An employer must not refuse a worker's request for time needed to exercise the right to vote or any other civil right, or to perform a public duty during working hours; provided, however, that the employer may alter the time requested by the worker as long as the alteration does not hinder the exercise of that right, or the performance of that public duty.
worker
「労働者」
A person employed at a business or office and paid wages, whatever the kind of job.
Defined inArticle 9, paragraph (1)· applies throughout the law
employermachine translation
「使用者」
The business owner, its managers, and anyone else acting for the owner in matters concerning its workers.
Defined inArticle 10, paragraph (1)· applies throughout the law