Article 26Aid and Assistance to Facilitate Workers for Smooth Reemployment
第二十六条（円滑な再就職の促進のための助成及び援助）
For the purpose of facilitating workers who are compelled to separate from employment due to downscaling of operations, etc. (hereinafter referred to as an "assisted worker" in this Article), the government is to, as part of the services for stabilizing employment set forth in Article 62 of the Employment Insurance Act (Act No. 116 of 1974), provide the aid and assistance necessary to employers that give their assisted workers time off to search for jobs (excluding time off given as annual paid leave pursuant to the provisions of Article 39 of the Labor Standards Act (Act No. 49 of 1947)) or that take other measures that are considered to contribute significantly to facilitating workers' in finding new employment, based on a reemployment plan that has been approved pursuant to the provisions of Article 24, paragraph (3) or those of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article.
政府は、事業規模の縮小等に伴い離職を余儀なくされる労働者（以下この条において「援助対象労働者」という。）の円滑な再就職を促進するため、雇用保険法（昭和四十九年法律第百十六号）第六十二条の雇用安定事業として、第二十四条第三項又は前条第一項の規定による認定を受けた再就職援助計画に基づき、その雇用する援助対象労働者に関し、求職活動をするための休暇（労働基準法（昭和二十二年法律第四十九号）第三十九条の規定による年次有給休暇として与えられるものを除く。）の付与その他の再就職の促進に特に資すると認められる措置を講ずる事業主に対して、必要な助成及び援助を行うものとする。