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英会話講師雇い止め、無効判決＝訂正・おわびあり
会話教室「シェーン英会話スクール」で有期雇用契約の講師だったイギリス人男性（４７）が雇い止めにあったのは不当だとして、運営会社を相手取って雇い止めの無効などを求めていた訴訟の判決が９日、東京高裁であった。村上正敏裁判長は雇い止めは無効として、原告の訴えを棄却した一審・東京地裁判決を取り消した。 詳細はこちらをご覧ください。
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英会話スクール講師が逆転勝訴 会社の有給指定に反対、雇い止めは無効
英会話スクールの男性講師が、不当な雇い止めにあったとして会社に地位確認を求めた訴訟の控訴審判決が10月9日、東京地裁であった。村上正敏裁判長は男性敗訴の1審東京地裁判決を変更し、雇い止めを無効として2017年4月からの未払い賃金（月額25万7800円）の支払いを命じた。 判決後、原告のアダム・クリーブさん（47）が東京・霞が関の厚労省記者クラブで会見を開き、「職場に戻ることを楽しみにしています。長い戦いでしたが、判決で正当ということが再確認できました」と話した。 詳細はこちらをご覧ください。
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High Court Overturns Shane Dismissal of Tozen Union Activist
The Tokyo High Court today (Oct. 9) overturned the lower court’s verdict in a dismissal case against Shane. The eikaiwa language school in 2017 fired Adam Cleeve, president of Tozen’s Shane Workers Union. Tokyo District Court upheld the ruling and ignored union claims of strike-busting. Shane fired Adam in effect for actively participating in the…
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Tozen Shane Workers’ Union signs Labour Management Agreement with Shane Corp.
Welcoming in the Reiwa era and the new President of Shane, Ishitani Yuya, Shane Workers’ Union are pleased to sign a Labour Management Agreement in what is hoped to be a new phase of improved relations between the Union and the Company. The agreement guarantees the working conditions of union members and agrees to use…
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Court cases shine a light on Japan’s problem with paternity leave
The Japanese government wants to raise the number of fathers taking paternity leave from 2016’s 3 percent to 13 percent by 2020, but two recent court cases show how hard it can be for some fathers to take their legally mandated paternity leave — especially if difficult pregnancies complicate the situation before the child is…
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Teachers claim dismissals were invalid in suit against Shane English School
Two British language teachers who worked for Shane English School Japan filed suit Thursday against the school’s operator Shane Corporation Ltd., claiming that their dismissals were unfair and invalid. Chris Beardshall, 46, and Adam Cleeve, 44, demanded that Shane pay their monthly salaries until the day of the case’s final judgment. The two were hired…
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Shane Eikaiwa Issues
Shane Eikaiwa Issues シェーン英会話の問題 Are you unsatisfied with the relationship between teachers and Japanese school staff? Are school counsellors truthful to you about student feedback or do they obstruct you by making inept “improvement suggestions”? Does your school counsellor assign you very heavy schedules with only short breaks? Are you pressured to cover days at…