Saitama Kasukabe City Overtime pay for employees over 70 million yen unpaid To full payment February 10 19:53
When Kasukabe City, Saitama Prefecture, examined the overtime pay, which is equivalent to overtime pay for city employees, it was found that there was overpayment totaling more than 70 million yen, and the city should pay the full amount of unpaid to approximately 300 staff I am.
This was announced by Kasukabe City on a press conference on the 10th.
In Kasukabe City, when a city official pointed out that some of the overtime pay had not been paid, a survey committee with lawyers was established to conduct an investigation.
As a result of matching the overtime pay status with overtime application records, between the two years and five months from December 2016, there were 292 staff members in 24 sections, including the Human Resources Division and the Life Support Division. In contrast, there was a total unpaid amount of 70.85 million yen.
In some of the unpaid sections, managers rewrote and reduced overtime hours for staff members to keep their benefits within budget, indicating that "overtime overtime work" became a normal part of the time.
Kasukabe City has decided to pay the entire unpaid portion, but prior to the survey period, there is no record of overtime, so no survey will be conducted.
Mr. Hiromi Kimura, General Manager of Kasukabe City, said, "I apologize to the staff involved and apologize for the inconvenience and concern to the citizens and those involved."