65.5% of young and mid-level employees in Japan have been harassed by their management, and half of them reluctantly accepted it. This research data from the recruitment agency Workport Inc. cited on April 26 by The Mainichi Shimbun newspaper.
The most common forms of victimization in the multiple-response survey included “verbal abuse” (78.5%), “underestimation of abilities and lack of recognition of achievements” (44.3%), and “imposition of excessive or excessive work.” hard (37.2%). 9.9% complained of “sexual or physical discrimination or harassment” and 4.8% of respondents complained of “assault or injury.”
On the other hand, the most common reaction was to “suck it up and not tell anyone what happened” (46.4%). 59.1% of those surveyed stated that as a result of seeking help from their superiors, co-workers or consulting services, “the problem was not resolved.”
The newspaper recalls that in 2020 a law was approved to prevent harassment by management in large companies, and in 2022 it was extended to small and medium-sized companies.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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