Labor Disputes

Atsumi & Sakai has extensive experience advising both domestic and foreign clients on labor disputes in Japan, with our employment team comprising expert Japanese lawyers and foreign lawyers familiar with the nuances of Japanese labor law. We represent clients in collective bargaining sessions with labor unions of which their employees are members, or negotiate with lawyers retained by employees. We represent our clients in litigation, labor tribunal procedures and other legal proceedings. We directly communicate with general counsels or global/APAC HR heads of clients to discern solutions at every phase. We also have an internal translation team for translation of documents received from or submitted to tribunals and courts.

We can assist with:

Evaluating employee conduct and performance
Warning procedures and notices
Redundancy schemes
Voluntary resignations due to elimination of position and other labor reduction measures (i.e., redundancy)
Termination negotiations and settlements
Harassment/misconduct actions
Industrial accidents
Employee safety
Health & welfare
Disciplinary action
Labor Tribunal and other hearings
Provisional dispositions
Communications with labor unions and government agencies
Media relations
Translation services