Overview
- On Oct. 17, Japan Post acknowledged an inappropriate case in which a delivery worker who had caused a motorbike property-damage accident was made to deliver by bicycle during extreme heat, while stating there was no punitive intent.
- Japan Post issued an Oct. 14 notice to post offices prohibiting such assignments because they lack business rationale and could be perceived as punitive or harassment.
- According to the company, a male trainee at a Tokyo post office delivered by electric-assist bicycle for eight days between late August and early September because he could not ride a motorbike during training.
- NHK reported that the company reached its conclusion on the matter without conducting wide-ranging interviews with employees.
- Labor union representatives say similar practices have occurred in the past and have been referred to as ‘punitive bicycle delivery.’