労働者が、退職の場合において、使用期間、業務の種類、その事業における地位、賃金又は退職の事由（退職の事由が解雇の場合にあつては、その理由を含む。）について証明書を請求した場合においては、使用者は、遅滞なくこれを交付しなければならない。
If, on the occasion of separation from employment, a worker requests a certificate stating the period of employment, kind of occupation, position in the business, wages, or reason for separation (including the grounds for dismissal, if dismissal is the reason for separation), the employer must deliver one without delay.
労働者が、第二十条第一項の解雇の予告がされた日から退職の日までの間において、当該解雇の理由について証明書を請求した場合においては、使用者は、遅滞なくこれを交付しなければならない。ただし、解雇の予告がされた日以後に労働者が当該解雇以外の事由により退職した場合においては、使用者は、当該退職の日以後、これを交付することを要しない。
If a worker requests a certificate giving the grounds for dismissal during the period between the day on which the worker is given the advance notice of dismissal referred to in Article 20, paragraph (1) and the day of separation from employment, the employer must deliver this without delay; provided, however, that if, on or after the day that the worker receives advance notice of dismissal, the worker is separated from employment for reasons other than the dismissal in question, the employer is not required to deliver such a certificate on or after the day on which the worker is separated from employment.
The employer must not include in the certificate referred to in the preceding two paragraphs any particular that the worker does not request.
使用者は、あらかじめ第三者と謀り、労働者の就業を妨げることを目的として、労働者の国籍、信条、社会的身分若しくは労働組合運動に関する通信をし、又は第一項及び第二項の証明書に秘密の記号を記入してはならない。
An employer must not conspire with a third party in advance to communicate any information concerning the nationality, creed, social status, or union activities of a worker, nor include any secret message in a certificate as referred to in paragraph (1) or (2), with the intent to impede the employment of a worker.