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Japan: Workers turn to proxy resignation services to escape harassment and retention pressure
"‘They refused to let me go’: Japanese workers turn to resignation agencies to quit jobs," 19 October 2024
The Tokyo-based agency Momuri reports soaring demand since it started offering proxy resignation services two-and-a-half years ago...
Sometimes it’s just natural reluctance, but some might have experienced harassment or even violence from their employers. They are at their wits’ end when they come to us.Shinji Tanimoto, the head of Albatross
Japan’s chronic labour shortage – a symptom of its low birthrate – has also made employers more determined to retain staff, even if it means intimidating them into staying. Some force workers to find their own replacements before accepting their resignations or rip up their resignation letters in front of them...
There are myriad reasons for wanting to resign... from unpaid overtime, low wages and employer breaches of contract, to verbal abuse, violence and sexual harassment...