Supplementary Provisions

①This Ministerial Order comes into effect as of the date of promulgation; provided, however, that the provisions of Article 3 and paragraph (21) of the following Article come into effect as of June 1, 2013.

②The provisions of Article 17-6 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Employment Insurance Act as amended by the provisions of Article 1 (hereinafter referred to as the "new Employment Insurance Ordinance") apply as from April 1, 2013.

①With regard to the payment of the grant for enterprises accepting labor mobility of elderly persons to an employer that, before the day of enforcement of this Ministerial Order (hereinafter referred to as the "Effective Date"), came to be able to receive payment of that grant pursuant to Article 104, paragraph (2) of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Employment Insurance Act before amendment by the provisions of Article 1 (hereinafter referred to as the "former Employment Insurance Ordinance"), the provisions then in force continue to govern.

②With regard to the payment of the incentive for employment of local job seekers to an employer that, before the Effective Date, submitted to the Director of the Prefectural Labor Bureau the plan under Article 112, paragraph (2), item (i), (b) of the former Employment Insurance Ordinance or the plan under item (ii), (b) of that paragraph, or to an employer that, before the Effective Date, received the certification of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare under item (iii), (a), (1) of that paragraph, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

③With regard to the payment of the grant for small and medium-sized enterprise start-ups for regional revitalization to an employer that came to fall under Article 112, paragraph (6), item (i), (a) of the former Employment Insurance Ordinance before the Effective Date, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

④With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 116, paragraph (2), item (ii), (b) of the new Employment Insurance Ordinance to an employer falling under item (i) of that paragraph that regularly employs 100 or fewer workers (excluding a small and medium-sized enterprise employer (meaning a small and medium-sized enterprise employer prescribed in Article 102-3, paragraph (1), item (ii), (5) of the new Employment Insurance Ordinance; the same applies hereinafter)), until March 31, 2014, the phrase "300,000 yen" in item (ii), (b), (1) of that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "400,000 yen", and the phrase "100,000 yen" in item (ii), (b), (2) of that paragraph with "100,000 yen (150,000 yen per insured person where that insured person is the second through fifth to arise)".

⑤With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 116, paragraph (2), item (ii), (a) of the new Employment Insurance Ordinance to an employer falling under item (i) of that paragraph whose number of workers regularly employed exceeds 100 (limited to a small and medium-sized enterprise employer), until March 31, 2014, the phrase "up to the fifth" in item (ii), (a), (2) of that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "up to the tenth", and the phrase "150,000 yen" with "150,000 yen (100,000 yen per insured person where that insured person is the sixth through tenth to arise)".

⑥With regard to the payment of the grant for supporting establishment and operation, etc. of childcare facilities at places of business to an employer or employers' organization that, before the Effective Date, filed an application for payment of the grant for supporting establishment and operation, etc. of childcare facilities at places of business under Article 116, paragraph (3) of the former Employment Insurance Ordinance, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

⑦For an employer that regularly employs 300 or fewer workers (excluding a small and medium-sized enterprise employer), until March 31, 2014, the provisions of Article 116, paragraph (4), item (i), (a) and Article 139, paragraph (2), item (i) of the new Employment Insurance Ordinance apply by deeming that employer to be a small and medium-sized enterprise employer.

⑧With regard to the payment of the incentive for improving the working environment of care workers to an employer that, before the Effective Date, submitted the plan under Article 118, paragraph (2), item (i), (a), (2) of the former Employment Insurance Ordinance or to an employer that, before the Effective Date, submitted the plan under (b), (2) of that item, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

⑨With regard to the payment of the grant for employment development of persons with a developmental disability to an employer that, before the Effective Date, came to be able to receive payment of that grant pursuant to Article 118-3, paragraph (2) of the former Employment Insurance Ordinance, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

⑩With regard to the payment of the grant for employment development of patients with intractable diseases to an employer that, before the Effective Date, came to be able to receive payment of that grant pursuant to Article 118-3, paragraph (4) of the former Employment Insurance Ordinance, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

⑪With regard to the payment of the incentive for employment stabilization of persons with a mental disability to an employer that, before the Effective Date, came to be able to receive payment of that incentive pursuant to Article 118-3, paragraph (6) of the former Employment Insurance Ordinance, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

⑫With regard to the payment of the grant for assigning workplace support staff to an employer that, before the Effective Date, came to be able to receive payment of that grant pursuant to Article 118-3, paragraph (7) of the former Employment Insurance Ordinance, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

⑬With regard to the payment of the training, etc. support benefit to an employer that, before the Effective Date, implemented the eligible vocational training, eligible short-hours, etc. vocational training, eligible certified combined practical training and eligible fixed-term practical training prescribed in Article 125, paragraph (2), item (i) of the former Employment Insurance Ordinance, and to an employer that, before the Effective Date, bore self-directed vocational ability development expenses or an employer that, before the Effective Date, granted vocational ability development leave, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

⑭With regard to the payment of the grant for ability development for employment creation, etc. in small and medium-sized enterprises to an employer that, before the Effective Date, implemented the eligible advanced vocational training, eligible new-field vocational training and eligible practical vocational training prescribed in Article 125, paragraph (3), item (ii) of the former Employment Insurance Ordinance, and to an employer that, before the Effective Date, bore self-directed vocational ability development expenses or an employer that, before the Effective Date, granted vocational ability development leave, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

⑮For an employers' organization composed mainly of employers that regularly employ 300 or fewer workers (excluding one composed mainly of small and medium-sized enterprise employers), until March 31, 2014, the provisions of Article 139, paragraph (2), item (i) of the new Employment Insurance Ordinance apply by deeming that employers' organization to be an employers' organization composed mainly of small and medium-sized enterprise employers.