Fukuoka Prefecture has outlined an ordinance intended to protect employees from improper demands by assembly members and others in positions of influence. The proposal would prohibit people from using a superior position or influence to make such demands. In serious cases with a substantial social impact, the prefecture could publish the person’s name and details of the conduct. The draft would also require the prefecture to establish a system for handling consultations from employees. The prefecture plans to submit the ordinance to the regular assembly session opening on September 9 while considering its relationship with a separate proposal on political ethics. Source: NHK News / TNC News
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