Chubu Electric Wire Fraud Law Violation: Incomplete Transaction Terms and Delayed Payments for 39 Individuals
Chubu Electric has been found in violation of freelance law by the Japan Fair Trade Commission for failing to provide clear transaction terms and delaying payments for 39 freelance workers.
Delicia Supermarket in Nagano Warned for Antitrust Law Violation; Uses Supplier Employees for Display Work Without Pay
The Delicia supermarket chain in Nagano, Japan, has been warned by the Fair Trade Commission for potentially violating antitrust laws by making supplier employees perform display work without compensation.
Court: Assignment of Newspaper Sales Quota to Correspondent and Collection of Fees Violated Fair Trade Law
A court in Gwangju has ruled that a local newspaper's practice of assigning sales quotas to its correspondent and forcing them to collect fees is an unfair trading practice under the Fair Trade Law.
The subsidiary of Kyodo News violates freelance law by failing to disclose conditions to reporters and shogi players
Kyodo News' subsidiary has been found in violation of freelance laws for not disclosing transaction conditions to freelance journalists and photographers, prompting a recommendation from the Fair Trade Commission for preventing future occurrences.
The demand for cargo distribution by the Cargo Workers' Union is a legitimate exercise of the right to organize... The court cancels the Fair Trade Commission's disposition
A South Korean court ruled that the Cargo Workers' Union's request for specific cargo distribution percentages from companies is a legitimate exercise of their constitutional right to organize, and thus not subject to penalties under fair trade law.
Investigation of Japan Post for suspected violations of freelance law by the Fair Trade Commission
The Fair Trade Commission has begun an investigation into Japan Post for allegedly failing to comply with legally mandated transaction conditions during outsourcing, which may violate laws protecting freelancers.