A Japanese company has sparked outrage by dishing out degrading punishments to staff who fail to meet sales targets.
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Underperforming employees were forced to take nude photos of themselves and were physically assaulted, including having their testicles grabbed by the boss.
The incident came to light after five former employees of the Neo Corporation, headquartered in Osaka, filed a lawsuit in March alleging verbal abuse and power harassment.
Founded in 1999, the Neo Corporation sells electricity and energy-saving equipment, as well as installing it. The firm has nine branches across Japan.
The company had previously drawn attention for its bold recruitment advertisements, which claimed that the average annual income for sales staff in 2024 was 14.27 million yen (US$98,000), with 57.1 per cent of its salespeople earning more than 10 million yen (US$70,000) a year.
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