①An employer must pay the full amount of wages in currency directly to the worker; provided, however, that an employer may pay other than in currency if so provided for by laws and regulations or collective agreement or if it does so for the wages prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare by a reliable method for the payment of wages that is prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; and it may pay wages from which a partial deduction has been made if so provided for by laws and regulations or if it has a written agreement with the labor union that has been organized by a majority of the workers at that workplace, if there is one, or with a person representing a majority of the workers at that workplace, if there is no such union.

②Wages must be paid at least once a month on a fixed date; provided, however, that this does not apply to wages paid on an ad hoc basis, bonuses, and any other wages prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare equivalent thereto (referred to as "special wages" in Article 89).