At Aozora Bank, an employee was found to have been subjected to power harassment by being assigned work alone for an extended period and isolated from workplace relationships, and the Tokyo High Court's order to pay damages became final. The court also found that the conduct did not constitute retaliation for an internal whistleblower report.
In a lawsuit brought by an Aozora Bank employee who claimed to have been made to work alone in a reception room for more than approximately 3 years, the Tokyo High Court's ruling that the conduct constituted power harassment became final. Due to the nature of the litigation, the specific details of the harm and the overall amount of damages have been deferred as stated in the main text.
The article states that the conduct was not found to constitute retaliation for an internal whistleblower report, while concluding that actions that severed workplace relationships constituted power harassment. As responses to power harassment continue to be scrutinized nationwide, attention is focused on measures to be taken going forward.