# 労働基準法施行規則 / Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act — 第二条 (Article 2)

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- Law: 労働基準法施行規則 (Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act), 昭和二十二年厚生省令第二十三号
- English title "Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: MinisterialOrdinance — 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: 第二条 (Article 2) — address `art-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-04-01
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### 第二条
<sup>art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322M40000100023/art-2</sup>

**第一項**  労働基準法（昭和二十二年法律第四十九号。以下「法」という。）第十二条第五項の規定により、賃金の総額に算入すべきものは、法第二十四条第一項ただし書の規定による法令又は労働協約の別段の定めに基づいて支払われる通貨以外のものとする。
<sup>art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322M40000100023/art-2/par-1</sup>
Wages to be included in the total amount of wages provided in the provisions of paragraph (5) of Article 12 of the Labor Standards Act (Act No. 49 of 1947; hereinafter referred to as "the Act")are those to be paid other than in currency under the provisions of laws and regulations or collective agreement as permitted under the proviso in paragraph (1) of Article 24 of the Act.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  前項の通貨以外のものの評価額は、法令に別段の定がある場合の外、労働協約に定めなければならない。
<sup>art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322M40000100023/art-2/par-2</sup>
The estimated value of wages paid other than in currency as set forth in the preceding paragraph must be prescribed in the collective agreement unless otherwise provided by laws and regulations.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  前項の規定により労働協約に定められた評価額が不適当と認められる場合又は前項の評価額が法令若しくは労働協約に定められていない場合においては、都道府県労働局長は、第一項の通貨以外のものの評価額を定めることができる。
<sup>art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322M40000100023/art-2/par-3</sup>
When the estimated value prescribed in the collective agreement referred to in the provisions of the preceding paragraph is judged inappropriate, or the estimated value is not set forth in laws and regulations or collective agreement, the directors of the Prefectural Labor Offices may fix the estimated value of those other than currency.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-2/par-1: 労働基準法（昭和二十二年法律第四十九号。以下「法」という。）第十二条第五項 → 労働基準法 第十二条第五項 (Article 12, paragraph (5)), art-12/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-12/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-12/par-5
- art-2/par-1: 法第二十四条第一項 → 労働基準法 第二十四条第一項 (Article 24, paragraph (1)), art-24/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-24/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-24/par-1
- art-2/par-2: 前項 → 労働基準法施行規則 第二条第一項 (Article 2, paragraph (1)), art-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322M40000100023/art-2/par-1
- art-2/par-3: 前項 → 労働基準法施行規則 第二条第二項 (Article 2, paragraph (2)), art-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322M40000100023/art-2/par-2
- art-2/par-3: 第一項 → 労働基準法施行規則 第二条第一項 (Article 2, paragraph (1)), art-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322M40000100023/art-2/par-1

## Cited by

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

- 労働基準法施行規則 第二条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322M40000100023/art-2/par-2
- 労働基準法施行規則 第二条第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322M40000100023/art-2/par-3

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 労働基準法施行規則 — the text in force from 2026-04-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/322M40000100023/20260401_508M60000100057), retrieved 2026-09-10
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/2605/tb), retrieved 2026-09-10
- This site's parser, version 222 — 労働基準法施行規則 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-09-10
