An employer must not dismiss a worker in a period during which the worker is absent from work for medical treatment due to an injury sustained or illness contracted at work, nor within 30 days thereafter, and must not dismiss a female worker in a period during which she is absent from work before or after childbirth based on the provisions of Article 65, nor within 30 days thereafter; provided, however, that this does not apply if the employer pays compensation for discontinuation pursuant to Article 81, nor does it apply if continuation of business has become impossible due to a natural disaster or any other unavoidable reason.
In a case referred to in the second sentence of the proviso to the preceding paragraph, the employer must obtain the approval of the relevant government agency regarding the reason in question.
前項但書後段の場合においては、その事由について行政官庁の認定を受けなければならない。
略称規定第九条第一項
この法律で「労働者」とは、職業の種類を問わず、事業又は事務所（以下「事業」という。）に使用される者で、賃金を支払われる者をいう。