Labor authorities have found the advertising agency Dentsu Inc. has been engaging in illegal overtime practices again. In 2015, an employee committed suicide due to excessive overtime work, which led courts to order the agency to pay fines in 2017. Just two years after this conviction, the firm has been found to have continued engaging in illegal overtime practices. In response, its public relations division stated that the firm intends to continue changing its work environment. This case has encouraged a nationwide debate over the working conditions in Japan and how these conditions can be improved to better employee outcomes.
See "Advertising giant Dentsu again found violating rules on overtime hours", Japan Times, December 5, 2019