Google illegally spied on workers before firing them, US labor board alleges

Re:Google illegally spied on workers before firing them, US ... by rablackburn on Wednesday December 02, 2020 @09:35PM (#25284591)

I still remember the furore it caused when I asked for a copy of the 業務規則. (because the new overtime pay policy was paying ~$3/hr worked after 10pm and I wanted to see the section that covered that calculation)

I just wanted to read the actual language around hours worked and overtime because it was never stated what the policy was.

Turns out you couldn’t read it without a director sitting next to you, and it was in a binder that you weren’t allowed to touch.

My conversation with the CEO:

“Why would you need to read that?”

“Because my contract says ‘in accordance with the 業務規則’ and I’d like to know what my contract is”

“Well you can ask me a question and ill tell you if it’s in there”

Glad I got off that sinking ship.

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Re:Google illegally spied on workers before firing them, US ... by fogetti on Wednesday December 02, 2020 @10:41PM (#25285088)

I feel for you. I also had my fair share of labor rights abuse in Japan. My experience is that only foreigners are 'brave' enough to ever bring this up, which makes the whole situation even more miserable since you cannot expect any help from Japanese colleagues.

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Re:Google illegally spied on workers before firing them, US ... by throwingaway0 on Thursday December 03, 2020 @02:30AM (#25286494)

Like what?

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Re:Google illegally spied on workers before firing them, US ... by millirem on Thursday December 03, 2020 @01:10AM (#25285963)

That's funny. The law in Japan stipulates that a copy of the 業務規則 needs to be in a place easily accessible to employees.

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Re:Google illegally spied on workers before firing them, US ... by fogetti on Thursday December 03, 2020 @02:00AM (#25286297)

This discussion doesn't revolve around how things should be but how it is in the real world.

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Re:Google illegally spied on workers before firing them, US ... by justusw on Thursday December 03, 2020 @02:24AM (#25286465)

Employees, but not future employees :(

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