The “Labor Standards Bureau’s Corrective Action Recommendations” Issued to “Kirby” and “Smash Bros.

HALKEN generally acknowledged the facts and responded as follows.

–Regarding the fact that the Labor Standards Bureau conducted an on-site inspection

In addition to disclosing data and explaining the facts to the Labor Standards Bureau, we confirmed the facts with the former employee through the Labor Standards Bureau, and as a result of reaching an agreement with the former employee and the Labor Standards Bureau, we paid the former employee benefits for overtime work that the former employee claimed. As a result, the Labor Standards Bureau has already informed us that “the case is closed, including the confirmation of the facts and the response to them.

–Regarding the prohibition of overtime work

It is true that the Labor Standards Bureau pointed out that the explanation to the former employee may have been unclear. Therefore, as a result of discussions with the Labor Standards Bureau, the former employee has been paid for the overtime work he claims to have performed.

–About the revision of attendance

The work-at-home system that was urgently implemented in response to the COVID-19 crisis was inadequately supported, and although there was a system that allowed employees to report the start of work themselves, work hours were not calculated based on this system. In addition, since it was difficult to accurately grasp working hours when the system was inadequate, a rule prohibiting overtime work was established to prevent employees from working overtime as a service.

I sincerely hope that a “second A” will not appear.