Japan Post additionally obtained FTC steerage for second subcontractor situation

The Fair Trade Commission issued administrative steerage to Japan Post final 12 months for failing to adequately reply to a request from its parcel supply service subcontractor to cross on larger prices, folks acquainted with the matter mentioned Wednesday.

Japan Post was requested by a subcontractor entrusted with Yu-Pack parcel deliveries to lift the fee charges it paid, in mild of rising prices. The firm, nevertheless, left the subcontracting charges unchanged with out dialogue, in accordance with the folks.

The FTC issued the executive steerage to Japan Post in June final 12 months, judging that Japan Post’s response might be perceived below the subcontract legislation as driving down costs.

It was already recognized that the FTC additionally issued an administrative steerage in the identical month to Japan Post for amassing penalty charges for failed deliveries and complaints about cigarette odor from subcontractors with out enough rationalization, in violation of the identical legislation.