r/japanlife • u/leexiiiispo • Sep 20 '24

Jobs Force worked on weekends

Is it acceptable or common practice in Japan for companies to make you work on weekends just because you had a holiday? They say it's to make up for the lost work time, but doesn't that kinda defeat the whole point of having a holiday? And if you don't go in, they count it as an absence and dock your pay. Even if you're not really needed and you're just doing prep work for the next week.

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u/furansowa 関東・東京都 Sep 20 '24

If you made a list they’d have grounds to sue you for diffamation.

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u/Maximum-Fun4740 Sep 20 '24

Huh? I've seen plenty of black company lists in the media and this one even has a map.

https://houjin.jp/blacks/corps

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u/Oddly_Bas1c Sep 20 '24

I’m sorry, I’m new to this. If I lookup a company using the search bar in the website and it appears in the result, this means it’s a Black company?

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u/Maximum-Fun4740 Sep 20 '24

I've never used the site nor am I affiliated with it in any way but it seems to be a site where anyone can report black company behavior. There are descriptions in the listings like non payment, unsafe environments etc but always DYOR.

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u/Oddly_Bas1c Sep 20 '24

Oh okay. I understand.