H30･9･27 at Tokyo District Court

【Judgement】 lawful dismissal

【Company】 Accenture

【Category】 ordinary dismissal due to low performance with PIP

【Reference】 Rodo Keizai Hanrei Sokuho 2367-30

【Position/Salary】JPY 6.3M

【Summary】

Despite the defendant repeatedly pointing out the plaintiff's fundamental issues in his approach to work from the start, the plaintiff blamed the company for not assigning suitable tasks, and showed no evidence of engaging in any training activities during over 1000 days of available . The plaintiff failed to reflect on their own attitude and work, which also hindered collaboration with other team members. Therefore,  there were grounds for dismissal under the Employment Rules and the termination had an objectively reasonable reason.

Given that the plaintiff's dismissal stems from a fundamental lack of work ethic, characterized by his refusal to accept any opposing viewpoints, the defendant's implementation of a PIP and subsequent attempts to encourage voluntary separation demonstrate a reasonable and socially acceptable approach to addressing the situation.