1st Edition

Workplace Mental Health Law Comparative Perspectives

By Takenori Mishiba Copyright 2021
224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

This book provides a systematic and interdisciplinary study of occupational mental health legislation in seven countries. The work presents a study of the laws, policies, and legal interpretations to help prevent mental health problems from occurring in the workplace and appropriately address problems once they do occur. With a view to improving provision in Japan, the author examines the... Read more

1. Issues in workplace mental health law;

2. The legal situation in Japan;

3. A comparative study of mental health law;

3.1 United Kingdom;

3.2 Denmark;

3.3 The Netherlands;

3.4 Germany;

3.5 France;

3.6 The USA: non-Americans with Disabilities Act Legislation;

3.7 The USA: Americans with Disabilities Act Legislation;

4. Comparisons with Japan;

5. Key Findings and Implications for Workplace Mental Health;

6. Conclusion;

Biography

Takenori Mishiba is a member of the Labour Policy Council, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in Japan. He is also Professor, Labour Law, Faculty of Law, Kindai University, Japan.