Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!ccsf.homeunix.org!news1.wakwak.com!nf1.xephion.ne.jp!onion.ish.org!yynet.tama.tokyo.jp!Q.T.Honey!enews.sgi.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!53.200.244.43.ap.yournet.ne.JP!not-for-mail From: Michael Cash Newsgroups: fj.life.in-japan Subject: Re: outside life v work split in japan Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 03:03:52 +0900 Lines: 41 Message-ID: References: <400e5d80$0$586$44c9b20d@news3.asahi-net.or.jp> NNTP-Posting-Host: 53.200.244.43.ap.yournet.ne.jp (43.244.200.53) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de 1074708233 19955413 43.244.200.53 ([51151]) X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.93/32.576 English (American) Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.life.in-japan:11117 On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 20:03:34 +0900, James Annan brought down from the Mount tablets inscribed: >Michael Cash wrote: >> On 20 Jan 2004 23:07:59 -0800, still_the_same_me@hotmail.com (James >> Annan) brought down from the Mount tablets inscribed: >> > >>> >>>What responsibility/authority does an employer in Japan have over an >>>employee, outside of their time at work? >> >> What exactly is it that caused you to ask the question? I'm guessing >> that you must have encountered something about employers barring >> employees from engaging in other work. > >No, it's a bit more bizarre than that. They are threatening to ban us >from cycling to work. The reasons are somewhat unusual. I think I'll >post another message with more detail. I am sure I am not alone in eagerly anticipating further word from you on who "they" are. The JET program, perhaps? Sounds like something they would do. -- Michael Cash "I am sorry, Mr. Cash, but we are unable to accept your rap sheet in lieu of a high school transcript." Dr. Howard Sprague Dean of Admissions Mount Pilot College