The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is offering free telephone consultations nationwide to address the concerns of working people, such as long working hours and non-payment of wages.
Telephone consultations are being held nationwide in November, which coincides with Karoshi Prevention Month. Among them, at the Ikebukuro Labor Standards Inspection Office in Toshima Ward, Tokyo, labor standards inspectors who regularly conduct on-site inspections of companies12. people are responding.
In the mornings,
they said things like, “I work in the construction industry, but I have 130 hours of overtime in a month, and I can’t even have an interview with an industrial physician.
” I have to take the last train home from work
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In addition,
in response to the consultation that “family members often take home and work overtime,” we advised them to keep a note of the hours they worked at home and the details of their duties in case of future disputes. was
Kunio Seto, head of the Tokyo Labor Bureau's Inspection Division, said, "Economic activities that had stopped due to the new coronavirus have started to move, and some companies are concentrating their work on some people due to labor shortages. Feel free to consult. I want you," he said.
Consultation can be done anonymously, and if there is a suspicion of violating the Labor Standards Act, an on-site investigation will be conducted at the company.
Telephone consultations are accepted free of charge until 5:00 p.m.
0120-794-713