Before there is a fluctuation in the volume of employment (meaning the separation from employment of a considerable number of workers within a certain period of time due to such reasons as downscaling of operations) at an employer's place of business which falls under a case prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (hereinafter referred to as a "large fluctuation in employment" in this Article), the employer must notify the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare of the number of workers to be separated from employment and of any other particulars prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
事業主は、その事業所における雇用量の変動（事業規模の縮小その他の理由により一定期間内に相当数の離職者が発生することをいう。）であつて、厚生労働省令で定める場合に該当するもの（以下この条において「大量雇用変動」という。）については、当該大量雇用変動の前に、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、当該離職者の数その他の厚生労働省令で定める事項を厚生労働大臣に届け出なければならない。
The provisions of the preceding paragraph do not apply to large fluctuation in employment involving the national government or a local government. In this case, the appointer (including a person who has been delegated and exercises appointive power; the same applies in Article 28, paragraph (3)) of the national government or a local government is to give notice to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare prior to the large fluctuation in employment pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Order.
Upon receipt of a notification under paragraph (1) or a notice under the preceding paragraph, the national government is to endeavor to facilitate the reemployment of workers affected by such notification or notice by taking the following measures:
having an employment security agency provide employment information to the workers and other relevant persons and conduct extensive searches for job openings and place workers in jobs, prior to the workers separation from employment and at the request of the worker, while maintaining close liaison with the employment security agency; and
職業安定機関において、相互に連絡を緊密にしつつ、当該労働者の求めに応じて、その離職前から、当該労働者その他の関係者に対する雇用情報の提供並びに広範囲にわたる求人の開拓及び職業紹介を行うこと。
having public human resources development facility provide necessary vocational training to the workers.
公共職業能力開発施設において必要な職業訓練を行うこと。