Article 78Exceptions to Compensation for Absence from Work and to Compensation for Disabilities
第七十八条(休業補償及び障害補償の例外)
If a worker sustains an injury or contracts an illness at work due to gross negligence on their part, and the employer has had that negligence acknowledged by the relevant government agency, the employer is not obligated to pay compensation to that worker for any absence from work or any resulting disabilities.
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
employermachine translation
「使用者」
The business owner, its managers, and anyone else acting for the owner in matters concerning its workers.
Defined inArticle 10, paragraph (1)· applies throughout the law