# 高年齢者等の雇用の安定等に関する法律 / Act on Employment Security of Elderly Persons — 第十九条 (Article 19)

- Law: 高年齢者等の雇用の安定等に関する法律 (Act on Employment Security of Elderly Persons), 昭和四十六年法律第六十八号
- English title "Act on Employment Security of Elderly Persons": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第十九条 (Article 19)（求職活動支援書に係る労働者に対する助言その他の援助） — address `art-19`
- Text in force since: 2022-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-employment-act/art-19
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### 第十九条（求職活動支援書に係る労働者に対する助言その他の援助） — (Advice and Other Support for Workers Concerned with the Support Plan for Job-Seeking)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-19 · https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-employment-act/art-19 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/art-19</sup>

  **第一項**  求職活動支援書の交付を受けた労働者は、公共職業安定所に求職の申込みを行うときは、公共職業安定所に、当該求職活動支援書を提示することができる。
  <sup>art-19/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-employment-act/art-19/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/art-19/par-1</sup>
  Workers who have received a Support Plan for Job-Seeking may present the plan to public employment security offices when applying for employment there.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  公共職業安定所は、前項の規定により求職活動支援書の提示を受けたときは、当該求職活動支援書の記載内容を参酌し、当該求職者に対し、その職務の経歴等を明らかにする書面の作成に関する助言その他の援助を行うものとする。
  <sup>art-19/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-employment-act/art-19/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/art-19/par-2</sup>
  When presented with a Support Plan for Job-Seeking pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, public employment security offices are to consider the content of the Support Plan for Job-Seeking and offer advice on how to prepare a document that clarifies the work experiences, etc. of the job seeker and provide other support to the job seeker.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第三項**  公共職業安定所長は、前項の助言その他の援助を行うに当たり、必要と認めるときは、当該求職活動支援書を作成した事業主に対し、情報の提供その他必要な協力を求めることができる。
  <sup>art-19/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-employment-act/art-19/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/art-19/par-3</sup>
  If deemed necessary when offering the advice and other support provided for in the preceding paragraph, the Chief of the Public Employment Security Office may request that the employer that prepared the Support Plan for Job-Seeking provide information and any other necessary cooperation.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-19/par-2: 前項 → 高年齢者等の雇用の安定等に関する法律 第十九条第一項 (Article 19, paragraph (1)), art-19/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-employment-act/art-19/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/art-19/par-1
- art-19/par-3: 前項 → 高年齢者等の雇用の安定等に関する法律 第十九条第二項 (Article 19, paragraph (2)), art-19/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-employment-act/art-19/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/art-19/par-2

## Cited by

2 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 高年齢者等の雇用の安定等に関する法律 第十九条第二項（求職活動支援書に係る労働者に対する助言その他の援助） — https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-employment-act/art-19/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/art-19/par-2
- 高年齢者等の雇用の安定等に関する法律 第十九条第三項（求職活動支援書に係る労働者に対する助言その他の援助） — https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-employment-act/art-19/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/art-19/par-3

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 高年齢者等の雇用の安定等に関する法律 — the text in force from 2022-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/346AC0000000068/20221001_504AC0000000012), retrieved 2026-10-09
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Act on Employment Security of Elderly Persons — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4630/tb), retrieved 2026-10-09
- This site's parser, version 164 — 高年齢者等の雇用の安定等に関する法律 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-09
