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Article 1Purpose

第一条(目的)

The purpose of this Act is to promote the employment security and general welfare of elderly persons and others while contributing to the development of the economy and society, by taking comprehensive measures that are designed to facilitate the secure employment of elderly persons, such as raising the mandatory retirement age and introducing a system of continuous employment, to facilitate the re-employment of elderly persons and others and to secure employment opportunities for persons who have mandatorily retired and other elderly retirees.

この法律は、定年の引上げ、継続雇用制度の導入等による高年齢者の安定した雇用の確保の促進、高年齢者等の再就職の促進、定年退職者その他の高年齢退職者に対する就業の機会の確保等の措置を総合的に講じ、もつて高年齢者等の職業の安定その他福祉の増進を図るとともに、経済及び社会の発展に寄与することを目的とする。

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