Labor issue and law related to COVID-19 infectious disease

• Published in: Journal of Occupational Health Law Vol. 1; no. 1; pp. 145 - 149
• Main Authors: Mukai, Ran, Nomiyama, Tetsuo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: The Japan Association of Occupation Health Law 10.07.2022; 一般社団法人 日本産業保健法学会
• Subjects: caring safety obligation; force majeure; leave allowance; Vaccination obligation; ワクチン接種義務; 不可抗力; 休業手当; 在宅勤務; 安全配慮義務
• ISSN: 2758-2566; 2758-2574
• DOI: 10.57523/jaohl.1.1_145

In its first general academic conference, the Japan Association of Occupational Health Law held symposia led by experts, followed by general discussions concerning the following issues affecting corporate employees and other related parties in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic: requests for extended leave and refusal to come to work; mandatory PCR testing; COVID-19 and compensation for damages, disciplinary action, and human-resource evaluations; leave, wages, and leave allowance (for direct employees and employees dispatched by placement agencies); and the relationship between working from home and employers’ obligations to consider safety. These were based on labormanagement issues and laws related to COVID-19, in light of the considerable impact that the spread of the pandemic has had on corporate employers and workers. The general discussions featured debate on subjects such as the pros and cons of vaccine mandates; details of employers’ obligations to consider safety, including PCR testing; leave allowance; corporate decision-making procedures in responding to COVID-19; and the relationship between working from home and employers' obligation to consider safety.