An employee took part in a welcome and farewell party at work at the strong wish of his boss. Afterward, he drove trainees home in a company car and died in a traffic accident.
On July 8, 2016, Japan’s Supreme Court held that the accident had occurred in the course of his work. It noted that the costs of the party had been paid from the employer’s expenses, and that taking the trainees home had been planned as a task for the boss.