Supplementary Provisions, Article 140

①To apply the provisions of Article 36 to the services of vehicle transportation businesses serving general passengers (meaning vehicle transportation businesses serving general passengers as defined in Article 3, item (i), (c) of the Road Transportation Act (Act No. 183 of 1951)), the services of motor truck transportation businesses (the motor truck transportation business as defined in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Motor Truck Transportation Business Act (Act No. 83 of 1989)), and other services that involve vehicle operation prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the phrase "(limited in range to less than 100 hours including the hours prescribed in the agreement in connection with paragraph (2), item (iv)), as well as the number of hours by which the employer may extend the working hours it has a worker work per year (limited to a range not exceeding 720 hours, including the hours prescribed in the agreement in connection with that item). In this case, the agreement referred to in paragraph (1) must also prescribe the number of months (up to six months per year) in the applicable period referred to in paragraph (2), item (ii) during which the number of hours by which the employer extends the working hours it has a worker work, may exceed 45 hours per month (or 42 hours per month, if the employer has a worker work pursuant to the provisions of Article 32-4, after setting a period exceeding three months as the applicable period referred to in Article 32-4, paragraph (1), item (ii))" in Article 36, paragraph (5) is deemed to be replaced with "and the number of hours by which the employer may extend the working hours it has a worker work per year (limited to a range not exceeding 960 hours including the hours prescribed in the agreement concerning paragraph (2), item (iv))", and the provisions of Article 36, paragraph (6) (limited to the parts concerning items (ii) and (iii)) do not apply, until otherwise provided for by law.

②Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, concerning services provided for in the preceding paragraph, the phrase "month, and" in Article 36, paragraph (2), item (iv) is deemed to be replaced with "period established by the employer and the labor union or a person representing a majority of the workers in the agreement as stated in the preceding paragraph, of more than one day but not more than three months, and", and the provisions of Article 36, paragraphs (3) through (5) and paragraph (6) (limited to the parts concerning items (ii) and (iii)) do not apply, until March 31st, 2024 (or, if an agreement as stated in Article 36, paragraph (1) establishes a period that includes the previously mentioned date and the date immediately following it, until one year has passed from the start date of that period).