Long story short, queef of an ex-employer didn’t pay my final paycheck. Spent the better part of a year having the 労働局労働基準部監督課 knock on the lowlife’s office door again and again, asking to pay up. Well, the pussyfart hid long enough to run his company bankrupt and now the labor center says I’d have to hire a lawyer to get my money.
Has anyone else been in a similar situation? I know about the free lawyer consultation services, but before I have any more of my time wasted, I wanted to see the chances of actually getting paid. I don’t see why being a shitwad of a businessman absolves anyone of their debts, but eh.
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It all depends.
A bankrupt company that’s no longer operating might still have some assets, and during bankruptcy proceedings the assets will be distributed based on priority.
I’m not sure about Japan specifically, but usually unpaid salaries is one of the highest priority classes (they get paid first before other debts). However, often there are limits — e.g., only up to a certain amount, which may only partially cover the unpaid salaries.
Unfortunately sometimes there’s practically zero money left in the bankrupt company, so no one will get anything.
Anyway, you’ll want to make sure that your interests are represented in the bankruptcy proceedings, so contacting a lawyer isn’t a bad idea. Maybe join up with other former employees.