Japanese firms face penalties for overweight staff

[SandyDown]

Measuring Japan's older Workers

Can you imagine being forced by the government to undergo blood tests, take prescription medications (with controversial safety and effectiveness), and lose weight until your waist measures less than 33.5 inches ... or lose your job? This is not an April Fool’s joke, but a very disturbing story. Today, the Japanese government institutes its compulsory “flab checks” for all workers over the age of 40.

To stem Japan’s “soaring obesity,” the health ministry has mandated that all waistlines among its 56 million workers over age 40 be below “regulation size” of 33.5 inches (for men). Any company failing to bring its employees’ weight under control — as well as the weights of their family members — will be fined up to 10% of its earnings by the government.


http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com...d-in-japan.html

[threaded]

Could do with that here, hey Churchill!?

[DiscoStu]

Could do with that here, hey Churchill!?

Pot? Kettle?

[Jubber]

33.5 inches (for men).

LOL - I think the last time I was that size I was 12. A fashionable 38 is much smarter.

[KackAttack]

Is there a special dispensation for the Sumo's?

[threaded]

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[Turion]

Measuring Japan's older Workers

Can you imagine being forced by the government to undergo blood tests, take prescription medications (with controversial safety and effectiveness), and lose weight until your waist measures less than 33.5 inches ... or lose your job? This is not an April Fool’s joke, but a very disturbing story. Today, the Japanese government institutes its compulsory “flab checks” for all workers over the age of 40.

To stem Japan’s “soaring obesity,” the health ministry has mandated that all waistlines among its 56 million workers over age 40 be below “regulation size” of 33.5 inches (for men). Any company failing to bring its employees’ weight under control — as well as the weights of their family members — will be fined up to 10% of its earnings by the government.


http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com...d-in-japan.html

I did not read anything about the workers losing their jobs over this from the articles I saw. It's more like a big brother health check, maybe like they plan for the NHS to do here, with talk about screening for all over 40's.

Sounds like typical unworkable political nonsence. Bin fodder.

[SandyDown]

I did not read anything about the workers losing their jobs over this from the articles I saw. It's more like a big brother health check, maybe like they plan for the NHS to do here, with talk about screening for all over 40's.

Sounds like typical unworkable political nonsence. Bin fodder.

Well the government is trying to do something about it before obesity takes over, they are trying to save their money....
Look what happened here, the government did nothing and let people get so fat, now we all have to pay more taxes to treat the obese.

[Churchill]

Could do with that here, hey Churchill!?

Don't start having a go at me, chubs!

Your waist is what size?

[BA to the Stars]

Well the government is trying to do something about it before obesity takes over, they are trying to save their money....
Look what happened here, the government did nothing and let people get so fat, now we all have to pay more taxes to treat the obese.

taxes paid by the taxpayer