# 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 — 第八章 (Chapter 8) - 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 - 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: 第八章 (Chapter 8) — address `ch-8` - Text in force since: 2022-10-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/ch-8 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/ch-8 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ## 第八章　雑則 — Chapter VIII Miscellaneous Provisions heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ch-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/ch-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/ch-8 ### 第五十二条（雇用状況等の報告） — (Reporting of Employment Conditions, etc.) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-52 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/art-52 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/art-52 **第一項** 事業主は、毎年一回、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、定年、継続雇用制度、六十五歳以上継続雇用制度及び創業支援等措置の状況その他高年齢者の就業の機会の確保に関する状況を厚生労働大臣に報告しなければならない。 art-52/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/art-52/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/art-52/par-1 An employer must prepare and submit a report once a year to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare concerning the circumstances surrounding the mandatory retirement age, the continuous employment system, the continuous employment system for persons 65 years of age or older, the measures for start-up support and other assistance and other particulars related to securing job opportunities for elderly persons pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 厚生労働大臣は、前項の毎年一回の報告のほか、この法律を施行するために必要があると認めるときは、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、事業主に対し、同項に規定する状況について必要な事項の報告を求めることができる。 art-52/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/art-52/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/art-52/par-2 In addition to the annual report referred to in the preceding paragraph, when the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare deems it necessary for the enforcement of this Act, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may request an employer to submit reports on necessary particulars concerning the circumstances provided for in the paragraph, pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第五十三条（指定の条件） — (Designation Conditions) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-53 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/art-53 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/art-53 **第一項** この法律の規定による指定には、条件を付け、及びこれを変更することができる。 art-53/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/art-53/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/art-53/par-1 Conditions may be attached to the designation under the provisions of this Act, and such conditions may be changed. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項の条件は、当該指定に係る事項の確実な実施を図るために必要な最小限度のものに限り、かつ、当該指定を受ける者に不当な義務を課することとなるものであつてはならない。 art-53/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/art-53/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/art-53/par-2 The conditions under the preceding paragraph must be limited to the minimum changes necessary to ensure the steady implementation of the particulars related to the designation, and must not impose unreasonable duties on the person subject to the designation. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第五十三条の二（経過措置） — (Transitional Measures) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-53-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/art-53-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/art-53-2 **第一項** この法律の規定に基づき政令又は厚生労働省令を制定し、又は改廃する場合においては、それぞれ政令又は厚生労働省令で、その制定又は改廃に伴い合理的に必要と判断される範囲内において、所要の経過措置（罰則に関する経過措置を含む。）を定めることができる。 art-53-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/art-53-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/art-53-2/par-1 If a Cabinet Order or Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare is established, amended, or repealed under the provisions of this Act, necessary transitional measures (including transitional measures on penal provisions) may be specified by a Cabinet Order or Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare respectively, within limits that can be reasonably considered to be necessary in connection with the establishment, amendment, or repeal concerned. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第五十四条（権限の委任） — (Delegation of Authority) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-54 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/art-54 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/art-54 **第一項** この法律に定める厚生労働大臣の権限は、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、その一部を都道府県労働局長に委任することができる。 art-54/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/art-54/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/art-54/par-1 Part of the authority of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare specified in this Act may be delegated to the Director of the Prefectural Labor Bureau, pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項の規定により都道府県労働局長に委任された権限は、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、公共職業安定所長に委任することができる。 art-54/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/art-54/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/art-54/par-2 The authority delegated to the Director of the Prefectural Labor Bureau under the provisions of the preceding paragraph may be delegated to the Chief of the Public Employment Security Office, pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-52/par-2: 前項 → 高年齢者等の雇用の安定等に関する法律 第五十二条第一項 (Article 52, paragraph (1)), art-52/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/art-52/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/art-52/par-1 - art-53/par-2: 前項 → 高年齢者等の雇用の安定等に関する法律 第五十三条第一項 (Article 53, paragraph (1)), art-53/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/art-53/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/art-53/par-1 - art-54/par-2: 前項 → 高年齢者等の雇用の安定等に関する法律 第五十四条第一項 (Article 54, paragraph (1)), art-54/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/art-54/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/art-54/par-1 --- ## 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