# 労働契約法 / Labor Contracts Act — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-contracts-act/suppl-4301-71. Every law, and how to address a provision: https://japanlaw.org/llms.txt. The same laws as MCP tools (no sign-in): https://japanlaw.org/mcp. - Law: 労働契約法 (Labor Contracts Act), 平成十九年法律第百二十八号 - English title "Labor Contracts 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: 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) — address `suppl-4301-71` - Text in force since: 2020-04-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-contracts-act/suppl-4301-71 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/419AC0000000128/suppl-4301-71 - 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. --- ## 附　則 平成三〇年七月六日法律第七一号 suppl-4301-71 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-contracts-act/suppl-4301-71 · https://japanlaw.org/l/419AC0000000128/suppl-4301-71 ### 第一条（施行期日） — (Effective Date) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System suppl-4301-71/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-contracts-act/suppl-4301-71/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/419AC0000000128/suppl-4301-71/art-1 **第一項** この法律は、平成三十一年四月一日から施行する。ただし、次の各号に掲げる規定は、当該各号に定める日から施行する。 suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-contracts-act/suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/419AC0000000128/suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1 This Act comes into effect as of April 1, 2019; provided, however, that the provisions specified in the following items come into effect on the dates set forth in those items: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 第三条の規定並びに附則第七条第二項、第八条第二項、第十四条及び第十五条の規定、附則第十八条中社会保険労務士法（昭和四十三年法律第八十九号）別表第一第十八号の改正規定、附則第十九条中高年齢者等の雇用の安定等に関する法律（昭和四十六年法律第六十八号）第二十八条及び第三十八条第三項の改正規定、附則第二十条中建設労働者の雇用の改善等に関する法律（昭和五十一年法律第三十三号）第三十条第二項の改正規定、附則第二十七条の規定、附則第二十八条中厚生労働省設置法（平成十一年法律第九十七号）第四条第一項第五十二号の改正規定及び同法第九条第一項第四号の改正規定（「（平成十年法律第四十六号）」の下に「、労働施策の総合的な推進並びに労働者の雇用の安定及び職業生活の充実等に関する法律」を加える部分に限る。）並びに附則第三十条の規定　公布の日 suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-contracts-act/suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/419AC0000000128/suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1/item-1 the provisions of Article 3 and the provisions of Article 7, paragraph (2), Article 8, paragraph (2), and Articles 14 and 15 of the Supplementary Provisions, the provisions of Article 18 of the Supplementary Provisions amending item (xviii) of Appended Table 1 of the Act on Public Consultants on Social and Labour Insurance (Act No. 89 of 1968), the provisions of Article 19 of the Supplementary Provisions amending Article 28 and Article 38, paragraph (3) of the Act on Employment Security of Elderly Persons (Act No. 68 of 1971), the provisions of Article 20 of the Supplementary Provisions amending Article 30, paragraph (2) of the Act on the Improvement of Employment of Construction Workers (Act No. 33 of 1976), the provisions of Article 27 of the Supplementary Provisions, the provisions of Article 28 of the Supplementary Provisions amending Article 4, paragraph (1), item (lii) of the Act for Establishment of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Act No. 97 of 1999) and the provisions amending Article 9, paragraph (1), item (iv) of that Act (limited to the part adding ", the Act on Comprehensively Advancing Labor Measures, and Stabilizing the Employment of Workers, and Enriching Workers' Vocational Lives" after "(Act No. 46 of 1998)"), and the provisions of Article 30 of the Supplementary Provisions: the date of promulgation machine translation, not official **二** 第五条の規定（労働者派遣法第四十四条から第四十六条までの改正規定を除く。）並びに第七条及び第八条の規定並びに附則第六条、第七条第一項、第八条第一項、第九条、第十一条、第十三条及び第十七条の規定、附則第十八条（前号に掲げる規定を除く。）の規定、附則第十九条（前号に掲げる規定を除く。）の規定、附則第二十条（前号に掲げる規定を除く。）の規定、附則第二十一条、第二十三条及び第二十六条の規定並びに附則第二十八条（前号に掲げる規定を除く。）の規定　令和二年四月一日 suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-contracts-act/suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/419AC0000000128/suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1/item-2 the provisions of Article 5 (excluding the provisions amending Articles 44 through 46 of the Worker Dispatching Act), the provisions of Article 7 and Article 8, the provisions of Article 6, Article 7, paragraph (1), Article 8, paragraph (1), Article 9, Article 11, Article 13 and Article 17 of the Supplementary Provisions, the provisions of Article 18 of the Supplementary Provisions (excluding the provisions set forth in the preceding item), the provisions of Article 19 of the Supplementary Provisions (excluding the provisions set forth in the preceding item), the provisions of Article 20 of the Supplementary Provisions (excluding the provisions set forth in the preceding item), the provisions of Article 21, Article 23 and Article 26 of the Supplementary Provisions, and the provisions of Article 28 of the Supplementary Provisions (excluding the provisions set forth in the preceding item): April 1, 2020 machine translation, not official ### 第十一条（短時間・有期雇用労働法の適用に関する経過措置） — (Transitional Measures for Applying the Part-Time and Fixed-Term Employment Act) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System suppl-4301-71/art-11 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-contracts-act/suppl-4301-71/art-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/419AC0000000128/suppl-4301-71/art-11 **第一項** 中小事業主については、令和三年三月三十一日までの間、第七条の規定による改正後の短時間労働者及び有期雇用労働者の雇用管理の改善等に関する法律（以下この条において「短時間・有期雇用労働法」という。）第二条第一項、第三条、第三章第一節（第十五条及び第十八条第三項を除く。）及び第四章（第二十六条及び第二十七条を除く。）の規定は、適用しない。この場合において、第七条の規定による改正前の短時間労働者の雇用管理の改善等に関する法律第二条、第三条、第三章第一節（第十五条及び第十八条第三項を除く。）及び第四章（第二十六条及び第二十七条を除く。）の規定並びに第八条の規定による改正前の労働契約法第二十条の規定は、なおその効力を有する。 suppl-4301-71/art-11/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-contracts-act/suppl-4301-71/art-11/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/419AC0000000128/suppl-4301-71/art-11/par-1 With regard to small and medium-sized business operators, until March 31, 2021, the provisions of Article 2, paragraph (1), Article 3, Chapter III, Section 1 (excluding Article 15 and Article 18, paragraph (3)) and Chapter IV (excluding Article 26 and Article 27) of the Act on Improvement of Personnel Management and Conversion of Employment Status for Part-Time Workers and Fixed-Term Workers as amended by the provisions of Article 7 (hereinafter referred to as the "Part-Time and Fixed-Term Employment Act" in this Article) do not apply. In this case, the provisions of Article 2, Article 3, Chapter III, Section 1 (excluding Article 15 and Article 18, paragraph (3)) and Chapter IV (excluding Article 26 and Article 27) of the Act on Improvement, etc. of Employment Management for Part-Time Workers prior to the amendment by the provisions of Article 7 and the provisions of Article 20 of the Labor Contracts Act prior to the amendment by the provisions of Article 8 remain in force. machine translation, not official ### 第十二条（検討） — (Review) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System suppl-4301-71/art-12 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-contracts-act/suppl-4301-71/art-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/419AC0000000128/suppl-4301-71/art-12 **第一項** suppl-4301-71/art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-contracts-act/suppl-4301-71/art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/419AC0000000128/suppl-4301-71/art-12/par-1 **第三項** 政府は、前二項に定める事項のほか、この法律の施行後五年を目途として、この法律による改正後のそれぞれの法律（以下この項において「改正後の各法律」という。）の規定について、労働者と使用者の協議の促進等を通じて、仕事と生活の調和、労働条件の改善、雇用形態又は就業形態の異なる労働者の間の均衡のとれた待遇の確保その他の労働者の職業生活の充実を図る観点から、改正後の各法律の施行の状況等を勘案しつつ検討を加え、必要があると認めるときは、その結果に基づいて所要の措置を講ずるものとする。 suppl-4301-71/art-12/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-contracts-act/suppl-4301-71/art-12/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/419AC0000000128/suppl-4301-71/art-12/par-3 Beyond as provided in the preceding two paragraphs, approximately five years after this Act enters into effect, the government is to review the provisions of each of the relevant Acts following their amendment by this Act (referred to as "each amended Act" hereinafter in this paragraph) in consideration of things such as the enforcement status of each amended Act, from the standpoint of achieving work/life balance, improving working conditions, ensuring equalized treatment among workers with different forms of employment and employment formats, and otherwise enriching workers' working lives through actions such as prompting dialogues between workers and employers; and, on finding that there is a need to do so, it is to take the required measures based on the results of its review. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第三十条（政令への委任） — Delegation to Cabinet Order caption: machine translation, not official suppl-4301-71/art-30 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-contracts-act/suppl-4301-71/art-30 · https://japanlaw.org/l/419AC0000000128/suppl-4301-71/art-30 **第一項** この附則に規定するもののほか、この法律の施行に伴い必要な経過措置（罰則に関する経過措置を含む。）は、政令で定める。 suppl-4301-71/art-30/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-contracts-act/suppl-4301-71/art-30/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/419AC0000000128/suppl-4301-71/art-30/par-1 In addition to what is provided for in these Supplementary Provisions, the transitional measures necessary in connection with the enforcement of this Act (including transitional measures concerning penal provisions) are specified by Cabinet Order. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1/item-1: 附則第三十条 → 労働契約法 附則第三十条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 30), suppl-4301-71/art-30 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-contracts-act/suppl-4301-71/art-30 · https://japanlaw.org/l/419AC0000000128/suppl-4301-71/art-30 - suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1/item-2: 第十一条 → 労働契約法 附則第十一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 11), suppl-4301-71/art-11 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-contracts-act/suppl-4301-71/art-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/419AC0000000128/suppl-4301-71/art-11 - suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1/item-2: 前号 → 労働契約法 附則第一条第一項第一号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1, paragraph (1), item (i)), suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-contracts-act/suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/419AC0000000128/suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1/item-1 - suppl-4301-71/art-11/par-1: この条 → 労働契約法 附則第十一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 11), suppl-4301-71/art-11 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-contracts-act/suppl-4301-71/art-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/419AC0000000128/suppl-4301-71/art-11 - suppl-4301-71/art-11/par-1: 第二条第一項 → 短時間労働者及び有期雇用労働者の雇用管理の改善等に関する法律 第二条第一項 (Article 2, paragraph (1)), art-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/part-time-and-fixed-term-workers-act/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000076/art-2/par-1 - suppl-4301-71/art-11/par-1: 第三条 → 短時間労働者及び有期雇用労働者の雇用管理の改善等に関する法律 第三条 (Article 3), art-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/part-time-and-fixed-term-workers-act/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000076/art-3 - suppl-4301-71/art-11/par-1: 第十五条 → 短時間労働者及び有期雇用労働者の雇用管理の改善等に関する法律 第十五条 (Article 15), art-15 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/part-time-and-fixed-term-workers-act/art-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000076/art-15 - suppl-4301-71/art-11/par-1: 第十八条第三項 → 短時間労働者及び有期雇用労働者の雇用管理の改善等に関する法律 第十八条第三項 (Article 18, paragraph (3)), art-18/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/part-time-and-fixed-term-workers-act/art-18/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000076/art-18/par-3 - suppl-4301-71/art-11/par-1: 第二十六条 → 短時間労働者及び有期雇用労働者の雇用管理の改善等に関する法律 第二十六条 (Article 26), art-26 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/part-time-and-fixed-term-workers-act/art-26 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000076/art-26 - suppl-4301-71/art-11/par-1: 第二十七条 → 短時間労働者及び有期雇用労働者の雇用管理の改善等に関する法律 第二十七条 (Article 27), art-27 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/part-time-and-fixed-term-workers-act/art-27 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000076/art-27 - suppl-4301-71/art-12/par-3: 前二項 → 労働契約法 附則第十二条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 12, paragraph (1)), suppl-4301-71/art-12/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-contracts-act/suppl-4301-71/art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/419AC0000000128/suppl-4301-71/art-12/par-1 - suppl-4301-71/art-12/par-3: この項 → 労働契約法 附則第十二条第三項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 12, paragraph (3)), suppl-4301-71/art-12/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-contracts-act/suppl-4301-71/art-12/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/419AC0000000128/suppl-4301-71/art-12/par-3 ## Cited by 4 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 労働契約法 附則第一条第一項第一号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-contracts-act/suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/419AC0000000128/suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1/item-1 - 労働契約法 附則第一条第一項第二号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-contracts-act/suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/419AC0000000128/suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1/item-2 - 労働契約法 附則第十一条第一項（短時間・有期雇用労働法の適用に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-contracts-act/suppl-4301-71/art-11/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/419AC0000000128/suppl-4301-71/art-11/par-1 - 労働契約法 附則第十二条第三項（検討） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-contracts-act/suppl-4301-71/art-12/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/419AC0000000128/suppl-4301-71/art-12/par-3 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 労働契約法 — the text in force from 2020-04-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/419AC0000000128/20200401_430AC0000000071), retrieved 2026-09-10 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Labor Contracts Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3744/tb), retrieved 2026-09-10 - claude-opus-5[1m] — Machine translation, batch labor-contracts-act-001, translated 2026-09-11 - claude-opus-5[1m] — Machine translation, batch labor-contracts-act-20260918T154035-001, translated 2026-09-18 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch labor-contracts-act-20261009T162006-001, translated 2026-10-10 - This site's parser, version 211 — 労働契約法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-09-10