This Act comes into effect as of April 1, 2001; provided, however, that the provisions listed in the following items come into effect as of the day specified in each of those items:

With regard to the rounding of fractions of the daily amount of the basic allowance for a qualified recipient of the basic allowance whose day of separation from service pertaining to the recipient qualification is before the day on which this Act comes into effect (hereinafter referred to as "the effective date") (hereinafter referred to as a "former qualified recipient"), the provisions then in force continue to govern.

With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 17, paragraph (4), item (i), (a) of the Employment Insurance Act as amended by Article 1 (hereinafter referred to as the "new Employment Insurance Act") to a former qualified recipient who was an insured short-time worker on the day of separation from service pertaining to the recipient qualification, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

With regard to the period and the number of days under the provisions of Article 20 of the Employment Insurance Act and the prescribed duration of benefits prescribed in Article 22, paragraph (1) of that Act for former qualified recipients, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

With regard to the payment of individual extended benefits under the provisions of Articles 22-2 and 23 of the Employment Insurance Act prior to the amendment by Article 1 (hereinafter referred to as the "former Employment Insurance Act") and the adjustment concerning various kinds of extended benefits prescribed in Article 28, paragraph (1) of the former Employment Insurance Act under the provisions of that Article, for former qualified recipients, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

With regard to the amount of the re-employment allowance under the provisions of Article 56-2, paragraph (3) of the Employment Insurance Act for former qualified recipients, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

①With regard to the amount of the basic childcare leave benefits referred to in paragraph (1) of Article 61-4 of the Employment Insurance Act that are paid for a payment unit period prescribed in paragraph (3) of that Article whose first day is before January 1, 2001, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

②In the case where, within the period of leave prescribed in Article 61-5, paragraph (2) of the new Employment Insurance Act, there is a payment unit period prescribed in that paragraph (hereinafter simply referred to as a "payment unit period" in this paragraph) whose first day is before January 1, 2001, the amount of the return-to-work benefits for persons on childcare leave referred to in paragraph (1) of that Article is, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (2) of that Article, the amount obtained by adding the amount obtained by multiplying the number of payment unit periods whose first day is before the first day of that month by an amount equivalent to 5 percent of the amount obtained by multiplying by 30 the daily amount of wages at the commencement of absence pertaining to the basic childcare leave benefits that may be received for those payment unit periods (hereinafter referred to as the "monthly amount at the commencement of absence" in this paragraph), to the amount obtained by multiplying the number of payment unit periods whose first day is on or after the first day of that month by an amount equivalent to 10 percent of the monthly amount at the commencement of absence.

With regard to the amount of the nursing care leave benefits referred to in paragraph (1) of Article 61-7 of the Employment Insurance Act that are paid for a payment unit period prescribed in paragraph (3) of that Article whose first day is before January 1, 2001, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

①With regard to the amount to be borne by the national treasury for the employment insurance pertaining to fiscal years up to and including fiscal year 2000, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

②With regard to the adjustment of any excess or shortfall of the national treasury contributions in the employment account of the Labor Insurance Special Account pertaining to fiscal years up to and including fiscal year 2000, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

Beyond what is provided for in these Supplementary Provisions, transitional measures necessary incidental to the enforcement of this Act are specified by Cabinet Order.