# 民法 / Civil Code — 第六百二十五条 (Article 625)

- Law: 民法 (Civil Code), 明治二十九年法律第八十九号
- English title "Civil Code": 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: 第六百二十五条 (Article 625)（使用者の権利の譲渡の制限等） — address `art-625`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第六百二十五条（使用者の権利の譲渡の制限等） — (Restrictions on Assignment of Employer's Rights)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-625 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-625 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-625</sup>

    **第一項**  使用者は、労働者の承諾を得なければ、その権利を第三者に譲り渡すことができない。
    <sup>art-625/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-625/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-625/par-1</sup>
    An employer may not assign the rights of the employer to a third party without obtaining the employee's consent.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  労働者は、使用者の承諾を得なければ、自己に代わって第三者を労働に従事させることができない。
    <sup>art-625/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-625/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-625/par-2</sup>
    An employee may not cause a third party to work on behalf of the employee without obtaining the employer's consent.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第三項**  労働者が前項の規定に違反して第三者を労働に従事させたときは、使用者は、契約の解除をすることができる。
    <sup>art-625/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-625/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-625/par-3</sup>
    If an employee causes a third party to work in violation of the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the employer may cancel the contract.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-625/par-3: 前項 → 民法 第六百二十五条第二項 (Article 625, paragraph (2)), art-625/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-625/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-625/par-2

## Cited by

1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 民法 第六百二十五条第三項（使用者の権利の譲渡の制限等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-625/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-625/par-3

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 民法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/129AC0000000089/20260624_508AC0000000045), retrieved 2026-10-11
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Civil Code — Ministry of Justice translation (part 1 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4848/tb), retrieved 2026-10-11
- This site's parser, version 190 — 民法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-11
