Labor Laws of Japan
Labor-management relations
- Labor Union Actnew window (労働組合法)
- Labor Relations Adjustment Actnew window(労働関係調整法)
Labor standards
- Labor Standards Actnew window (労働基準法)
- Labor Contracts Actnew window (労働契約法)
- Act on Promoting the Resolution of Individual Labor-Related Disputesnew window (個別労働関係紛争の解決の促進に関する法律)
- Act on the Succession to Labor Contracts upon Company Splitnew window (会社分割に伴う労働契約の承継等に関する法律)
- Act on Securing, Etc. of Equal Opportunity and Treatment between Men and Women in Employmentnew window (雇用の分野における男女の均等な機会及び待遇の確保等に関する法律)
- Act on Improvement of Personnel Management and Conversion of Employment Status for Part-Time Workers and Fixed-Term Workersnew window (短時間労働者及び有期雇用労働者の雇用管理の改善等に関する法律)
- Industrial Safety and Health Actnew window (労働安全衛生法)
- Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Actnew window (労働者災害補償保険法)
- Act on Childcare Leave, Caregiver Leave, and Other Measures for the Welfare of Workers Caring for Children or Other Family Membersnew window (育児休業、介護休業等育児又は家族介護を行う労働者の福祉に関する法律)
Labor market
- Employment Security Actnew window (職業安定法)
- Act on Securing the Proper Operation of Worker Dispatching Businesses and Protecting Dispatched Workersnew window (労働者派遣事業の適正な運営の確保及び派遣労働者の保護等に関する法律)
- Vocational Abilities Development Promotion Actnew window (職業能力開発促進法)
- Employment Insurance Actnew window (雇用保険法)
- Act on the Collection, etc. of Insurance Premiums of Labor Insurancenew window (労働保険の保険料の徴収等に関する法律)
Notice and Information
The information above is from Japanese Law Translation,new window a database system managed by the Ministry of Justice. Check the version of each law as the database is not necessarily reflected the content of the latest law revisions. For labor consultation services in foreign languages, visit the following websites. Please be advised that the Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT) does not offer any consulting services.
Last updated on April 22, 2022