Labor Laws of Japan (Provisional Translation)

1. 
   Labor Union Act (latest revision: 2005)
     Order for the Enforcement of the Labor Union Act (78KB)
2. 
   Labor Relations Adjustment Act (last revision: 2004)
     Order for the Enforcement of the Labor Relations Adjustment Act (last revision: 2006.2.1) (46KB)
3. 
   Labor Standards Act (last revision: 2008) (428KB)
     Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act
4. 
   Labor Contract Act (Act No.128 of 2007.12. 5)
5. 
   Act on Promoting the Resolution of Individual Labor-Related Disputes (last revision: 2004)
6. 
   Act on the Succession to Labor Contracts upon Company Split (last revision: 2005)
     Ministry of Labour Ordinance No. 48 (12KB)
     Ministry of Labour Announcement No.127 (57KB)
7. 
   Act on Securing, Etc. of Equal Opportunity and Treatment between Men and Women in Employment (last revision: 2006)
8. 
   Minimum Wages Act (last revision: 2008.5.2) (98KB)
9. 
   Security of Wage Payment Law (last revision: 2002.5.31)  (47KB)
10. 
    Act on Improvement, etc. of Employment Management for Part-Time Workers (last revision: 2007)
11. 
    Act on the Welfare of Workers Who Take Care of Children or Other Family Members Including Child Care and Family Care Leave (last revision: 2004)
12. 
    Industrial Safety and Health Act (latest revision: 2006)
13. 
    Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act (last revision: 2007)
14. 
    Working Environment Measurement Law (latest revision: 1999.12.22)
15. 
    Employment Measure Act (last revision: 2009.7.15) (311KB)
16. 
    Employment Security Act (last revision: 2007)
      Ordinance for Enforcement of the Employment Security Act
17. 
    Act for Securing the Proper Operation of Worker Dispatching Undertakings and Improved Working Conditions for Dispatched Workers (last revision: 2006)
      Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act for Securing the Proper Operation of Worker Dispatching Undertakings and Improved Working Conditions for Dispatched Workers
      Order for Enforcement of the Act for Securing the Proper Operation of Worker Dispatching Undertakings and Improved Working Conditions for Dispatched Workers (last revision: 2007)
18. 
    Law concerning Stabilization of Employment of Older Persons (last revision: 2004.6.11)
    (116KB)
19. 
    Human Resources Development Promotion Act (last revision: 2006)
20. 
    Employment Insurance Act (last revision: 2007)
21. 
    Defined Contribution Pension Law (last revision: 2001.6.29) (221KB)
    

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