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TokyoLiz



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PostPosted: Tue May 25, 2010 10:51 pm    Post subject: Company fails to pay JT article Reply with quote
Angela Jeffs in the Japan Times responds to a reader who was victim to a company that fails to pay employees their last pay check. The company takes advantage of those leaving at the end of their visa and contract period by withholding the pay until the former employee goes home.

In her response, she provides contacts to various government agencies and union reps that can help out in labour disputes.

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20100518aj.html

I'd like to add that, if you want Or need to stay beyond your contract and work visa, you can simply go to immigration and apply for a tourist visa which starts immediately after your employment visa finishes.
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razorhideki



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PostPosted: Wed May 26, 2010 12:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Just goes to show how Korea(which richly deserves its bad reputation for scumbag employers, I might add)isn't the only place in E. Asia for gangster employers.

Liz: I see your last point, but suppose the poor just-finished-my-contract teacher schmuck is broke & just wants to go home? Should he or she wait around in Japan for a month, at their expense(!), just to make sure they get their last paycheck!?

PS Why isn't this employer named?
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Samurai



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PostPosted: Wed May 26, 2010 1:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
PS Why isn't this employer named?

JALSS... Laughing
Without doubt the worst dispatch company in Japan.
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TokyoLiz



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PostPosted: Wed May 26, 2010 2:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Samurai,

I added that about the employment to tourist visa change because I've met so many addled people leaving Japan in a panic, often dealing with employment and apartment disputes, and heaped with all kinds of pressures. They simply didn't know they could extend and leisurely leave Japan after tidying up and touring a little.

If you see the www.letsjapan.org site, Shawn cites the article in JT and names the offending company.
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Glenski



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PostPosted: Wed May 26, 2010 2:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
The employer is not named in the article probably because of fear of libel by the newspaper (despite the JT's motto of "Without fear or fervor").

BTW, there is no "tourist visa" for most people. It is just a tourist status.

Aside from changing to that, one could also change to a Temporary Visitor Visa, which is good for 15 or 90 days.

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suppose the poor just-finished-my-contract teacher schmuck is broke & just wants to go home? Should he or she wait around in Japan for a month, at their expense(!), just to make sure they get their last paycheck!?
Yes, that is a real possibility, but think about it...

    * leave Japan broke? I don't get it unless one has overspent their income.
    * more importantly, most employers, I think, don't do things like JALSS did.
    * equally important is thanks to TokyoLiz for the info to help others! Nice going
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TokyoLiz



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PostPosted: Wed May 26, 2010 4:55 am    Post subject: Don't get taken advantage of! Reply with quote
Glenski said

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* leave Japan broke? I don't get it unless one has overspent their income.


I hope that people are adequately paid (and in reasonably priced accommodation) so that they have enough of a financial buffer on leaving, so that they don't run out of funds after that last pay period.

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* more importantly, most employers, I think, don't do things like JALSS did.


True, few companies have violated labour standards to the degree this company is alledged to have done.

Glenksi, I figure the contact information in the article - legal counsel, Labour Board, the very existence of the labour union mentioned (though there is no contact indicated in the article) are invaluable for those employees that may be facing labour law violations.

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* equally important is thanks to TokyoLiz for the info to help others! Nice going


I'm very happy to share this stuff. I hope it keeps people out of trouble to know who the villains are and what to do if you need protection from a lawyer or labour board. Be safe, everybody!
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starteacher



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PostPosted: Wed May 26, 2010 1:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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I'm very happy to share this stuff. I hope it keeps people out of trouble to know who the villains are and what to do if you need protection from a lawyer or labour board. Be safe, everybody!

Second that !
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genesis315



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PostPosted: Thu May 27, 2010 4:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Third that!
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