Japanese employers must take action to combat workplace harassment — including sexual harassment and “power harassment” (“pawahara”) — in a 2019 law (Japanese) effective 1 Jun 2020 for larger employers and within three years for smaller organizations (generally those with 50 or fewer employees). The law’s effective date previously was slated for April 2020. The law doesn’t include any sanctions, but the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) could issue administrative notices and name and shame employers that breach the law. The MHLW has published guidelines that provide more detail about employers’ duties.
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