Approval of ‘fine’ for violation of the Japanese freelancer bill ‘designated contractor’ remuneration display

The Japanese government granted legal status as a 'designated contractor' through the Freelancer Act and approved on the 24th the penalty for violating the clear indication of the amount of remuneration.

In order to protect freelancers who are not employed by organizations and work as individuals, the Japanese government has enacted the "Freelancers and Business Transactions Optimization Act" to force companies that outsource work to clearly indicate the amount of remuneration, and impose fines in case of violation. was approved on the same day.

Japan's freelancer bill has been given legal status by specifying it as a "designated contractor," and an attempt was made to submit the bill at the extraordinary Diet last fall, but the passage was delayed when the conservative Liberal Democratic Party objected to the legal status regulation for "various work methods."

The government-approved freelancer law stipulates "designated contractors" and clearly stipulates the terms of protection, and is due to be tabled in Parliament this session.

Japan's "Freelancer Law" stipulates payment within 60 days after companies indicate the nature of work and the amount of remuneration in written or electronic information, and prohibits changes in business content or purchases without reason, or compulsory purchases of company products.

In Japan, according to this law, the Japan Fair Trade Commission conducts on-site inspections and amendments to orders in case of violation, and fines of up to 500,000 yen are imposed if they do not comply.

The Japanese government said in its own survey that about 4.62 million people worked as freelancers in 2020, accounting for about 7% of the total labor force.

Yomiuri said, "As part of the government's emphasis on 'new capitalism', it is to improve the working environment of freelancers in a vulnerable position and support the diversification of work styles." reported that day.