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Nintendo Again in Hot Water for Workplace Malpractice

Rishabh ShandilyaBy Rishabh ShandilyaApril 26, 2022
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An investigation into suspected union-busting by Nintendo of America sparked a wave of criticism previously this weekend. In response to the charges, the business behemoth has rejected them and stated that it will assist with the National Labor Relations Board’s inquiry (NLRB).

These concerns have now been investigated by a fresh inquiry, which depicts a portrayal of contractual employees getting abused, undervalued, and even discouraged from coming about.

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Kotaku released a piece earlier this morning that included statements from both existing and past workers. Some employees allege they earn as low as $16 per hour, while others say they’ve been out of employment for weeks sans salary or medical coverage.

They further claim that the publisher has a two-tier structure, featuring full-time employees getting favorable attention above freelancers. A full-time staffer tells the newspaper that it’s “unusual” seeing a staffer at Nintendo earn nearly $20 per hour. Additional to this, freelancers are alleged to be underpaid, underrepresented, and sometimes without medical coverage.

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When Jelena Damonja describes the moment she tripped on snow and hurt her forehead at the workplace, it’s among the most devastating testimonies in the study. She visited a facility built inside the premises when she started having difficulties writing.

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The doctor declined to examine her, notwithstanding her multiple initiatives and managerial responsibilities at the developer, because she wasn’t registered as a  full-time employee. Because they were full-time employees, the doctors reportedly forbade a colleague to transport her to the clinic because driving a subcontractor off-site was beyond corporate protocol.

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Moreover, the study throws additional insight on the latest accusations from a freelancer, who’d been allegedly sacked following addressing the issue of organized labor in the workforce in the investigation. A similar accusation is made by Damonja, who alleges that she had been scolded for asking whether Nintendo can do something to safeguard its employees from the spike in anti-Asian hostility. Elisabeth Pring, a freelancer who opened up having compelled to remain at the workplace while being unwell, says she was fired following voicing her worries in the investigation.

As of this writing, Nintendo really hasn’t replied to these fresh accusations. There have been past denials by the firm that it was aware of any unionization initiatives inside the organization.

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Rishabh Shandilya

I’m the guy you see dancing in the rain in the middle of the night. Pursuing my bachelor’s in literature, I love to read and write and I’m somewhat of a decent storyteller. A die-hard fan of Miyazaki and Murakami and my go-to quote is “The past is a foreign country, we do things differently there”.

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