In cases where a person has received the payment of debts pertaining to unpaid wages by an act of deception or other wrongful acts pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Article, the government may order the person to refund all or part of the received payment and to pay an amount not more than that received by an act of deception or other wrongful acts.
In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, if the payment of such debts pertaining to unpaid wages is attributable to a false report or proof by the employer, the government may order the employer to pay the amount ordered to be refunded or paid pursuant to the provisions of the same paragraph jointly and severally with the person who received the payment of debts pertaining to unpaid wages.
The provisions of Articles 27 and 41 of the Act on the Collection, etc. of Insurance Premiums of Labor Insurance apply mutatis mutandis to amounts ordered to be refunded or paid pursuant to the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs.
労働保険の保険料の徴収等に関する法律第二十七条及び第四十一条の規定は、前二項の規定により返還又は納付を命ぜられた金額について準用する。
Within the limit necessary for the performance of affairs pertaining to the refund or payment of amounts ordered to be refunded or paid pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) or (2), the government may order those persons who fall under the provisions of paragraph (1) (including those considered to fall under the provisions thereof) or employers to submit a report or document on matters such as the amount of unpaid wages and the payment status of wages as provided for by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.