In a trial in which Yamagata University argued over whether to bargain collectively with the labor union over the response to the reduction of salaries of faculty and staff seven years ago, the Supreme Court acknowledged the university's complaint and needed to negotiate again. I revoked the judgment of the two trials that I judged not to be, and ordered the Sendai High Court to redo the trial.
In 2015, Yamagata University lowered the basic salary of faculty and staff without agreement with the labor union, and received an order from the prefectural Labor Relations Commission to accept collective bargaining, saying that "it is an unfair labor practice without sufficient explanation." rice field.
The university filed a complaint against the order, and the Sendai High Court of the second trial said, "It has been about four years since the salary was reduced until the order, and it is virtually unreasonable to reach a meaningful agreement even after collective bargaining. It is possible, "he said, admitting the university's complaint following the first trial, and handed down a ruling to revoke the Labor Relations Commission's order.
In a ruling on the 18th, Kazumi Okamura, the judge of the Supreme Court's Second Small Court, said, "If the employer agrees to the negotiations, the union can receive sufficient explanations and materials. The employer violates this obligation. When doing so, the Labor Relations Commission can issue orders even if no agreement is expected. "
After that, he revoked the judgment of the second trial, saying, "It is illegal to revoke the order just because it is virtually impossible to reach an agreement, and we should do our best to see if the university's response was sufficient." I ordered.