In connection with the Japan Fair Trade Commission's recommendation to Japan Post for violating the law protecting freelancers, Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Hayashi (林) indicated that the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications would issue administrative guidance and demand thorough legal compliance going forward.
The Japan Fair Trade Commission issued a recommendation, stating that Japan Post had violated the law protecting freelancers. In response, Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Hayashi (林) explained that the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications had issued administrative guidance and indicated that it would demand thorough legal compliance going forward.
The move comes against a backdrop of efforts to strengthen legal compliance in the Japan Post Group's business operations and treatment of workers, and is viewed as part of the supervisory policy of the administrative authorities.