If the rules of employment provide for a pay cut as a sanction against a worker, the pay cut amount must not exceed half of one day's average wage per occasion, and the total amount of pay cuts must not exceed one-tenth of the total wages for a single pay period.
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
wagemachine translation
「賃金」
Everything an employer pays a worker in return for work, whatever it is called: wages, salary, allowances or bonuses.
Defined inArticle 11, paragraph (1)· applies throughout the law
average wagemachine translation
「平均賃金」
Wages paid in the three months before the triggering event divided by the calendar days in that period, used to compute statutory payments.
Defined inArticle 12, paragraph (1)· applies throughout the law