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Article 23Return of Money and Goods

第二十三条(金品の返還)

If a worker dies or is separated from employment and the employer is requested to do so by a right holder, the employer must pay the wages and return reserve funds, security deposits, savings, and any other money or goods to which the worker is entitled, regardless of what it may be called, within 7 days.

使用者は、労働者の死亡又は退職の場合において、権利者の請求があつた場合においては、七日以内に賃金を支払い、積立金、保証金、貯蓄金その他名称の如何を問わず、労働者の権利に属する金品を返還しなければならない。

If there is a dispute over the wages, money, or goods referred to in the preceding paragraph, the employer must pay or return any undisputed portion of this within the period set forth in the preceding paragraph.

前項賃金又は金品に関して争がある場合においては、使用者は、異議のない部分を、同項の期間中に支払い、又は返還しなければならない。

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