YES

# parallel critical pair closing system (Shintani and Hirokawa 2022)

Consider the left-linear TRS R:

  f(g(x)) -> h(x,x)
  g(a()) -> b()
  f(x) -> h(x,x)
  b() -> a()
  h(x,y) -> h(g(x),g(y))
  g(x) -> x
  a() -> b()

Let C be the following subset of R:

  f(x) -> h(x,x)
  g(x) -> x
  a() -> b()

The TRS R is left-linear and all parallel critical pairs are joinable by C.
Therefore, the confluence of R follows from that of C.

# parallel critical pair closing system (Shintani and Hirokawa 2022)

Consider the left-linear TRS R:

  f(x) -> h(x,x)
  g(x) -> x
  a() -> b()

Let C be the following subset of R:

  (empty)

The TRS R is left-linear and all parallel critical pairs are joinable by C.
Therefore, the confluence of R follows from that of C.

# emptiness

The empty TRS is confluent.