Japan firm pays â¹4.5 crore for overworked employee death
A Japanese firm has paid nearly â¹4.5 crore to settle a lawsuit with the family of a deceased employee who died in an accident caused by exhaustion. The motorbike of the 24-year-old struck a pole while he was driving home after a midnight shift in 2014. Notably, the Japanese have coined the term "karoshi", which translates to "death by overwork".