So, how patrotic are the Japanese? Not at all. Their Prime Minister tells the companies to pay fairly for overtime in order to help the economy, but Japanese companies pretend didn't hear.
All the fakery. Japanese companies typically force workers to work overtime for free. So stinky.
The only way out of this, Japanese people, is this: When your government cannot help you, you must help yourself.
Opt out of the workforce & freelance. When more & more people do it, companies will be forced to realize they need to keep good workers. It won't be companies forcing workers anymore. People will choose companies that satisfy criteria that match people's needs.
Companies that don't pay overtime will slowly be pushed out.
Question is: Where is freelance work that pay well enough & won't require leaving Japan?
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/economy-pays-tab-japan-incs-free-lunch-overtime-010515877--business.html
Government data shows that Japanese work an average of 14.2 hours of overtime a month, but 2,000 respondents in a recent survey by the Japanese Trade Union Confederation said they worked an average of 40.3 hours of overtime a month, and get paid for just 22.7.
"Workers often face pressure from their superiors, sometimes in subtle, unspoken ways, to claim less overtime hours than actually worked," said Toshiaki Matsumoto, chief executive of HR Strategy, a human resources consultancy.
A deferential work culture means few speak up.
"Often I don't bother claiming overtime because my projects would run over budget, and that would hurt my chances for promotion," said one 38-year-old IT engineer who asked not to be named for fear of upsetting his boss.
One 26-year-old at a government agency in downtown Tokyo said he was paid for about 70 percent of the overtime hours he worked.
"I request pay for all the overtime hours I work, but we operate on a fixed budget, which means you don't automatically receive the full amount," said the man, who declined to be named. "I feel like I'm working for free."
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