If a qualified recipient (excluding one who is receiving the training extended benefits, individual extended benefits, wide area extended benefits, or national extended benefits; hereinafter the same applies in this Article) has refused to take up the employment which has been referred to by the Public Employment Security Office or to take a course of public vocational training, etc., as directed by the chief of the Public Employment Security Office, the basic allowance is not to be paid for one month as from the date of the refusal; provided, however, that this does not apply to the case where the person falls under any of the following items:
when it is found that the occupation to which the qualified recipient has been referred, or the type of occupation for which they have been directed to take public vocational training, etc. is not appropriate in light of their abilities;
紹介された職業又は公共職業訓練等を受けることを指示された職種が、受給資格者の能力からみて不適当であると認められるとき。
when a change to the current domicile or residence would be required in order to take up the employment or take public vocational training, etc., and it is found that the change would be difficult;
就職するため、又は公共職業訓練等を受けるため、現在の住所又は居所を変更することを要する場合において、その変更が困難であると認められるとき。
when the wage offered by the employer is unjustifiably low in comparison to the general wage level of work for the same degree of skill in the same kind of business in the same area;
就職先の賃金が、同一地域における同種の業務及び同程度の技能に係る一般の賃金水準に比べて、不当に低いとき。
when the recipient has been referred to a place of business that falls under the provisions of Article 20 (excluding the proviso of paragraph (2)) of the Employment Security Act; or
職業安定法第二十条（第二項ただし書を除く。）の規定に該当する事業所に紹介されたとき。
when there is any other legitimate grounds.
その他正当な理由があるとき。
If a qualified recipient has refused, without legitimate grounds, to receive vocational guidance necessary for facilitating re-employment given by the Public Employment Security Office in accordance with the standards specified by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, the basic allowance is not paid during the period specified by the chief of the Public Employment Security Office within a limit not exceeding one month calculated from the day of the refusal.
受給資格者が、正当な理由がなく、厚生労働大臣の定める基準に従つて公共職業安定所が行うその者の再就職を促進するために必要な職業指導を受けることを拒んだときは、その拒んだ日から起算して一箇月を超えない範囲内において公共職業安定所長の定める期間は、基本手当を支給しない。
The chief of the Public Employment Security Office is to certify whether a qualified recipient falls under any of the items of paragraph (1) and whether any legitimate grounds prescribed in the preceding paragraph exists, in accordance with the standards specified by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.