# 労働基準法 / Labor Standards Act — 第百三十六条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 136)

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- Law: 労働基準法 (Labor Standards Act), 昭和二十二年法律第四十九号
- English title "Labor Standards Act": Ministry of Justice translation
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- Provision: 第百三十六条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 136) — address `suppl-3221-49/art-136`
- Text in force since: 2026-07-17
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### 第百三十六条
<sup>suppl-3221-49/art-136 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/suppl-3221-49/art-136 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/suppl-3221-49/art-136</sup>

**第一項**  使用者は、第三十九条第一項から第四項までの規定による有給休暇を取得した労働者に対して、賃金の減額その他不利益な取扱いをしないようにしなければならない。
<sup>suppl-3221-49/art-136/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/suppl-3221-49/art-136/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/suppl-3221-49/art-136/par-1</sup>
An employer must not reduce the wages of a worker who has taken paid leave under the provisions of Article 39, paragraphs (1) through (4) , or treat that worker in any other disadvantageous manner.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-3221-49/art-136/par-1: 第三十九条第一項から第四項まで → 労働基準法 第三十九条第一項 (Article 39, paragraph (1)), art-39/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-39/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-39/par-1
- suppl-3221-49/art-136/par-1: 第三十九条第一項から第四項まで → 労働基準法 第三十九条第二項 (Article 39, paragraph (2)), art-39/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-39/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-39/par-2
- suppl-3221-49/art-136/par-1: 第三十九条第一項から第四項まで → 労働基準法 第三十九条第三項 (Article 39, paragraph (3)), art-39/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-39/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-39/par-3
- suppl-3221-49/art-136/par-1: 第三十九条第一項から第四項まで → 労働基準法 第三十九条第四項 (Article 39, paragraph (4)), art-39/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-39/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-39/par-4

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 労働基準法 — the text in force from 2026-07-17 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/322AC0000000049/20260717_508AC0000000060), retrieved 2026-09-27
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Labor Standards Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4913/tb), retrieved 2026-09-27
- This site's parser, version 224 — 労働基準法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-09-27
