Honda bringing back overtime at Japan plants

Saturday 18th July, 07:33 AM JST

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M51T at 03:24 PM JST - 18th July

Hopefully demand steadily increases.
NuckinFutz at 03:46 PM JST - 18th July

The article makes no mention of overtime pay returning as well. In Japan, land of slave driving employers who expect loyalty to the last dying breath, this is an important point!
rogerbentham at 08:37 PM JST - 18th July

it's no wonder the people here are so skinny. it's all that work!
WMD at 09:19 PM JST - 18th July

The japanese worker cuts such a pathetic figure. Slaving away such long hours for some company that doesn't care if they live or die. Long hours with no payment for overtime and not complaining about it. Not mobilising to demand shorter hours and payment for every single minute of overtime. Not taking holidays too.Totally pathetic, no wonder the japanese salaryman is seen as such a figure of fun.
Sarge at 10:06 PM JST - 18th July

"have workers come in on weekends"

Fine, have part-time workers come in on weekends.. The full-time workers who work Mon-Fri need their weekends off.
fisher1 at 12:13 AM JST - 19th July

I think that is one reason why Japan has No.2 economic power though the nation of few natural resources.

Which life do Japanese like slave of companies in the developed country or easygoing developing country?
UnagiDon at 01:58 AM JST - 19th July

Because people in Japan are brainwashed to not complain and think critically

Looks like they're not the only ones who've been brainwashed out of their critical thinking skills...
medievaltimes at 11:43 AM JST - 19th July

I've met sooooo many Japanese that work unpaid overtime. Quite sad.

Question maybe someone could answer for me. Is unpaid overtime actually against labor laws in Japan? Or is it a case of, it is against the law but nobody is going to enforce it?
presto345 at 01:27 PM JST - 19th July

Yeah, yeah. The Japanese nation has been brainwashed and it's about time they learn about the American dream. America, where everything is better. I am being sarcastic of course and this is not about the US versus Japan. Or any other country versus Japan. The return of overtime is a good thing for the company and its workers. Without orders for cars there is no work at all and no income at all from a certain point on. Although labor conditions in Japan could be improved by a more progressive form of work sharing things are not so bad here. And explaining things away about a foreign culture you know nothing about by calling it brain washing is pretty pathetic.
WMD at 02:37 PM JST - 19th July

no worries, the honda workers will be thrilled to offer hours and hours of unpaid overtime. Unpaid overtime is one of japan's wonderful cultural aspects didn't you know?
sharky1 at 03:25 PM JST - 19th July

In light of the economy, it would be better to make new hires instead of overtime.
presto345 at 06:22 PM JST - 19th July

no worries, the honda workers will be thrilled to offer hours and hours of unpaid overtime

Perhaps they would be, but nowhere in the article does it say anything about unpaid overtime, my friend. And I am sure Honda　will be thrilled with all the useful advice offered here.
dontpanic at 09:59 PM JST - 20th July

Theres a lot of criticism here re Japanese workers and unpaid overtime. Whether the overtime offered is paid or not, when it comes to keeping your job in the current climate, maybe theres something to be said for being flexible? I dont see Chrysler and GM putting on any extra hours.
ZetaSagittarii at 12:13 AM JST - 21st July

I'm new here, so I thought I'd better ask: for full time employees, is there a correlation between the unpaid overtime anyone complains about and the less often mentioned June and December bonuses?
Foxie at 02:10 PM JST - 23rd July

Zeta: there isn't and unpaid overtime is against the law however the employer is allowed to not pay you but give you time off instead.