# 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 — 第十二条 (Article 12)

- 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
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- Provision: 第十二条 (Article 12)（再就職の促進等の措置の効果的な推進） — address `art-12`
- Text in force since: 2022-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/art-12
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### 第十二条（再就職の促進等の措置の効果的な推進） — (Effective Promotion of Measures That Facilitate Re-Employment)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-12 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/art-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/art-12</sup>

  **第一項**  国は、高年齢者等の再就職の促進等を図るため、高年齢者等に係る職業指導、職業紹介、職業訓練その他の措置が効果的に関連して実施されるように配慮するものとする。
  <sup>art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/art-12/par-1</sup>
  For the purpose of facilitating or otherwise promoting the re-employment of elderly persons and others, the national government is to give consideration so that vocational guidance, employment placements, vocational training, and other measures concerning elderly persons and others can be implemented in an effective and coordinated way.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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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