Overview

• Recent coverage by Mint and News18 detailed former staff claims that underperformers were forced to take nude photos and endured sexual assaults and steep fines for missing sales targets.
• Five ex-employees filed a March lawsuit seeking about $132,000 in damages for mental harassment, illegal pay cuts and verbal abuse.
• Neo Corporation has formally denied all allegations, saying harassment has no place in its corporate culture and calling reports one-sided.
• Additional claims include forced unpaid overtime, unfair commission deductions and fines up to $42,000 for minor infractions like traffic violations.
• The scandal has intensified public outrage and renewed scrutiny of systemic workplace abuse in Japan’s corporate sector.