Article 81-2-2Special Provisions on Collection of Insurance Premiums during Maternity Leave
第八十一条の二の二（産前産後休業期間中の保険料の徴収の特例）
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 81, paragraph (2), if the employer of the place of business at which an insured on maternity leave is employed has filed a request with the implementing organization as specified in the order of the competent ministry, the insured's insurance premiums are not collected during the period from the month that includes the day on which the maternity leave begins until the month before the month that includes the day after the maternity leave end date.
When the provisions of the preceding paragraph are applied to a category II EPI insured or a category III EPI insured, the phrase "the employer of a place of business at which an insured on maternity leave is employed" in that paragraph is deemed to be the phrase "an insured on maternity leave".
第二号厚生年金被保険者又は第三号厚生年金被保険者に係る保険料について、前項の規定を適用する場合においては、同項中「被保険者が使用される事業所の事業主」とあるのは、「被保険者」とする。
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(Special Provisions on Collection of Insurance Premiums during Maternity Leave)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 81, paragraph (2), if the employer of the place of business at which an insured on maternity leave is employed has filed a request with the implementing…
産前産後休業をしている被保険者が使用される事業所の事業主が、主務省令で定めるところにより実施機関に申出をしたときは、第八十一条第二項の規定にかかわらず、当該被保険者に係る保険料であつてその産前産後休業を開始した日の属する月からその産前産後休業が終了する日の翌日が属する月の前月までの期間に係るものの徴収は行わない。
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The government and the implementing organizations are to collect insurance premiums for each month that forms a basis for calculating an insured period.
保険料は、被保険者期間の計算の基礎となる各月につき、徴収するものとする。
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「実施機関」
The body that runs the employees' pension insurance business for each group of insureds, as Article 2-5, paragraph (1) assigns it: the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare for category I EPI insureds; National Public Servants Mutual Aid Associations and their Federation for category II; mutual aid associations of local government officials, the National Federation of Mutual Aid Associations for Municipal Personnel and the Pension Fund Association for Local Government Officials for category III; and the Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan for category IV.
Defined inArticle 2-5, paragraph (1)· applies throughout the law
category II EPI insured
「第二号厚生年金被保険者」
An insured covered by employees' pension insurance (厚生年金保険) who is a member of a National Public Servants Mutual Aid Association (国家公務員共済組合), as Article 2-5, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act provides; for these insureds the implementing organizations (実施機関), which handle matters such as their status, insured periods, insurance benefits and insurance premiums, are those mutual aid associations and the Federation of National Public Service Personnel Mutual Aid Associations (国家公務員共済組合連合会).
Short name set inArticle 2-5, paragraph (1), item (ii)
category III EPI insured
「第三号厚生年金被保険者」
An insured covered by employees' pension insurance (厚生年金保険) who is a member of a mutual aid association of local government officials (地方公務員共済組合), as Article 2-5, paragraph (1), item (iii) of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act provides; for these insureds the implementing organizations (実施機関), which handle matters such as their status, insured periods, insurance benefits and insurance premiums, are those mutual aid associations, the National Federation of Mutual Aid Associations for Municipal Personnel (全国市町村職員共済組合連合会) and the Pension Fund Association for Local Government Officials (地方公務員共済組合連合会).
Short name set inArticle 2-5, paragraph (1), item (iii)
place of business
「事業所」
Short for a place of business or an office (事業所又は事務所).
Short name set inArticle 6, paragraph (1)
insured's maternity leave
「産前産後休業」
Not working, for reasons of pregnancy or childbirth, during the period from 42 days (98 days for a multiple pregnancy) before childbirth — counted from the expected date where the birth comes later — to 56 days after it; for an insured who is a mariner (船員), other than one who is a member of a national or local public officers' mutual aid association, not serving under Article 87, paragraph (1) or (2) of the Mariners Act.
Defined inArticle 23-3, paragraph (1)
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「事業主」
Throughout this Act except Article 100, paragraphs (1) and (4), Article 102, paragraph (2) and Article 103, the employer (事業主) of a place of business covered by employees' pension insurance (適用事業所), or the employer of another place of business who has consented, under Article 10, paragraph (2), to a person under 70 employed there becoming insured with the approval of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.
Short name set inArticle 27, paragraph (1)· applies from here on, except in Article 100, paragraphs (1) and (4); Article 102, paragraph (2); and Article 103
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「主務省令」
In this Act, an order (命令) issued, as a Cabinet Order (政令) provides, by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology or the competent minister under Article 144-29, paragraph (1) of the Local Public Officers, etc. Mutual Aid Association Act — except that the order under Article 79-8, paragraphs (1) and (2) is issued by the minister with jurisdiction (所管大臣), and the order under Article 79-9, paragraph (1) by the Ministers of Health, Labour and Welfare, of Finance, of Internal Affairs and Communications, and of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
Defined inArticle 100-3-3, paragraph (2)· applies throughout the law