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207 Hours Overtime: Japanese Man in Kobe Worked to Death (unseen-japan.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A medical resident worked 207 hours of overtime in a month. His case highlights Japan's continuing problem with karoshi - death by overwork.

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[–] [email protected] 60 points 10 months ago (3 children)

On June 5th this year, the Nishinomiya Labor Standards Inspection Office approved the family’s claim and officially recognized Shingo’s suicide as a work accident. Recognition of suicide as a work accident allows the surviving family to receive compensation and claim damages.

Konan Medical Center compensated the Takashima family by paying them the amount of money Shingo would have received for working 207 hours and 50 minutes of overtime in the one month prior to his death.

The "compensation" is his earned overtime back pay?? Is that it, or am I missing something?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

I was expecting some sort of widow's pension or big payout.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Overtime done in Japan is rarely paid.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

So generous.