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WorksheetsLabor Law in Japan
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
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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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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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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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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⑫ I work at a ramen restaurant. Yesterday, my boss told me that the restaurant was not able to pay me the in full amount because of their financial problem. They suggested to pay me 80% of my paycheck. (Kenta, 18 years-old part-time worker)
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Illegal
⑬ I work Monday to Sat, 6 days a week. The opening time is 9 am and the closing time is 6 pm. I get one hour off from 13 pm to 14 pm. (Manami, 25 years-old woman)
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Illegal
⑭ I currently work at a convenience store in Osaka. I work for 900 yen an hour. (Yuka, 18 years-old high school student)
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⑮ I work Monday to Sat, 6 days a week. The opening time is 10 am and the closing time is 5 pm. I get one hour off from 13 pm to 14 pm. (Saki, 25 years-old woman)
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Illegal
⑯The time that I work is from 10 am to 5:30 pm. I get 45 minutes break. (Yumi, 40 years-old woman)
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Illegal
⑰ I’m a part-time worker. I get paid once in two months. (Kasumi, 21 years-old woman)
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Illegal
⑱ My payday is on the every third Friday. (Takashi, 35 years-old man)
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Illegal
