In consideration of the fact that foreign nationals (meaning persons who do not have Japanese nationality, excluding persons prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; the same applies hereinafter) do not have full knowledge of Japanese employment practices or the full information on employment that is necessary when searching for jobs in Japan, an employer must endeavor to take measures to enable the foreign nationals it employs to adapt to their jobs, and must otherwise improve its employment management with regard to foreign nationals it employs to enable them to make effective use of their abilities, and if a foreign national separates from employment due to dismissal (excluding dismissal based on grounds attributable to the worker) or due to any other reason prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and the foreign national wishes to find new employment, the employer must endeavor to search for job openings and take other necessary measures to support the foreign national in finding new employment.
事業主は、外国人（日本の国籍を有しない者をいい、厚生労働省令で定める者を除く。以下同じ。）が我が国の雇用慣行に関する知識及び求職活動に必要な雇用に関する情報を十分に有していないこと等にかんがみ、その雇用する外国人がその有する能力を有効に発揮できるよう、職業に適応することを容易にするための措置の実施その他の雇用管理の改善に努めるとともに、その雇用する外国人が解雇（自己の責めに帰すべき理由によるものを除く。）その他の厚生労働省令で定める理由により離職する場合において、当該外国人が再就職を希望するときは、求人の開拓その他当該外国人の再就職の援助に関し必要な措置を講ずるように努めなければならない。