Payment is released automatically 7 days after you submit.
If there is a dispute and the two sides cannot agree within 7 days, we decide what happens to the held payment. It costs you nothing.
| # | Stage | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Request | Client and worker agree the work, the pay and the payment date, and sign |
| 2 | Held (escrow) | Before work starts, the client pays us. The worker sees on their page that it is held |
| 3 | Work | The worker does the work |
| 4 | Review | The client checks the submission. It is approved automatically 7 days after you submit |
| 5 | Payment | The amount less our fee goes to the worker. When the worker requests a withdrawal on My page, requests up to the 15th are paid at the end of the month, and requests up to the end of the month are paid on the 15th of the next month |
Trial tasks work the same way. A paid trial task a client asks for before the main contract is held, done, checked and paid in the same order, with the same automatic approval and the same fee. The client sets the fee (at least ¥2,000, no upper limit); the trial is optional.
| What | Days / cost |
|---|---|
| From submission to automatic approval | 7 days |
| Time the client usually takes to review | 7 days |
| Dispute: if the two sides cannot agree, we decide what happens to the held payment | 7 days |
| Ending early: from notice to the end | 7 days (work done is paid pro rata) |
| Payment to the worker (after a withdrawal request) | 15th cutoff → end of month; month-end cutoff → 15th of next month (from ¥1,000) |
| How long unrequested pay can be withdrawn | 180 days from confirming completion |
| Cost of a dispute | ¥0 |
| To | Cost |
|---|---|
| Your bank account in Japan | No fee (we pay the transfer fee) |
We pay by bank transfer in Japan.
If your payment has not arrived by the payout date (the payout date after the cutoff of your withdrawal request), write to us from My page or at helongzhi57@gmail.com. We tell you where the transfer is within 3 business days.
It ends 7 days after notice, and you are paid pro rata for the work done. The rest is refunded to the client. If the work is cancelled before it starts, the client gets everything back (except the bank charge the client paid to send the money).
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Client fee | None |
| Worker fee (service fee) | Tiered: 20% on the first ¥50,000, 10% up to ¥500,000, 5% above |
| Deposit / placement fee | None |
| Signing up / listing | Free |
| Disputes | Free |
The same rates as Workshift. Staffing agencies in Japan average a 30.4% margin; SES runs 35–40%. Full breakdown and calculator
Before you pay, we send this breakdown. Nothing is added on top of the agreed amount.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| W001 (Vietnam / LLM & GenAI) — September | ¥500,000 |
| Client fee | ¥0 |
| Total | ¥500,000 |
| The contractor fee is 20% of the first ¥50,000 (¥10,000) plus 10% of the part above ¥50,000 (¥45,000): ¥55,000. ¥445,000 is released to the contractor once completion is confirmed | |
This is a sample. Actual invoices are sent by email.
We are not a registered invoice issuer, so no consumption tax is added.
| Method | Detail |
|---|---|
| Bank transfer (by invoice) | This is the standard method. Transfer charges are paid by the client. Allow 2–3 business days for the payment to clear |
| Withholding | When the work is performed entirely outside Japan, it is not Japan-source income and nothing is withheld. We keep the record. For people living in Japan it depends on the type of work; where needed, it is shown on the invoice |
| Filing at home | Declare your income under the rules of the country you live in. We provide a record of payments |