Labor Law in Japan

①I applied for an open sushi position but I was told that women were not hired as a sushi chef and only men could be a sushi chef. (Kasumi, 25 years-old woman)

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• Illegal

 

②I work at a ramen restaurant. Last Monday, one of my co-workers got sick and my boss ordered me to work from 10 pm to 11 pm for clean-up. (Masami, 17 years-old high school student)

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• Illegal

③ I work Monday to Friday, 5 days a week. The opening time is 8 am and the closing time is 6 pm. I get one hour off from 13 pm to 14 pm. (Erika, 25 years-old woman)

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• Illegal

④ I work at a convenience store. The hourly wage is 1000 yen. I had a night shift last Sunday and I worked from 8 pm to 1 am without break. I earned 5000 yen. (Takahiro, 21 years-old man)

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• Illegal

⑤ I went to work on a holiday. I was going to receive 5000-yen including 25% increased payment. Instead, my company gave me 8000-yen VISA cash voucher. (Honoka, 28 years-old women)

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• Illegal

⑦ I work part-time at an Italian restaurant from 3 pm to 11 pm. However, I need to come 20 minutes earlier to change into the uniform and to attend a meeting. (Tadashi, 21 years-old man)

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• Illegal

⑧ I am a part-time worker. I work from 10 am to 3 pm. I do not get lunch break. I’m always hungry especially in the afternoon. (Keita, 20 years-old university student)

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• Illegal

 

⑨ I went to work on a holiday. My hourly wage is 1000 yen. I worked 8 hours on that day from 9 am to 6 pm including 1 hour break. I received 10800-yen. (Mai, 25 years-old woman)

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• Illegal

⑩ My working hours are from 9 am to 6 pm. I get break from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm. Last Monday, the store was so busy and I worked 2 hours of overtime. The hourly wage is 1000 yen. On the day, I earned 10400-yen. (Aiko, 19 years-old woman)

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• Illegal

⑪ I’m Alex from America. I’m American. I work part-time at a hamburger restaurant. I get 900 yen per hour but my Japanese co-workers get 1000 yen per hour. I asked my company why I get 10% less than others. They said it was because I was American. I’m fluent in Japanese. (Alex, 19 years-old university student)

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• Illegal