On the 8th, the Tokyo Labor Bureau sent documents to the company on suspicion of violating the Labor Standards Act, saying that Accenture, a major consulting company, had employees work illegally overtime.
The documents were sent to Accenture, a major consulting firm in Minato-ku, Tokyo, and a senior manager in charge of labor.
According to the Tokyo Labor Bureau and the company, in January last year, there was a suspicion of violating the Labor Standards Act, saying that one male employee in charge of programming and other work as a soft engineer was forced to work illegally overtime for more than 140 hours a month. I am.
According to the Labor Standards Law, it is necessary for labor and management to conclude an agreement when working overtime for more than 8 hours a day and 40 hours a week, but according to the Labor Bureau, "Accenture" has a flaw in the procedure for concluding an agreement. It means that there was.
In addition, illegal overtime was confirmed for several other employees.
"Accenture" commented on NHK's interview, "We deeply apologize. We would like to work to comply with relevant laws and regulations and promote work style reforms."