Kirk here with a question that came to me personally from a participant in Kumamoto International. I had no idea so I said that I could post it to Kumamoto International to see if anyone had anything to offer.
“Has anybody experienced mind games from an employer? Has anybody had to deal with sticking to rules such as not making friends with Japanese, yet the employer taking full advantage of friendships within the workplace? Has anybody been told there’s no other work out there, you are too old, employers want someone young. You are lucky to work here.”
When we first started our discussion, I thought the inquiry might have something to do with social media. Now, re-reading the summary quoted above. I see that that’s not the case. Just the same, I had started to look into social media policies so I’ll go ahead and share what I found:
“The employer . . . may not control or restrict an employee’s personal use of social media outside the workplace, except in limited circumstances, for example, where an employee intends to leak business secrets or defame the company.”
https://iclg.com/practice-areas/employment-and-labour-laws-and-regulations/japan
And this:
“An employer can restrict the employee’s use of Internet and/or social media in the workplace during working hours. This is because employees are obliged to devote themselves fully to their duties at the workplace, during working hours.”
https://knowledge.leglobal.org/social-media-and-data-privacy-in-japan/
Any thoughts or comments, or answers to the inquirer’s questions?
