Japan court rejects claim of paternity harassment


TOKYO: A Japanese High Court rejected an appeal by a former brokerage manager alleging on-the-job harassment and unlawful dismissal after he took parental leave while working at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley.

The case of Glen Wood, a Canadian who has lived in Japan for over three decades, has come to symbolise concerns over paternity harassment, or “pata hara”.

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