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Jonathan Prin
Another day showing inequality of rights...Never understood as for work, the only explanation is company corrupted bosses to exploit socially lower people.
Yubaru
The problem is that it is not THE "supreme court" This one is Petty Bench, and not the "saiko-sai" or full court.
There are three petty benches: civil, criminal, and administrative. Which only I believe 5 members of the full court preside over. These cases could, if I recall correctly, be appealed to the full court.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Supreme-Court-of-Japan
Yubaru
The post office was privatized and while the government does hold a large portion of it's stock, it is not the "owner"
The government own 57% or so of the company.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Post
moonbloom
Welcome to life under the LDP. This ain't about equality, people.
kyushubill
Good ruling but in Japan the Diet can over turn this by passing a law that approves of Japan Post and other companies of not paying fixed term and temps the same allowance. Watch next session the Diet will do this.
u_s__reamer
One step forward...but hard on its heels the step backwards is sure to follow. We can expect plenty more fireworks from the post-covid class struggle in the land of Reiwa.
Mickelicious
Appalling. This is a government-owned company.
Do the hustle
TIJ! There has always been an ‘us and them’ culture in Japan and there always will be. 60% of the workforce are on these fixed-term or part-time contracts and they are getting legally ripped off by unscrupulous employers exploiting both the legislation and the workers. TIJ!
noriahojanen
It's quite interesting and extraordinary that in a week the supreme court has given different verdicts on the similar cases (though justices in charge were different).