Sega accused of bullying as twelve employees forced not to work on the job
Do nothing all day and get paid! work for Sega!
Sega of Japan has angered workers’ union groups by reportedly forcing employees to sit in a windowless room with nothing to do.
According to an article in Mianichi News, Sega has assigned twelve workers at its Tokyo headquarters to sit in a room between the hours of 9am through 5:45 every day, waiting for nothing to happen. Under Japanese law, Sega is obliged to post workers to the Tokyo office at their request but it maintains there is no work there for them to do.
The company's labour union, of which all 12 are members, is furious. "Transferring a full employee can only take place with the consent of the worker, but this is simply a unilateral order issued by the company," a union rep told Mainichi. "Anybody who refused to obey the order was shunted off into the separate room. It's outright bullying."
The row sprung up due to a change in Sega company policy. During the battle to balance its books, Sega changed the rules for employees working for its subsidiary companies. In the past, Sega has loaned staff to its affiliates but it recent changed this around, meaning that if a worker was based at a subsidiary, he would become a full-time employee of that company.
The twelve workers doing time at Sega’s Tokyo office were not happy with this arrangement, so Sega kept them on. To do nothing.
According to an article in Mianichi News, Sega has assigned twelve workers at its Tokyo headquarters to sit in a room between the hours of 9am through 5:45 every day, waiting for nothing to happen. Under Japanese law, Sega is obliged to post workers to the Tokyo office at their request but it maintains there is no work there for them to do.
The company's labour union, of which all 12 are members, is furious. "Transferring a full employee can only take place with the consent of the worker, but this is simply a unilateral order issued by the company," a union rep told Mainichi. "Anybody who refused to obey the order was shunted off into the separate room. It's outright bullying."
The row sprung up due to a change in Sega company policy. During the battle to balance its books, Sega changed the rules for employees working for its subsidiary companies. In the past, Sega has loaned staff to its affiliates but it recent changed this around, meaning that if a worker was based at a subsidiary, he would become a full-time employee of that company.
The twelve workers doing time at Sega’s Tokyo office were not happy with this arrangement, so Sega kept them on. To do nothing.
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