1. A university student in Japan has taken legal action against restaurants in Tokyo and Kanagawa prefecture for cancelling short-term jobs at the last minute, demanding unpaid wages worth approximately 90 USD.
2. The student argues that labor contracts were finalized once they were matched with the jobs through a spot-work matching app.
3. This seems to be the first such lawsuit in Japan, as the restaurant operators are being asked to acknowledge that they had employed the student even though they used an app for hiring.
2. The student argues that labor contracts were finalized once they were matched with the jobs through a spot-work matching app.
3. This seems to be the first such lawsuit in Japan, as the restaurant operators are being asked to acknowledge that they had employed the student even though they used an app for hiring.
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University student in Japan sues restaurants over unpaid wages from cancelled short-term jobs. Student claims labor contracts were established through a spot-work matching app, marking the first such lawsuit in Japan where employers are asked to acknowledge using an app for hiring despite
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ID: b9dfafec-6c1f-450d-a63f-fc3e26ea0224
Category ID: listed_summary
URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20251031_20/#summary
Date: Oct. 31, 2025
Notes: 2025-10-31
Created: 2025/11/01 04:40
Updated: 2025/12/07 22:58
Last Read: 2025/11/01 07:19