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Article 20Advance Notice of Dismissal

第二十条(解雇の予告)

If an employer wishes to dismiss a worker, the employer must provide at least 30 days' advance notice. An employer not giving 30 days' advance notice must pay the worker the average wage they would earn in working for a period of at least 30 days; provided, however, that this does not apply if business continuance has become impossible due to a natural disaster or any other compelling reason, nor does it apply if the worker is dismissed for reasons attributable to the worker.

使用者は、労働者を解雇しようとする場合においては、少くとも三十日前にその予告をしなければならない。三十日前に予告をしない使用者は、三十日分以上の平均賃金を支払わなければならない。但し、天災事変その他やむを得ない事由のために事業の継続が不可能となつた場合又は労働者の責に帰すべき事由に基いて解雇する場合においては、この限りでない。

The number of days of advance notice set forth in the preceding paragraph may be shortened if the employer pays the worker the average wage they would earn for each day of work by which the advance notice period is shortened.

前項の予告の日数は、一日について平均賃金を支払つた場合においては、その日数を短縮することができる。

The provisions of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to a case as referred to in the proviso to paragraph (1).

前条第二項の規定は、第一項但書の場合にこれを準用する。

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