Many nonregular workers at large companies in Japan have not received compensation from their employers despite being forced to take leave amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, prompting Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to vow Thursday to end such discriminatory treatment.A survey conducted last summer showed that the proportion of nonregular workers in Japan who did not receive compensation despite being told by their employers to take time off due to the pandemic was more than double the figure for regular staff.The country's labor law requires an employer to pay employees 60 percent or more …READ FULL ARTICLE
