Employment
We offer comprehensive legal advice on employment contracts and internal policies to ensure a working environment that complies with relevant employment laws and regulations.
Our recent employemt-related services include:
- Provided legal advice as Japanese counsel to a US-based IT company in a project involving global changes to their work environment (such as multiple adjustments to remote work and office attendance frequency during the COVID-19 pandemic).
- Represented an international sports and social club as the defendant in a Tokyo District Court lawsuit involving overtime pay claims.
- Acted as legal counsel for an international hotel chain’s Tokyo branch in a case where a former employee sought damages for the termination of their employment relationship.
- Conducted a forensic investigation and provided legal advice on the appropriateness of disciplinary actions in response to a misconduct case involving an employee of a US-based IT company.
- Negotiated on behalf of a fitness club in a case where a former employee claimed unpaid overtime, ultimately resolving the dispute.
Our firm’s article on this topic is as follows: