Japan Labor Issues
Judgments and Orders
At a Glance in Booklet 
Judgments and Orders Vol.1, No.1, September 2017–Vol.8, No.46, Winter 2024 (PDF:4.4MB)
“Judgments and Orders” presents major labor-related judicial precedents together with expert commentary.
2025
- Illegality of a Transfer Order Following Business Abolition with Job Category Limitation Agreements
The Shiga Prefecture Council of Social Welfare Case (PDF:587KB)
ZHONG Qi
- If a Fixed-term Labor Contract Has been Set Renewable for Up To Five Years, Is It Permissible for the Employer to Refuse to Renew the Contract in the Fifth Year When Workers' Right to Apply for Conversion to an Indefinite-term Contract Arises?
The Nippon Express (Kawasaki Branch) Case (PDF:621KB)
HOSOKAWA Ryo (Aoyama Gakuin University)
2024
- Differences in the Base Salary and Bonus between Re-employed Entrusted Workers (Shokutaku) and Regular Workers, and Violation of the Former
Article 20 of the Labor Contracts Act
The Nagoya Driving School Case (PDF:853KB)
YAMAMOTO Yota
- Dismissal due to Company Dissolution in the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Ryusei Taxi Case (PDF:603KB)
HAMAGUCHI Keiichiro
- Legality of Restriction on the Use of Restrooms in the Worksite by Gender Identity Disorder Employee
The State and National Personnel Authority (METI Employee) Case (PDF:635KB)
IKEZOE Hirokuni
- Worker Status of Platform Workers under the Labor Union Act
The Uber Japan and One Other Company Case (PDF:923MB)
ZHONG Qi
2023
- Can a Client Be Held Liable for a Breach of Obligation to Care for Employee Safety and Health Due to
Harassment against a Freelancer?
The Amour (Aesthetic Salon) and Other Defendant Case (PDF:659KB)
TAKIHARA Hiromitsu (Daito Bunka University)
- Is a Part-time Instructor Whose Role is Exclusively to Teach University Language Classes a "Researcher"?
The Senshu University (Conversion of a Fixed-Term Labor Contract to an Indefinite-term Labor Contract) Case (PDF:626KB)
HOSOKAWA Ryo (Aoyama Gakuin University)
- Disguised Contracting and the Deemed Labor Contract Application by the Client under Item 5 of Paragraph 1 of Article 40-6 of the Worker Dispatching Act
The Tori Case (PDF:255KB)
ZHONG Qi
- Employers' Duty for Safety of Multiple Job Holder Who Worked Excessively Long Hours
The Daiki Career-Casting and One Other Defendant Company Case (PDF:238KB)
IKEZOE Hirokuni
2022
- Regional Extension of Collective Agreements under Article 18 of the Labor Union Act
The Regional Extension Decision by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on September 22, 2021 (PDF:225KB)
YAMAMOTO Yota
- Legality of Restrictions on Use of Worksite Facilities by a Transgender Employee
The State and National Personnel Authority (METI Employee) Case (PDF:218KB)
IKEZOE Hirokuni
- Claim for Unpaid Overtime by a Public School Teacher
The Saitama Prefecture Case (PDF:263KB)
HAMAGUCHI Keiichiro
2021
- Reduction in the Shifts of a Non-standard Shift Worker
The Silverheart Case (PDF:229KB)
HAMAGUCHI Keiichiro
- Illegality of the Disparity in Working Conditions between Hourly Paid Fixed-term Contract Employees and Monthly Paid Regular Employees
The Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University (former Osaka Medical University) Case (PDF:240KB)
ZHONG Qi
- Judgment Declaring Fixed Overtime Pay Illegal and Upholding a Worker's Claim for a Solatium for Excessive Overtime Work despite No Resulting Health Damage
The Karino Japan Case (PDF:210KB)
HOSOKAWA Ryo (Aoyama Gakuin University)
2020
- Whether a Staff Position in an Automobile Manufacturer Shall Be Deemed "Supervisory or Managerial Employee" Status under the Labor Standards Act: The Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. ("Supervisory or Managerial Employee" Status) Case (PDF:261KB)
YAMAMOTO Yota
- Do Educational Loan Programs Exempting Repayment of School Expense Lent by Hospitals on Condition of Working for Certain Periods Violate Article 16 of the Labor Standards Act?: The Kyoyukai Misumi Hospital Case (PDF:297KB)
- Errata (PDF:74KB)
HOSOKAWA Ryo (Aoyama Gakuin University)
- Errata (PDF:74KB)
- Is an Owner-manager of a Convenience Store a “Worker” under the Labor Union Act?
The Seven-Eleven Japan Case (PDF:210KB)
IKEZOE Hirokuni
- Worker Status of the Joint Enterprise Cooperative Members: The Joint Enterprise Cooperative Workers’ Collective Wadachi Higashimurayama Case (PDF:229KB)
HAMAGUCHI Keiichiro
- Legal Liability Regarding "Power Harassment" and the Scope of That Liability: The Fukuda Denshi Nagano Hanbai Case (PDF:197KB)
TAKIHARA Hiromitsu
2019
- Binding Effect of Unilaterally Modified Rules of Employment Introducing a Performance-based and Ability-based Wage System: The Trygroup Case (PDF:163KB)
Zhong Qi
- Does the Unilateral Discontinuance of Dues Check-Off by a Local Public Entity Constitute Unfair Labor Practices?:
The National Government and Central Labor Relations Commission vs. Osaka City (Dues Check-Off) Case (PDF:218KB)
Yota Yamamoto
- The Leakage of Trade Secrets (Customer Data) by the Employees of Contractors: The Benesse Corporation Customer Data Leakage Case (Criminal Case) (PDF:286KB)
Hirokuni Ikezoe
2018
- On Payment or Non-payment of Premium Wages When Incorporated Into Annual Salary: The Iryo Hojin Shadan Koshin Kai Case (PDF:213KB)
Hirokuni Ikezoe
- Course-Based Employment Systems and Gender Discrimination: The Towa Kogyo Case (PDF:194KB)
Keiichiro Hamaguchi
- Validity of Wage Rules Deducting an Amount Corresponding to Premium Wages in Calculating Percentage Pay: The Kokusai Motorcars Case (PDF:268KB)
Hirokuni Ikezoe
2017
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Interpretation of Work Rules on Conversion from Fixed-Term to Open-Ended Contract for a College Lecturer: The Fukuhara Gakuen（Kyushu Women's Junior College）Case (PDF:717KB)
Yota Yamamoto
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