With regard to workers receiving treatment due to illness, injury, or other reasons, an employer must endeavor to provide consultation to those workers and take necessary measures, such as developing a system necessary for appropriately handling such consultation, in order to prevent the symptoms of the illness or injury from worsening, etc. due to work and to support those workers in balancing their treatment and work.
事業主は、疾病、負傷その他の理由により治療を受ける労働者について、就業によつて疾病又は負傷の症状が増悪すること等を防止し、その治療と就業との両立を支援するため、当該労働者からの相談に応じ、適切に対応するために必要な体制の整備その他の必要な措置を講ずるよう努めなければならない。
With respect to the measures prescribed in the preceding paragraph, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare is to establish guidelines necessary for ensuring the proper and effective implementation of those measures (hereinafter referred to as the "guidelines for supporting balance between treatment and work" in this Article) and make them public.
厚生労働大臣は、前項に規定する措置に関して、その適切かつ有効な実施を図るため必要な指針（以下この条において「治療と就業の両立支援指針」という。）を定め、これを公表するものとする。
The guidelines for supporting balance between treatment and work must be in harmony with the guidelines prescribed in Article 70-2, paragraph (1) of the Industrial Safety and Health Act (Act No. 57 of 1972).
治療と就業の両立支援指針は、労働安全衛生法（昭和四十七年法律第五十七号）第七十条の二第一項に規定する指針と調和が保たれたものでなければならない。
The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may provide employers or employers' organizations with necessary guidance, assistance, etc. in accordance with the guidelines for supporting balance between treatment and work.
厚生労働大臣は、治療と就業の両立支援指針に従い、事業主又はその団体に対し、必要な指導、援助等を行うことができる。