# 職業安定法 / Employment Security Act — 第五条の四 (Article 5-4)

- Law: 職業安定法 (Employment Security Act), 昭和二十二年法律第百四十一号
- English title "Employment Security Act": 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: 第五条の四 (Article 5-4)（求人等に関する情報の的確な表示） — address `art-5-4`
- Text in force since: 2026-04-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-security-act/art-5-4
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### 第五条の四（求人等に関する情報の的確な表示） — (Accurately Representing Information on Job Openings)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-5-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-security-act/art-5-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000141/art-5-4</sup>

**第一項**  公共職業安定所、特定地方公共団体及び職業紹介事業者、労働者の募集を行う者及び募集受託者、募集情報等提供事業を行う者並びに労働者供給事業者は、この法律に基づく業務に関して新聞、雑誌その他の刊行物に掲載する広告、文書の掲出又は頒布その他厚生労働省令で定める方法（以下この条において「広告等」という。）により求人若しくは労働者の募集に関する情報又は求職者若しくは労働者になろうとする者に関する情報その他厚生労働省令で定める情報（第三項において「求人等に関する情報」という。）を提供するときは、当該情報について虚偽の表示又は誤解を生じさせる表示をしてはならない。
<sup>art-5-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-security-act/art-5-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000141/art-5-4/par-1</sup>
In providing information on job openings or worker recruitment, information on job seekers or aspiring workers, or other information provided for by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (referred to as "information on job openings, etc." in paragraph (3)) in relation to operations conducted under this Act by placing an advertisement in a publication such as a newspaper or magazine, by posting or distributing documents, or by other methods provided by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (hereinafter referred to as "advertisement, etc." in this Article), a public employment security office, specified local public entity and employment placement service provider, person recruiting workers and commissioned recruiters, person offering the service of providing recruitment/candidate information, and provider of worker supply services must not make a false or misleading representation regarding the information.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  労働者の募集を行う者及び募集受託者は、この法律に基づく業務に関して広告等により労働者の募集に関する情報その他厚生労働省令で定める情報を提供するときは、正確かつ最新の内容に保たなければならない。
<sup>art-5-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-security-act/art-5-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000141/art-5-4/par-2</sup>
A person recruiting workers and commissioned recruiters must keep the information accurate and up-to-date when providing information on worker recruitment or other information as provided for by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in relation to operations conducted under this Act through advertisement, etc.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  公共職業安定所、特定地方公共団体及び職業紹介事業者、募集情報等提供事業を行う者並びに労働者供給事業者は、この法律に基づく業務に関して広告等により求人等に関する情報を提供するときは、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより正確かつ最新の内容に保つための措置を講じなければならない。
<sup>art-5-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-security-act/art-5-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000141/art-5-4/par-3</sup>
In providing information on job openings, etc., in relation to operations conducted under this Act by advertisement, etc., a public employment security office, specified local public entity, employment placement service provider, person offering the service of providing recruitment/candidate information, and provider of worker supply services must take measures to keep the information accurate and up-to-date pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-5-4/par-1: この条 → 職業安定法 第五条の四 (Article 5-4), art-5-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-security-act/art-5-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000141/art-5-4
- art-5-4/par-1: 第三項 → 職業安定法 第五条の四第三項 (Article 5-4, paragraph (3)), art-5-4/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-security-act/art-5-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000141/art-5-4/par-3

## Cited by

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- 職業安定法 第四条第六項第一号（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-security-act/art-4/par-6/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000141/art-4/par-6/item-1
- 職業安定法 第五条の四第一項（求人等に関する情報の的確な表示） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-security-act/art-5-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000141/art-5-4/par-1
- 職業安定法 第四十八条第一項（指針） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-security-act/art-48/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000141/art-48/par-1
- 育児休業、介護休業等育児又は家族介護を行う労働者の福祉に関する法律 第五十三条第五項（育児休業等取得者の業務を処理するために必要な労働者の募集の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/childcare-and-family-care-leave-act/art-53/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/403AC0000000076/art-53/par-5
- 高年齢者等の雇用の安定等に関する法律 第三十八条第三項（業務等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/art-38/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/art-38/par-3

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 職業安定法 — the text in force from 2026-04-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/322AC0000000141/20260401_506AC0000000050), retrieved 2026-10-17
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Employment Security Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4627/tb), retrieved 2026-10-17
- This site's parser, version 209 — 職業安定法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-17
