Japan to require firms to clearly ban power harassment www.japantimes.co.jp

A subcommittee of a labor ministry panel on Wednesday gave its approval to draft guidelines on preventing power harassment in workplaces, requiring companies to clearly ban such practices.
The draft, approved by the Labor Policy Council subcommittee, lists detailed examples of problematic actions, such as repeatedly reprimanding employees in an intimidating manner in front of other people, based on six typical types of power harassment.
The draft guidelines were compiled based on an amended labor law that was enacted in May.
Under the new guidelines, companies would also be obliged to set up power harassment consultation offices and implement measures such as separating victims from harassers.
Among the six power harassment types stipulated in the draft guidelines are psychological attacks and cutting employees off from relationships with other people, such as by bullying or ignoring them.