Seriously? That's pretty sleazy. I know my company (Amity) also pushes for folks to not speak up when needing to be paid for overtime. And even then, it's hard to get it approved and added to your monthly salary. And they encourage fellow teachers to compete against each other for students. And even when we get days off they wanted us to give TWO MONTHS in advance and that while we're entitled to take them, that it is very inconvenient for us to use them. So yeah, they do treat their employees like shit. Not to mention by overworking them, no one is procreating. Japan gets in its own way a lot.