# 雇用保険法 / Employment Insurance Act — 第十条 (Article 10)

- Law: 雇用保険法 (Employment Insurance Act), 昭和四十九年法律第百十六号
- English title "Employment Insurance Act": 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: 第十条 (Article 10)（失業等給付） — address `art-10`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-13
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act/art-10
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### 第十条（失業等給付） — (Benefits for Unemployment)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-10 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act/art-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/349AC0000000116/art-10</sup>

  **第一項**  失業等給付は、求職者給付、就職促進給付、教育訓練給付及び雇用継続給付とする。
  <sup>art-10/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act/art-10/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/349AC0000000116/art-10/par-1</sup>
  Benefits for unemployment, etc. are to consist of job applicant benefits, employment promotion benefits, educational training benefits and continuous employment benefits.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  求職者給付は、次のとおりとする。
  <sup>art-10/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act/art-10/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/349AC0000000116/art-10/par-2</sup>
  The job applicant benefits are to consist of the following:
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **一**  基本手当
    <sup>art-10/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act/art-10/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/349AC0000000116/art-10/par-2/item-1</sup>
    basic allowance;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **二**  技能習得手当
    <sup>art-10/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act/art-10/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/349AC0000000116/art-10/par-2/item-2</sup>
    skill acquisition allowance;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **三**  寄宿手当
    <sup>art-10/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act/art-10/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/349AC0000000116/art-10/par-2/item-3</sup>
    lodging allowance; and
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **四**  傷病手当
    <sup>art-10/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act/art-10/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/349AC0000000116/art-10/par-2/item-4</sup>
    injury and disease allowance.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第三項**  前項の規定にかかわらず、第三十七条の二第一項に規定する高年齢被保険者に係る求職者給付は、高年齢求職者給付金とし、第三十八条第一項に規定する短期雇用特例被保険者に係る求職者給付は、特例一時金とし、第四十三条第一項に規定する日雇労働被保険者に係る求職者給付は、日雇労働求職者給付金とする。
  <sup>art-10/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act/art-10/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/349AC0000000116/art-10/par-3</sup>
  Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the job applicant benefits for the elderly insured persons prescribed in Article 37-2, paragraph (1) are to be the job applicant benefits for the elderly, the job applicant benefits for specially insured persons in short-term employment prescribed in Article 38, paragraph (1), are to be a special lump sum payment, and the job applicant benefits for the insured day workers prescribed in Article 43, paragraph (1) are to be the job applicant benefits for day workers.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第四項**  就職促進給付は、次のとおりとする。
  <sup>art-10/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act/art-10/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/349AC0000000116/art-10/par-4</sup>
  The employment promotion benefits are to consist of the following:
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **一**  就業促進手当
    <sup>art-10/par-4/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act/art-10/par-4/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/349AC0000000116/art-10/par-4/item-1</sup>
    employment promotion allowance;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **二**  移転費
    <sup>art-10/par-4/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act/art-10/par-4/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/349AC0000000116/art-10/par-4/item-2</sup>
    relocation expenses; and
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **三**  求職活動支援費
    <sup>art-10/par-4/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act/art-10/par-4/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/349AC0000000116/art-10/par-4/item-3</sup>
    job-seeking activity support expenses.
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第五項**  教育訓練給付は、次のとおりとする。
  <sup>art-10/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act/art-10/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/349AC0000000116/art-10/par-5</sup>
  The educational training benefits are to consist of the following:
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **一**  教育訓練給付金
    <sup>art-10/par-5/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act/art-10/par-5/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/349AC0000000116/art-10/par-5/item-1</sup>
    educational training benefits; and
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **二**  教育訓練休暇給付金
    <sup>art-10/par-5/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act/art-10/par-5/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/349AC0000000116/art-10/par-5/item-2</sup>
    educational training leave benefits.
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第六項**  雇用継続給付は、次のとおりとする。
  <sup>art-10/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act/art-10/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/349AC0000000116/art-10/par-6</sup>
  The continuous employment benefits are to consist of the following:
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **一**  高年齢雇用継続基本給付金及び高年齢再就職給付金（第六節第一款において「高年齢雇用継続給付」という。）
    <sup>art-10/par-6/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act/art-10/par-6/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/349AC0000000116/art-10/par-6/item-1</sup>
    basic continuous employment benefits for the elderly and re-employment benefits for the elderly (hereinafter referred to as "continuous employment benefits for the elderly" in Section 6, Subsection 1);
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **二**  介護休業給付金
    <sup>art-10/par-6/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act/art-10/par-6/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/349AC0000000116/art-10/par-6/item-2</sup>
    nursing care leave benefits.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-10/par-3: 前項 → 雇用保険法 第十条第二項 (Article 10, paragraph (2)), art-10/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act/art-10/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/349AC0000000116/art-10/par-2
- art-10/par-3: 第三十七条の二第一項 → 雇用保険法 第三十七条の二第一項 (Article 37-2, paragraph (1)), art-37-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act/art-37-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/349AC0000000116/art-37-2/par-1
- art-10/par-3: 第三十八条第一項 → 雇用保険法 第三十八条第一項 (Article 38, paragraph (1)), art-38/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act/art-38/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/349AC0000000116/art-38/par-1
- art-10/par-3: 第四十三条第一項 → 雇用保険法 第四十三条第一項 (Article 43, paragraph (1)), art-43/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act/art-43/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/349AC0000000116/art-43/par-1

## Cited by

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- 住民基本台帳法 別表第一 — https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act/appdx-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/appdx-1
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- 所得税法 第五十七条の二第二項（給与所得者の特定支出の控除の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/en/income-tax-act/art-57-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/340AC0000000033/art-57-2/par-2
- 雇用保険法 第十条第三項（失業等給付） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act/art-10/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/349AC0000000116/art-10/par-3
- 雇用保険法 第四十一条第一項（公共職業訓練等を受ける場合） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act/art-41/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/349AC0000000116/art-41/par-1
- 雇用保険法 附則第十一条の二第一項（教育訓練支援給付金） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act/suppl-3491-116/art-11-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/349AC0000000116/suppl-3491-116/art-11-2/par-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 雇用保険法 — the text in force from 2026-05-13 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/349AC0000000116/20260513_507AC0000000032), retrieved 2026-09-29
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Employment Insurance Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3877/tb), retrieved 2026-09-29
- claude-opus-5-5 — Machine translation, batch employment-insurance-act-20260929T170833-001, translated 2026-09-30
- This site's parser, version 211 — 雇用保険法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-09-29