If you encounter any problems
with your workplace in Japan,
ask one of our attorneys for
advice.
- Unfair Dismissal
- Salary Cuts
- Unpaid Overtime
- Claiming Retirement Benefits
How We Solve Cases
- Unfair Dismissal
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- If you wish to claim unfair dismissal, you must not sign a letter of resignation.
- Make sure to get the company to issue a dismissal notice or certificate of reason for dismissal.
- If you have a certificate of reason for dismissal, in most cases the dismissal is found invalid.
The case can be solved via monetary or other means, without requiring a return to work.
- Salary Cuts
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- Salary cuts without employee consent are invalid in principle.
- Salary cuts based on a demotion are often found invalid with small to medium-sized companies.
- Unpaid Overtime
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- If you work even one minute longer than your fixed work hours, you can claim overtime.
- In principle, overtime is paid regardless of the industry.
- Only managers or supervisors cannot claim overtime.
Store heads or chiefs that are “managers” in name only may be able to claim overtime.
- Claiming Retirement Benefits
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- Check the stipulations on retirement benefits in your company’s rules of employment or wage regulations.
- If it has been customary to pay retirement benefits, you may be able to claim retirement benefits even without the relevant documentation.
Our Fee Structure
Choose from the following structure types.
Consultation is free-of-charge.
Type 01
- Retainer fee
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110,000 yen (inc. tax)*1
- Contingent fee
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33% of economic
benefit (inc. tax)*2
Type 02
- Retainer fee
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330,000 yen (inc. tax)*1
- Contingent fee
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17.6% of economic
benefit (inc. tax)
*1.The retainer fee may increase in special cases or when there is insufficient evidence.
*2.The minimum fee is 330,000 yen (300,000 yen before tax).
Process
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Contact us via the "Consultation Form"
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Meet us in person at one of our offices
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After we have signed the retainer agreement, an attorney will start negotiations with the other party
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Resolution (establishment of settlement)
If the case is not resolved via negotiations with the other party, the case may need to be resolved by a labor tribunal or lawsuit.
Consultation Form
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Out-of-office Free Consultation
Hiramatsu Go Law Offices holds out-of-office free consultation every month in various locations nationwide.
These consultations are perfect for the elderly and other clients who might find it difficult to visit one of our offices.
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