THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 2, 2021 at 18:31 JST
The plaintiff holds a news conference at the education ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 1 to express his dissatisfaction with the Saitama District Court ruling. (Kazuyuki Ito)
A district court judge in Saitama close to Tokyo who rejected a teacher's claim for compensation for unpaid overtime nevertheless acknowledged that teachers were getting a raw deal under a special measures law governing salaries and called for it to be updated to reflect their increased workloads. [Read More]
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