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Improvement, etc. of Employment Management for Part-Time Workers Law [Law No. 76 of 18 June 1993].

Country(ies)

Japan

Subjects (Classification)

Conditions of employment

Adopted on (Date of text)

1993-06-18

Scope of text

National

Type of legislation (Type of text)

Law, Act

Original title

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

Abstract/Citation

Enables part-time workers to display their full talents and thereby further their welfare by taking measures for securing appropriate working conditions, education and training, and enhancement of fringe benefits. The Law also provides for a definition of part-time workers, measures to be taken by employers, the state and local governments for the improvement of employment management of part-time workers, and for the establishment and functions of the Part-time Work Aid Center. Basic policy measures for part-time workers are to be established by the Ministry of Labour and published.

Implementing text(s)

1993-11-17 (JPN-1993-R-36524)
Cabinet Order (No. 366) to fix the date of enforcement of the Law respecting the improvement of employment management of part-time workers (Law No. 76 of 1993)

Implementing text(s)

1993-11-17 (JPN-1993-R-36525)
Cabinet Order (No. 367) to designate a deliberative Council under paragraph 4 of Article 5 of the Law respecting the improvement of employment management of part-time workers (Law No. 76 of 1993)

Implementing text(s)

1993-11-19 (JPN-1993-R-36526)
Ordinance implementing the Law on Improvement, etc. of Employment Management for Part-Time Workers (Ordinance of the Ministry of Labour No. 34 of November 19, 1993).

Implementing text(s)

1993-12-01 (JPN-1993-M-36527)
Guidelines for Employers on Improving, etc. Employment Management of Part-Time Workers [Ministry of Labour Notice No. 118 of 1 December 1993]

Implementing text(s)

2007-10-01 (JPN-2007-M-95140)
Guidelines for the Measures, etc. concerning the Employment Management Improvement, etc. for Part-Time Workers to Be Taken by Business Operators (Public Notice of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare No. 326 of October 1, 2007).

Amended text(s)

1985-07-05 (JPN-1985-L-27785)
Law for Securing the Proper Operation of Worker Dispatching Undertakings and Improved Working Conditions for Dispatched Workers (Law No. 88 of 5 July 1985)

Amending text(s)

2007-06-01 (JPN-2007-L-76563)
Law to Amend the Law Concerning the Improvement of Employment Management etc. of Part-Time Workers (Law No. 72 of 2007).

Electronic source title

Legislation on-line

Author

Japanese Law Translation, Government of Japan

Country

Japan

URL

https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/

File

JPN36529 Eng 2018.pdf (PDF of Act in English as amended to Act No. 71 of 2018)

Monograph title

Labour Laws of Japan

Author

Ministry of Labour

Publisher

Institute of Labour Administration

Place of publication

Tokyo

Country

Japan

Date

1995

Edition

7th ed.

Page range

pp. 266-276