The term "part-time worker" as used in this Act means a worker whose prescribed weekly working hours are shorter than those of a worker with a standard employment status who is employed by the same employer (or are shorter than those of a worker with a standard employment status who is engaged in the same kind of work as the worker in question, if the worker employed by the relevant employer is engaged in the same kind of work as a worker with a standard employment status who is employed by that employer, except in a case specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare).
この法律において「短時間労働者」とは、一週間の所定労働時間が同一の事業主に雇用される通常の労働者（当該事業主に雇用される通常の労働者と同種の業務に従事する当該事業主に雇用される労働者にあっては、厚生労働省令で定める場合を除き、当該労働者と同種の業務に従事する当該通常の労働者）の一週間の所定労働時間に比し短い労働者をいう。
The term "fixed-term worker" as used in this Act means a worker who has entered into a fixed-term labor contract with an employer.
この法律において「有期雇用労働者」とは、事業主と期間の定めのある労働契約を締結している労働者をいう。
The term "part-time/fixed term worker" as used in this Act means (a) part-time worker or a fixed-term worker.