
採用面接で子どもや結婚の予定、持病、発達障害の有無など個人的な質問が行われているが、面接官自身が質問の意図を説明できないケースが多い。日本財団の調査では、障害者手帳を持たず一般枠で就職活動をした人の76.5%が診断結果を開示した経験がなく、その理由で最も多かったのは不採用になることへの懸念である。
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採用面接では応募者の人柄や長期雇用の可能性を知りたいという目的で、個人的な質問が行われているが、面接官自身が質問の意図を説明できないケースが多い。
「子どもはいますか? 結婚の予定はありますか?」
「持病はありませんか?」
「発達障害はありますか?」
採用面接で、こんな質問をした、もしくはされたことはないだろうか。
応募者の人柄を知りたい。長く働ける人なのか見極めたい。入社後のミスマッチを防ぎたい――。
面接官に悪気はない。「相手をよく知ろう」とした結果、つい聞いてしまっていることも多い。採用面接における問題の本質はまさにそこにある。
質問で得た情報を、何の評価に使うのか
筆者の実感では、面接官自身が「質問の意図」を明確に説明できないケースは多い。
7月、日本財団が発達障害・精神疾患の診断を受けた人を対象にした調査を公表した。障害者手帳を持たず、一般枠で就職活動をした人の76.5%が、医療機関での診断結果を企業に開示した経験がなかった。その理由で最も多かったのは、開示したことで不採用になった経験、または不採用になることへの懸念である。
「言わないなら、面接で聞けばいい」と思うかもしれないが、話はそう単純ではないのだ。

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced that in fiscal 2025, it had implemented 5,990 cases of guidance requiring overtime work of up to 45 hours per month. Although the guidance was canceled across the board from September, guidance was continued in 6,717 cases regarding overtime work exceeding 80 hours per month. Investigations of workplaces suspected of long working hours found a total of 12,811 cases that led to guidance.

On the 1st, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced that it will no longer provide guidance to companies that are allowed to work more than 45 hours per month based on labor-management agreements, but require them to limit their working hours to 45 hours or less across the board. The government will shift to supervision and guidance based on the actual situation at the workplace and measures to ensure health and welfare.

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's plan to end the 45-hour overtime requirement per month starting in September has been met with opposition from the Rengo and Karoshi defense groups, which deny work-style reform and warn against deregulation.

The minimum wage revision for 2026 will determine the amount for 30 prefectures. Seventeen prefectures exceeded the Central Council's guidelines, and the margin of increase was smaller than last year. There appears to be a easing trend due to the government's de facto postponement of the national average target of 1,500 yen and concerns about excessive competition to raise prices.

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's plan to end the uniform guidance on overtime work of up to 45 hours per month from September has been met with a series of backlash and protest statements from the Rengo and Karoshi lawyers, and concerns have been voiced saying that ``the lives and health of workers must be protected.''

According to a survey by Asano Sogo Law Office, the act of telling someone in the workplace, ``Maybe you're not suited for this job,'' is considered the most common form of power harassment, and over 80% have experienced power harassment. When asked about the dividing line between guidance and power harassment, the most common answer was ``the strength of the words and tone,'' and when it came to dealing with power harassment, the most common answer was ``I couldn't do anything.''