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Article 2Jurisdiction

第二条(管轄)

Cases involving labor tribunal proceedings (referred to below as "labor tribunal case") are to be under the jurisdiction of the district court with jurisdiction over the location of the domicile, residence, business office, or any other office of the respondent; the district court that has jurisdiction over the location of the employer's place of business at which the employee actually works or has worked most recently based on the labor relations between the employee and the employer from which the civil dispute on labor relations arose; or a district court determined by an agreement between the parties.

労働審判手続に係る事件(以下「労働審判事件」という。)は、相手方の住所、居所、営業所若しくは事務所の所在地を管轄する地方裁判所、個別労働関係民事紛争が生じた労働者と事業主との間の労働関係に基づいて当該労働者が現に就業し若しくは最後に就業した当該事業主の事業所の所在地を管轄する地方裁判所又は当事者が合意で定める地方裁判所の管轄とする。

Labor tribunal cases fall under the jurisdiction of the district court that has jurisdiction over the last place of domicile of the respondent (excluding juridical corporations or any other association or foundation) if the respondent has no domicile or residence in Japan, or the respondent's domicile or residence is unknown.

労働審判事件は、日本国内に相手方(法人その他の社団又は財団を除く。)の住所及び居所がないとき、又は住所及び居所が知れないときは、その最後の住所地を管轄する地方裁判所の管轄に属する。

Labor tribunal cases in which the respondent is a juridical corporation or any other association or foundation (excluding a foreign association or foundation) are subject to the jurisdiction of the district court with jurisdiction over the place of domicile of its representative or any other principal person in charge of its business if it has no business office or other office in Japan, or the location of its business office or other office is unknown.

労働審判事件は、相手方が法人その他の社団又は財団(外国の社団又は財団を除く。)である場合において、日本国内にその事務所若しくは営業所がないとき、又はその事務所若しくは営業所の所在地が知れないときは、代表者その他の主たる業務担当者の住所地を管轄する地方裁判所の管轄に属する。

Labor tribunal cases in which the respondent is a foreign association or foundation are subject to the jurisdiction of the district court with jurisdiction over the place of domicile of its representative or any other principal person in charge of its business assigned in Japan if it has no business office or other office in Japan.

労働審判事件は、相手方が外国の社団又は財団である場合において、日本国内にその事務所又は営業所がないときは、日本における代表者その他の主たる業務担当者の住所地を管轄する地方裁判所の管轄に属する。

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