Held on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 | Wage System Construction Seminar 2026 to Avoid Unpaid Wage Lawsuits and Chain Resignations of Drivers | Funaisoken Supply Chain Consulting Inc.
Funaisoken Supply Chain Consulting will hold a seminar on April 22, 2026, targeting transport companies. Using the recent lawsuit defeat of Sakai Moving Service over piece-rate pay as a case study, consultants will explain how to build compliant wage systems to prevent lawsuits and driver resignations.
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On Wednesday, April 22, 2026, management consultants from Funaisoken Supply Chain Consulting Inc. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Naoyuki Hashimoto; hereinafter 'Funaisoken SC') will explain HR systems for transport companies.
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Consultants explain wage regulations with litigation risks
## Sakai Moving Service Loses Lawsuit as Piece-Rate Pay (Commission Pay) is Unrecognized
Are you aware of the lawsuit in which three former moving workers/drivers of Sakai Moving Service are demanding payment of unpaid wages, claiming that their overtime pay was unjustly kept low?
The company had introduced a wage system combining "base pay" and "piece-rate pay (considering sales, number of cases, operations, etc.)," with the majority of the salary consisting of "piece-rate pay."
"Piece-rate pay" has a different calculation method for overtime compared to "fixed pay (base pay, monthly allowances, etc.)." The mechanism is designed so that even with the same number of working hours and the same wage amount, the overtime pay is lower for piece-rate pay (premium rate 0.25) than for fixed pay (premium rate 1.25).
In the trial, the points of contention were "whether it constitutes a piece-rate system in a legal sense" and "whether the company is calculating overtime pay lower by calling it a piece-rate system when it does not qualify as one." Sakai lost in both the first instance (Tokyo District Court, August 9, 2023) and the second instance (Tokyo High Court, May 15, 2024).
## Recommended for the Following People
- Those who want to avoid rising labor costs if piece-rate pay is no longer recognized, but do not know how to respond.
- Those facing the risk of unpaid overtime premium wages (e.g., piece-rate pay includes premium wages, salaries remain the same no matter how much overtime is worked).
- Those paying salaries on time, but facing high salaries for employees who work slowly and needlessly drag out overtime.
- Those who have introduced sales commissions, leading to wage disparities depending on the shipper. There are complaints from drivers, but no better alternative.
- Those with high fixed overtime pay, resulting in a system where everyone is treated the same regardless of how they work.
Click here for seminar details and registration
Consultants explain wage regulations with litigation risks
## Sakai Moving Service Loses Lawsuit as Piece-Rate Pay (Commission Pay) is Unrecognized
Are you aware of the lawsuit in which three former moving workers/drivers of Sakai Moving Service are demanding payment of unpaid wages, claiming that their overtime pay was unjustly kept low?
The company had introduced a wage system combining "base pay" and "piece-rate pay (considering sales, number of cases, operations, etc.)," with the majority of the salary consisting of "piece-rate pay."
"Piece-rate pay" has a different calculation method for overtime compared to "fixed pay (base pay, monthly allowances, etc.)." The mechanism is designed so that even with the same number of working hours and the same wage amount, the overtime pay is lower for piece-rate pay (premium rate 0.25) than for fixed pay (premium rate 1.25).
In the trial, the points of contention were "whether it constitutes a piece-rate system in a legal sense" and "whether the company is calculating overtime pay lower by calling it a piece-rate system when it does not qualify as one." Sakai lost in both the first instance (Tokyo District Court, August 9, 2023) and the second instance (Tokyo High Court, May 15, 2024).
## Recommended for the Following People
- Those who want to avoid rising labor costs if piece-rate pay is no longer recognized, but do not know how to respond.
- Those facing the risk of unpaid overtime premium wages (e.g., piece-rate pay includes premium wages, salaries remain the same no matter how much overtime is worked).
- Those paying salaries on time, but facing high salaries for employees who work slowly and needlessly drag out overtime.
- Those who have introduced sales commissions, leading to wage disparities depending on the shipper. There are complaints from drivers, but no better alternative.
- Those with high fixed overtime pay, resulting in a system where everyone is treated the same regardless of how they work.