
Labor standards inspection offices will no longer pressure companies into a 45-hour monthly overtime cap.
Japan has relaxed overtime guidance for businesses struggling with labor shortages, allowing companies with specific agreements to utilize higher monthly overtime thresholds without facing pressure from labor authorities.
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Roughly 40 percent of businesses in Japan operate under labor-management agreements legally allowing monthly overtime up to 100 hours.
The change in part reflects calls from certain business sectors for more flexible work styles as they grapple with a deepening labour shortage.
Roughly 40 per cent of businesses in Japan are operating under specific labour-management agreements that legally allow monthly overtime of up to 100 hours, according to the labour ministry.
But those companies were still advised by authorities to cap overtime at 45 hours each month, with that guidance considered on a par with regulation. That was because exceeding that threshold can increase risks for so-called karoshi, or deaths from overwork, a labour ministry official said.
Under the new rule that took effect on Tuesday, labour standards inspection offices will no longer pressure businesses into the 45-hour cap.

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