The Fair Trade Commission has been proceeding with steps to issue a recommendation to Japan Post for violating the Freelance Law, it was learned on the 27th. For individual business owners who were commissioned for work such as training instructors, the commission is expected to find that Japan Post failed to specify conditions such as payment deadlines in advance and delayed payments. According to sources, since November 2024, Japan Post commissioned work to over a hundred individual business owners without specifying transaction conditions in writing beforehand. Under the Freelance Law, if payment deadlines are not specified, payment must be made on the date of work completion, but Japan Post paid after the completion date except for some cases. According to Japan Post, an internal survey conducted from September to October last year found at least 380 transactions at the head office and branch offices that could violate the law, related to commissioned work such as employee training instructors, experts, and flyer printing. The company acknowledged that its internal rules were inadequate and that awareness was insufficient, and revised the rules in February this year. The company admitted to being under investigation and commented, "There were cases where we did not specify transaction conditions in advance. We will thoroughly communicate the revised rules."
JAPAN POST HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.Fair Trade Commission to recommend Japan Post for violating Freelance Law due to failure to specify payment conditions and delayed payments.
