Illegal overtime work occurs at about half of business establishments Survey by Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare September 21, 5:05
Of the more than 30,000 business establishments nationwide that the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare conducted an on-site inspection last year, nearly half of the total were confirmed to have illegal overtime work, such as overtime work exceeding the upper limit of the labor-management agreement. I found out.
Last year, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare conducted an on-site investigation of 32,981 offices nationwide where long working hours were suspected, including reports from workers.
As a result,
illegal
overtime
work was confirmed in 15,593 places as a whole,
such as ▽
no labor-management agreement required to work overtime, or
▽ overtime work exceeding the upper limit of the labor-management agreement.
It rose to 47.3% of.
Of these,
5785 places were confirmed to have
overtime work of one month
exceeding 80 hours, which is considered to be the karoshi line, at a rate of 37.1%, and
730 cases exceeded 150 hours. By the way, there was 4.7%.
To correct long working hours, a law related to work style reform was enforced, and the upper limit of overtime work began to be imposed on large companies in April last year, and small and medium-sized companies are also covered from April. I will.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, last year, a large company in the hospitality and entertainment industry confirmed 130 hours of overtime work per month, and the Labor Standards Inspection Office made a correction recommendation in some cases.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, "The number of establishments where overtime work exceeding 80 hours a month has been confirmed has decreased from the previous year, but the reality is that the health hazards caused by long working hours are still continuing. I would like to continue working toward the correction of. "