Move to exempt high-paid personnel from overtime pay raises concerns of social problem

25 May 2015 12:17 | JHRS (Administrator)

Japan's push to take away overtime from high-paid workers has critics warning it will aggravate a problem synonymous with the country's notoriously long working hours - karoshi, or death from overwork.

Source: http://www.scmp.com/

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