SUPREME COURT IN JAPAN RULES IN FAVOR OF AN EMPLOYER FOR NOT PAYING BONUS

Highlights –

• Supreme Court in Japan rules in favour of an employer for not paying bonus.
• The employer had denied bonus to an employer on a short-term contract with an hourly wage.
• The Supreme Court’ No. 3 Petty Bench, presided over by Justice Yuko Miyazaki.
• Many regular workers with an indefinite-term contracts are paid bonuses twice a year.

The S....