Lady Dewi Sukarno Loses Court Case Against Former Employee Who Refused to Come to Work

Recognize the obligation to pay.

In March 2022, about a year after the incident, individuals A and B, who had been “dismissed,” filed a labor tribunal case against the Devi Office to resolve their dispute regarding employment relations. In August of the same year, the Labor Tribunal Committee ruled that the Devi Office should pay each of the two individuals…

“Acknowledges the obligation to pay 3 million yen as a settlement amount.”

The decision, equivalent to a ruling in a regular lawsuit, was made. However, the Devi office objected to this decision, leading to litigation. This lawsuit is still ongoing. 

During the labor tribunal, a settlement proposal of 3 to 4 million yen was suggested. The two former employees, who were the plaintiffs, were willing to accept the proposal. However, Madame Dewi was:

“Clearly not satisfied with the terms of the proposal. The defendant (Madame Dewi) offered to pay only around 400,000 yen as a settlement.”

Because of this disagreement, Madame Dewi did not agree to the mediation and decided to counterattack by filing two lawsuits against former employees A and B.

Case 1: In July 2022, Madame Dewi filed a lawsuit against A and B in the Tokyo District Court, claiming that they had led other employees to form an agreement to illegally ostracize (legally defined as “expelling a member who disrupts order or customs through group exclusion”) her and had refused to report to work at the Dewi Office.

Case 2: In April 2023, the Dewi Office, not Madame Dewi personally, sued A and B in the Tokyo District Court. The lawsuit claimed that A and B wrongly believed Madame Dewi to be infected with COVID-19 or to be a close contact, inciting other employees to obstruct her from coming to work and not reporting to work themselves. Additionally, they caused significant damage by filing a labor tribunal request in March 2022, which was deemed highly unreasonable.