Banishment room
Method of employee offboarding
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A banishment room (Japanese: 追い出し部屋, IPA: [oidaɕi̥beja], also called a chasing-out-room or boredom room in English) is a modern employee exit management strategy whereby employees are transferred to another department where they are assigned meaningless work until they become disheartened and resign.[1][2][3] Since the resignation is voluntary, the employee would not be eligible for certain benefits. The legality and ethics of the practice are debated, and it may be construed as constructive dismissal in some regions.
Examples
In Japan, the practice is used to push employees to resign due to the country's strict labor laws, layoffs being taboo, and a tradition of permanent employment.
In France, the practice, called "mise au placard", is illegal and is considered a form of moral harassment.
In his book Parkinson's Law, economist C. Northcote Parkinson discusses the phenomenon.
See also
- Boreout
- Reassignment center – External facilities formerly used by the New York City Department of Education where teachers were sent pending disciplinary processes
- Social isolation
- Solitary confinement
