Japan Post Failed to Specify Transaction Terms for Freelancers, Investigation by Japan Fair Trade Commission Finds
Japan Post Co. violated the law, the Japan Fair Trade Commission has determined, by failing to specify transaction terms when it outsourced delivery work and training instructor services to freelancers, according to sources.
The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) has concluded that Japan Post violated the Law on Ensuring Proper Transactions Involving Specified Entrusted Business Operators by failing to specify transaction terms when outsourcing delivery work and training instructor services to freelancers. This law, enacted in November 2024, aims to protect freelancers who are in a vulnerable position.
Japan Post was found to have neglected to specify payment deadlines and other relevant transaction details for over 100 freelancers, and potentially more due to the limited scope of the investigation. The company's practice of paying freelancers upon receipt of an invoice, rather than specifying payment deadlines in advance, contributed to this violation.
Japan Post attributes the oversight to insufficient dissemination of information about the new law. The JFTC will issue a recommendation calling for measures to prevent a recurrence.
Brief written by urgent.news from The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun's own syndicated text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
