It turned out that a man who was a new employee of a major electronics manufacturer, Mitsubishi Electric, committed suicide and was certified as an industrial accident.
The bereaved family filed for an industrial accident because of the power harassment of their boss.
The worker was found to have been injured by a new employee in his 20s who worked at Mitsubishi Electric's Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture office.
According to a lawyer representing the bereaved family, the man joined the company in April, but committed suicide in August, leaving a note stating that his boss said, "There is a good window to jump off." did.
The bereaved family filed for an industrial accident last September because they were mentally cornered by their boss's power harassment, and the Labor Standards Inspection Office investigated it and found it to be an industrial accident last month.
It means that we are requesting disclosure of information on the detailed reasons why the industrial accident was recognized.
The male bereaved family said, "My son was motivated to go out into society with great hope and work hard. How many situations would he be forced to die in just a few months? I wonder if it was. I sincerely hope that Mitsubishi Electric will face the death of my son properly and that sad events like ours will never happen again. "
At Mitsubishi Electric, there have been a series of cases in which employees and others are recognized as industrial accidents due to overwork, and last year we announced measures to prevent recurrence.
Mitsubishi Electric "Preventing recurrence as a top management priority"
In response to the recognition that the suicide of a new employee was an industrial accident, Mitsubishi Electric said, "We take this matter very seriously and will take sincere measures in the future. We pray and sincerely apologize and condolence to the bereaved families. "
On top of that, "With a strong determination that problems like this one should never occur again, preventing the recurrence of labor problems is a top management priority, and a work environment where all employees can maintain their physical and mental health and work with enthusiasm. We will do our utmost to achieve this. "