Labor Standards Act Enforcement Actions in Japan

The Fukui Labour Bureau announced that TES Co., Ltd. was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for failing to pay approximately 5.04 million yen in regular wages to 21 workers for one month, violating Article 24 of the Labour Standards Act.

The Osaka Labor Bureau announced that First Security Services Co., Ltd. was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for violating the Labor Standards Act by allowing one worker to perform illegal overtime and holiday work exceeding 80 hours per month on average over multiple consecutive months, with over 100 hours in some months.

The Akita Labor Bureau announced that Marue Uchiya Inc. and Imaru E Ibarashima Store violated the Labor Standards Act by allowing one worker to work overtime beyond the limits set by the 36 Agreement.

The company Mats Kensetsu was prosecuted and publicly announced for failing to pay approximately 430,000 yen in regular wages to one worker for one month, violating Article 24 of the Labor Standards Act.

The Ibaraki Labour Bureau announced that (Kabu) Ichizen Mito Sales Office was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for violating the Labour Standards Act by subjecting six workers to illegal overtime and holiday work exceeding 80 hours per month on average over multiple months, with some exceeding 100 hours per month.

The company Tokoh Sangyo Co., Ltd. was prosecuted and publicly announced by the Okayama Labor Bureau for violating the Labor Standards Act by forcing 13 workers to perform illegal overtime and holiday work exceeding 100 hours per month.

Workers were made to enter dangerous areas during work using a drag shovel, violating safety regulations in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture.

Failure to pay 360,000 yen and forcing three workers to perform illegal overtime exceeding the extended hours under the 36 Agreement on scaffolding over 1.5 meters high in Nishitsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture.

Kawa Ward failed to pay premium wages for overtime and late-night work to one worker over a period of seven months, related to a work-related injury requiring more than four days of leave.

The company was prosecuted and publicly announced for violations of labor laws, including operating a forklift without proper agreements and allowing illegal overtime work.

Did not pay approximately 360,000 yen in regular wages for one month to two workers; exceeded the extended working hours under the 36 Agreement for three workers.

A work-related injury requiring more than four days of leave occurred after a worker was made to perform illegal overtime and holiday work exceeding the extended hours under the 36 Agreement.

Failure to pay wages to one worker and unpaid wages to another worker, along with inadequate fall prevention measures on a 4.6-meter-high work platform.

In Kawasaki Ward, failure to conduct necessary communication and coordination between tasks to prevent harm. In Nishi Ward, workers were made to perform illegal overtime and holiday work, exceeding 100 hours per month for 12 workers or averaging over 80 hours per month over 2 to 6 months. The incident occurred in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, involving forklift operation.

Failed to comply with regulations by allowing two workers to perform illegal overtime exceeding the extended hours under the 36 Agreement, with a total monthly regular wage of 47.

Failed to pay approximately 3.44 million yen in regular wages to 7 workers for two months of overtime work.

Failed to pay 740,000 yen and forced two workers to perform illegal overtime exceeding the extended hours under the 36 Agreement. M Corporation forced seven workers to work illegal overtime, totaling approximately two months' regular wages.

Failure to pay 50,000 yen and forcing 10 workers to work over 100 hours of illegal overtime per month in Sapporo, Hokkaido, and Aiki, Aiki District, Hokkaido, including work using vehicle-type construction machinery.

Failure to patrol the work site and allowing one worker to perform overtime beyond the extended hours under the 36 Agreement at the Fukui branch, resulting in illegal overtime work. An incident involving a fall prevention device at approximately 3 meters high in Minami-Alps, Yamanashi Prefecture.

Failed to pay regular wages totaling approximately 5.26 million yen to three workers over a maximum of 10 months, and to two workers for one month.

Failure to pay approximately 1.29 million yen in total, including about 250,000 yen for one month's regular wages to one worker, and about 15 months' worth of regular wages to another worker in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture.

Failed to pay 4.45 million yen; subjected 8 workers to illegal overtime and holiday work exceeding 100 hours per month or averaging over 80 hours per month over 2 to 3 months.

A work-related accident requiring more than four days of absence occurred in Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture, where workers were allowed to enter dangerous areas without proper payment of one month's regular wages to one worker, in Yumoto Town.

A violation of Article 5 of the Organic Solvent Poisoning Prevention Regulations for not installing equipment to seal sources, and for allowing one worker to perform illegal overtime exceeding the extended hours under the 36 Agreement during excavation work in Nishiyodo, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture.

Failure to pay 1.22 million yen and submission of false records to the Minami Labor Standards Inspection Office; related to a work-related injury requiring more than a specified number of days off.

Failure to establish a work plan, and conducting illegal overtime exceeding 100 hours per month for three workers at the Kuwana office, including outside and holiday work; total regular wages for one worker over four months.

Failure to measure hydrogen sulfide concentration; unlawful overtime work exceeding the extended hours under the 36 Agreement for one worker in Tomakomai; use of construction machinery for work.

A work-related accident requiring more than 4 days of leave occurred involving one worker who was made to perform overtime and holiday work exceeding legal limits, with over 100 hours per month or an average of over 80 hours per month over two months at Kumamoto branch, in Shimamachi, Bungo-ōno, Oita Prefecture.

A business in Yamagata was found to have conducted overtime work after concluding and submitting an invalid 36 Agreement, leading to illegal overtime work. Additionally, there was an incident involving fall prevention measures on an internal scaffold 2.21 meters high.

Failure to provide a proper elevator and unpaid wages to six workers for up to seven months, totaling approximately 4.7 million yen, related to printing work using organic solvents by DNP Techno Pack Kyoto.

Company N.Y. TEC Yamagata concluded and submitted an invalid 36 Agreement, leading to illegal overtime work.

The company was prosecuted and publicly announced for violations of the Labor Standards Act and the Industrial Safety and Health Act, including failure to pay 160,000 yen and unpaid wages totaling approximately 130,000 yen for one month to one worker, as well as employing unqualified workers for tasks involving loads of over 1 ton.

The company (株)サンワイズ was prosecuted and publicly announced for violations of the Labor Standards Act, specifically Article 35.

Failed to pay 680,000 yen in wages and conducted illegal overtime work for two workers without valid 36 Agreement; measures taken to prevent contact between traveling crane and workers.

Iroyoshi in Kita Ward conducted outside and holiday work without valid 36 Agreement signing and notification, resulting in illegal overtime work for two workers. During timber processing work, they involved felling trees.

Two workers were subjected to illegal overtime exceeding the extended hours under the 36 Agreement, resulting in a work-related injury requiring more than four days of leave.

Failure to pay one worker a month's regular wages and exceeding the extended working hours under the 36 Agreement for two workers in Nishiyodo, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture.

Failure to pay approximately 1 million yen and conducting illegal overtime and holiday work exceeding an average of 80 hours per month for one worker, with regular checks every six months.

The company conducted illegal overtime work for five workers without concluding or submitting a 36 Agreement, and paid approximately the total regular wages for three workers over three months.

The company conducted illegal overtime and holiday work exceeding the extended hours under the 36 Agreement for four workers in Izumi City, Kagoshima Prefecture, and paid regular wages for three months to two workers.

Iroyoshi in Kita Ward conducted outside and holiday work for two workers without proper agreement or notification, and one worker was subjected to illegal overtime exceeding 100 hours per month.

Failed to pay a worker, and allowed one worker to perform illegal overtime exceeding the extended hours under the 36 Agreement.

Failure to pay 470,000 yen and forcing one worker to perform illegal overtime exceeding 80 hours on average per month over a period of 2 to 6 months, by ELITE SERV Co., Ltd.

The violation involves allowing workers to enter dangerous areas, forcing one worker to work illegally on a holiday without concluding or notifying a 36 Agreement, and failing to establish work procedures for mobile cranes.

Failure to pay wages to a worker for three months totaling approximately 970,000 yen, and for one month totaling approximately 97,000 yen.

The company allowed 11 workers to perform overtime work exceeding the extended hours under the 36 Agreement, which is illegal, and used forklifts for purposes other than their main use.

The company failed to pay 1.04 million yen and subjected nine workers to illegal overtime exceeding the extended hours under the 36 Agreement. Additionally, unqualified workers were made to handle loads of over 5 tons.

Failed to pay approximately 150,000 yen in regular wages to one worker for one month.

The company THM ARCHIT conducted illegal overtime and holiday work for 6 workers without concluding or notifying a 36 Agreement, and paid regular wages for up to 7 months to 7 workers.

Failure to assign a town and causing workers to perform illegal overtime work exceeding 80 hours on average per month, including over 100 hours of overtime and holiday work per month, over a period of 2 to 6 months, using vehicle-based timber harvesting machinery.

A report was submitted regarding three workers who were made to perform illegal overtime beyond the extended hours under the 36 Agreement, involving work on removing molds from press machines in Kitaadachi District, Saitama Prefecture.

The company failed to take necessary measures in Tagawa Town and allowed two workers to perform illegal overtime and holiday work exceeding 80 hours per month on average over two months while using a drag shovel.

Failed to pay approximately 4.86 million yen in regular wages for two months to seven workers and conducted electrical work near low-voltage charging circuits in Naka Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture.

Failure to assign a supervisor and to conclude and notify a 36 Agreement resulted in three workers performing illegal overtime and holiday work without proper authorization. An unqualified worker operated a mobile crane.

Failed to pay approximately 16.68 million yen in regular wages for two months to 38 dispatched workers, resulting in a work-related injury requiring about 15 days of leave.

The company did not establish proper procedures and allowed four workers to perform illegal overtime exceeding the extended hours under the 36 Agreement, during forklift operations.

Takahashi Farm was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for violating the Labor Standards Act by falsely claiming to have paid wages to 12 workers, totaling approximately 480,000 yen, during an investigation by the Yamagata Labor Standards Inspection Office.

Failure to clearly specify statutory requirements in writing when hiring workers to operate a vehicle, and issues related to a second-floor area at 3 meters height with coverings at openings.

Failure to pay approximately 110,000 yen in overtime wages to one worker for one month.

The company conducted illegal overtime work for two workers without concluding or submitting a 36 Agreement.

Failure to pay 〇〇 yen and failure to promptly submit worker injury reports following work-related accidents requiring over 4 days of leave in Shirahama Town, Nishimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture.

Failed to submit town notification; subjected one worker to illegal overtime exceeding the extended hours under the 36 Agreement; stopped machinery during cleaning.

A labor accident occurred resulting in more than four days of leave, involving 11 workers who were made to work overtime exceeding the extended hours under the 36 Agreement without taking necessary measures.

Made workers enter dangerous locations, submitted wage ledger with false entries during on-site inspection based on Labor Standards Act regulations, and involved in tasks such as metal product sorting.

The company was found to have subjected two workers to illegal overtime and holiday work exceeding 100 hours per month or an average of more than 80 hours per month over multiple months, violating labor regulations.

Made workers perform tasks and forced three workers to work illegal overtime exceeding 100 hours per month. The violation also involved the passage used by workers within the store premises.

A report was submitted indicating that one worker was made to perform illegal overtime and holiday work exceeding an average of 80 hours per month, and seven workers were subjected to regular wages for a period of one to three months.

Fujimitsu Co., Ltd. was prosecuted and publicly announced for violations of the Labor Standards Act and the Industrial Safety and Health Act, including failure to pay 3.64 million yen in wages, forcing 33 workers to work over 100 hours of overtime and holiday work per month, and causing a work-related injury requiring more than a certain number of days of leave.

Fumiko Dental Clinic was prosecuted and publicly announced for violating the Labor Standards Act by allowing one worker to perform illegal overtime work without concluding or submitting a 36 Agreement, during scaffolding dismantling work in Aichi Prefecture, Ama District, Oharu.

Failure to pay overtime wages to 9 workers for approximately 580,000 yen over four months and failure to conclude and notify a 36 Agreement for one worker in Higashi, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture.

Failure to pay the full regular wages on the designated payment date to 6 workers for approximately 8.1 million yen over 4 months and to 5 workers for approximately 4.5 million yen over 3 months, despite the occurrence of a work-related injury requiring more than 4 days of leave in Minami-Alps, Yamanashi Prefecture.

The company (Gō) Cassiopeia was prosecuted and publicly disclosed for violations of the Labor Standards Act and the Industrial Safety and Health Act.

The Ishijiri Environmental Beautification Center failed to clearly specify working conditions to one worker by not providing a written notice as required.

Allowed workers to operate a press brake without proper authorization and forced three workers to perform illegal overtime work; the press machine supervisor switched safety devices.

Kisoji Co., Ltd. was prosecuted and publicly announced for violations of the Labor Standards Act, specifically Article 36.

Did not pay a regular monthly wage of 50,000 yen to one worker for one month; allowed an unqualified worker to perform hoisting work.

（株）みつわ安全機材 was prosecuted and publicly announced for violations of the Labor Standards Act.

Failed to issue dismissal reason certificates upon request, resulting in unpaid wages totaling approximately 8.1 million yen for six workers over four months and for five workers over three months.

Failed to pay approximately 1.23 million yen in regular wages for one month to three workers; two workers in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, worked over 100 hours of illegal overtime per month.

Failed to comply with regulations by allowing five workers to perform illegal overtime exceeding the extended hours under the 36 Agreement, including installing a splitting blade on a circular saw for wood processing in Agatsuma District, Gunma Prefecture.

The company made workers perform tasks without properly informing them of the work regulations, which were not posted or made accessible in a visible place at the workplace. As a result, five workers at Shimodahara Disaster Prevention Maintenance Center were not informed, and they were owed approximately 1.13 million yen in regular wages for three months.

Failed to pay approximately 2.08 million yen in regular wages over 8 months to one worker. The worker was performing work on a roof 6 meters high.

Failed to provide five days of annual paid leave per year by establishing the timing, and involved falls from heights over 2 meters during the installation of work platforms.

The company (Tokuhiko) Inanoho was prosecuted and publicly announced for violations of the Labor Standards Act and related regulations.

Performed illegal overtime work without concluding or submitting a 36 Agreement, and assigned statutory duties to a wood processing machinery work supervisor.

Three workers were made to perform overtime work exceeding the extended hours under the 36 Agreement, which is illegal.

Failure to stop machinery operation and failure to pay approximately 3.3 million yen in regular wages to 14 workers in Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, for one month. Fire prevention measures between the baking kiln and cracker debris.

Caused workers to enter dangerous locations and made false statements during labor standards inspector interviews. In Sapporo-shi, Shiroishi-ku, Hokkaido, three workers exceeded the extended hours under the 36 Agreement.

Failure to provide five days of annual paid leave as specified by the season, and requiring workers to perform tasks such as polishing metal products in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture.

Failure to pay 2 million yen and approximately 7.6 million yen in regular wages to five workers over six months; extracting contents from a food processing agitator.

Failure to pay approximately 2.63 million yen to one worker and failure to pay approximately 3.2 million yen in regular wages to five workers for four to nine months in Kōnan Ward.

The company was prosecuted and publicly announced for violating the Labor Standards Act and related regulations by allowing one worker to perform illegal overtime exceeding the extended hours under the 36 Agreement, and for issues related to safety device switching by the press machine supervisor.

The company Kyushu Eiko Express Co., Ltd. was prosecuted and publicly announced for violations of the Labor Standards Act, including allowing workers to enter dangerous areas and forcing one worker to perform illegal overtime beyond the extended hours under the 36 Agreement, as well as safety violations related to fall prevention measures above a suspended ceiling at a height of 5.38 meters.

The case involves the failure to pay regular wages to five workers in Agamachi Tamono for approximately four months, totaling about 2.63 million yen, and to one worker in Konan Ward for about nine months.

Failure to pay regular wages to two workers, including approximately 420,000 yen for one month to one worker and approximately 2,520,000 yen for six months to another.

Failure to implement measures; two workers engaged in illegal overtime exceeding the extended hours under the 36 Agreement; loading cargo onto a freight vehicle without proper securing with ropes.

The company was involved in illegal overtime and holiday work exceeding 100 hours per month for a total of 38 workers, and had issues related to safety measures at a work platform 5.2 meters high.

Failure to pay wages; forced illegal overtime exceeding the extension hours of the 36 Agreement to four workers at Take Factory; use of vehicle-type construction machinery for purposes other than its main use.

The company was prosecuted and publicly announced for violations of the Labor Standards Act and related regulations.

The company failed to pay 280,000 yen to five workers and conducted illegal overtime work without concluding or notifying a 36 Agreement, leading to a labor accident that required approximately one month of factory closure.