, averaging over 146 hours per month for two months. That is, the line was significantly higher than the average of 80 hours a month.
According to the report, long working hours had a strong psychological load, and the work taken over from his predecessor in April last year was not sufficient, and other staff members could not cooperate. He noted that he had suffered symptoms such as sleep disorders and fell into depression and committed suicide.
Suzuki's mother "It is a man-made disaster and the town apologizes"
Suzuki's mother, Ryuko, says, "I think terrible overtime work is applicable to work-related injuries. It's also a man-made disaster, and I want the town to apologize in public.
Mayor Shibetsu "I'm sorry I'm morally responsible for the town"
Mayor Kanazawa Ai of Shibetsu-cho said, "We take the contents of the report seriously. We are very sorry for the death of the staff and have a moral responsibility for the town. We will work to prevent a reoccurrence again. "