Supplementary Provisions, Article 12Review
第十二条（検討）
Beyond as provided in the preceding two paragraphs, approximately five years after this Act enters into effect, the government is to review the provisions of each of the relevant Acts following their amendment by this Act (referred to as "each amended Act" hereinafter in this paragraph) in consideration of things such as the enforcement status of each amended Act, from the standpoint of achieving work/life balance, improving working conditions, ensuring equalized treatment among workers with different forms of employment and employment formats, and otherwise enriching workers' working lives through actions such as prompting dialogues between workers and employers; and, on finding that there is a need to do so, it is to take the required measures based on the results of its review.
Worker
「労働者」
A person who works under an employer and is paid wages, with no requirement to work at a particular business or office.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1)· applies throughout the law
Employer
「使用者」
The person or company that employs a worker and pays the worker wages.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (2)· applies throughout the law
each amended Act
「改正後の各法律」
Each of the laws as amended by the amending Act these supplementary provisions belong to.
Short name set inSupplementary Provisions, Article 12, paragraph (3)· applies only in this paragraph