Unfair Workplace Treatment Actions

Summary

Hiroshi Otsuki faced unfair treatment and harassment from an executive director at his company. He was urged to retire voluntarily to avoid higher retirement allowances. Documenting these instances and consulting with a local employment lawyer or labor union is advisable. Filing a complaint with relevant labor authorities in Japan could also be a potential course of action.

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The company's result for a half year was much worse than expectation in those days. So the company chose some workers of which grade is poor and made them subject to retirement. Especially, an executive director has a strong authority about personnel. Not the company, rather than, the executive director chose the worker subject to retirement. My grade was much poorer than I'd expected and didn't know why. So if I asked my boss why, his reply is 'somehow'. And I was usually shown gradebook to show the process to review a worker's grade,but this time wasn't shown. I felt much more doubtful. * weeks after I was shown my grade, I was told by the executive director to hold a meeting with my boss. I was urged to retire voluntarily,not forcibly by an executive director. In other words, I was chosen as a worker subject to retirement by the director. If I asked the executive director why my grade is poor, I was said 'You don't have the willingness to work hard and it may have infulenced on other workers. So, I made you grade poor. And although your salary is high, you don't do overtime working at all. In other words, you don't work in accordance with your salary.'. The doubt that I hold strongly got obvious. As I expected, it's the executive director, not my boss that reviewed my grade. And the reason why voluntarily,not forcibly is , If a worker is urged to retire forcibly, a company has to make retirement allowance pay more than usual. So, I replied to the executive director,' You try to make me retire forcively, not voluntarily. I reject my retired that you suggest because I don't have the intention. During the conversation between me & the executive director, my boss remained silent. I've ever been given much more pressures by the executive director and been scolded strongly for several years. In other words, I'd been exposed to authority harrassment. So, I necessarily keep recording the contents of conversation with the executive director to leave evidences to identify objectively. Off course, I'm careful not to be found by the executive director. After that, I participate in meeting for my retirement with the executive director & my boss many times. Sometimes,the executive director called with angry in a loud voice and hit a table. May be, the executive director was annoyed because I continued to reject. I think,the executive director's series of activities are against working laws in Japan. What do you think of the executive director's series of activities ?
Hello Hiroshi, it seems like you're facing a tough situation. In Japan, the following general laws could be relevant to your situation:
- Labor Contract Law: Your employer must respect your contract, including the agreed upon terms for termination.
- Labor Standards Act: Your employer cannot force you to retire without sufficient grounds.
- Workplace Bullying/Harassment Prevention Act: Your employer cannot harass or bully you.
Please consult with a local employment lawyer or labor union for specific advice.
The executive director's position in the vompany is formally No. over *, actually No.* , especially has a strong authority about personnel.
Hiroshi, you've mentioned that the executive director holds a high-ranking position in the company. Are you concerned about the potential consequences of challenging his decisions?
I've ever opposed to his decision when he was a manager of my belonging department about my grade for work. He evaluated that I don' have willingnesses to work hard, so he made my grade for a work low. Because his evaluatetion is subjective, I talked with a labor group in thr company. I asked him to review my grade for company. As a result, my gradebook for a work was shown and my working grade wss revised. But usually,a worker opposed to his decition is made to moved to other department not favorite for the worker. Or he induces for the worker to retire voluntarily. The reason why I wasn't made to move or wasn't induced to retire voluntarily, is, I'm a center member in consolidated accounts closing field and was judged that the demerit to do so is too huge
Hiroshi, it seems like you have been facing unfair treatment at your workplace. Documenting these instances can be helpful. Have you considered filing a complaint with the relevant labor authorities in Japan or seeking legal counsel?