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Friday, November 27, 2009

Schizophrenia ... wins compensation[ 504 ]

Part-timer who developed schizophrenia after working excessive overtime wins compensation

Tokyo, Japan..(Mainichi Japan) November 27, 2009

A part-time worker who developed schizophrenia after working more than 160 hours of overtime a month at a convenience store had his workers' compensation claim accepted, it has been learned.

While there has been a rising number of cases in which deaths and suicides from overwork are covered by workers' compensation, it is rare for a non-regular worker to have a workers' compensation claim recognized. The case also underscores that longer work hours have become more common among non-regular workers.

According to the part-time worker and the Kanagawa Occupational Safety and Health Center, the man -- a 42-year-old resident of Kanagawa Prefecture -- started working part-time at a Circle K Sunkus convenience store in the prefecture in 1998. His work hours gradually got longer, to the point that his family spotted him working in a groggy state. He eventually quit the job in November 2007.

After the man filed a claim for workers' compensation, the labor standards inspection office found that he had worked more than 160 hours of overtime in March and October 2005, respectively, based on store receipts and other records. The labor office recognized in September this year that his development of schizophrenia sometime before December 2005 was a labor accident, saying, "He constantly worked long hours, which imposed a psychological burden on him."

The recognition implies that the man kept working for nearly two years since he first developed schizophrenia. During that period, he worked 350 to 529 hours a month, mostly spending the night at the store, according to a note kept by the man. He was, however, paid a fixed monthly wage of 300,000 yen.

"He was forced to work in an abnormal way while subject to unstable employment conditions. Longer work hours, which have become more common even among non-regular workers, should be rectified," said Hiroyuki Kawamoto, an official at the Kanagawa Occupational Safety and Health Center.

The public relations department of Circle K Sunkus Co. withheld from commenting on the case, saying, "We are aware that the man had his workers' compensation claim recognized, but we haven't been informed of the details yet."

Currently, the man is working again, in part for rehabilitation.

In fiscal 2008, there were a record 927 applications for workers' compensation, claiming that workers' mental disorder, such as depression, was attributable to overworking, with 303 of them involving those in their 30s and 224 in their 20s. Among the total, 148 had committed suicide.


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