# 労働基準法 / Labor Standards Act

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- 昭和二十二年法律第四十九号 · Act
- English title "Labor Standards Act": Ministry of Justice translation
- Text in force since: 2026-07-17
- URL: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act
- Permanent URL: https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049
- 124 articles in the main text, 131 articles in the 附則 (supplementary provisions).

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## 本則 (the main text)

- 第一章　総則 — Chapter I General Provisions · art-1 to art-12 · 41 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/ch-1 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/ch-1
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
- 第二章　労働契約 — Chapter II Labor Contracts · art-13 to art-23 · 46 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/ch-2 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/ch-2
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
- 第三章　賃金 — Chapter III Wages · art-24 to art-29-to-31 · 14 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/ch-3 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/ch-3
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
- 第四章　労働時間、休憩、休日及び年次有給休暇 — Chapter IV Working Hours, Breaks, Days Off, and Annual Paid Leave · art-32 to art-41-2 · 149 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/ch-4 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/ch-4
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
  - 第三十二条から第三十三条まで — Articles 32 to 33 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/ch-4/from-art-32
  - 第三十四条から第三十八条の二まで — Articles 34 to 38-2 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/ch-4/from-art-34
  - 第三十八条の三から第三十八条の四まで — Articles 38-3 to 38-4 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/ch-4/from-art-38-3
  - 第三十九条 — Article 39 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/ch-4/from-art-39
  - 第四十条から第四十一条の二まで — Articles 40 to 41-2 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/ch-4/from-art-40
- 第五章　安全及び衛生 — Chapter V Safety and Health · art-42 to art-43-to-55 · 5 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/ch-5 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/ch-5
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
- 第六章　年少者 — Chapter VI Minors · art-56 to art-64 · 32 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/ch-6 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/ch-6
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
- 第六章の二　妊産婦等 — Chapter VI-2 Expectant and Postnatal Mothers; Women of Childbearing Age · art-64-2 to art-68 · 22 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/ch-6-2 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/ch-6-2
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
- 第七章　技能者の養成 — Chapter VII Training of Skilled Laborers · art-69 to art-74 · 14 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/ch-7 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/ch-7
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
- 第八章　災害補償 — Chapter VIII Accident Compensation · art-75 to art-88 · 41 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/ch-8 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/ch-8
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
- 第九章　就業規則 — Chapter IX Rules of Employment · art-89 to art-93 · 24 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/ch-9 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/ch-9
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
- 第十章　寄宿舎 — Chapter X Communal Housing · art-94 to art-96-3 · 23 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/ch-10 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/ch-10
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
- 第十一章　監督機関 — Chapter XI Inspection Bodies · art-97 to art-105 · 34 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/ch-11 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/ch-11
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
- 第十二章　雑則 — Chapter XII Miscellaneous Provisions · art-105-2 to art-116 · 30 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/ch-12 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/ch-12
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
- 第十三章　罰則 — Chapter XIII Penal Provisions · art-117 to art-121 · 22 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/ch-13 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/ch-13
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

## 附則・別表・様式 (supplementary provisions, appended tables and forms)

- 附　則 · 0 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3221-49 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3221-49
- 附　則 昭和二二年八月三一日法律第九七号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3221-97 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3221-97
- 附　則 昭和二四年五月一六日法律第七〇号 · 2 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3241-70 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3241-70
- 附　則 昭和二四年五月三一日法律第一六六号 · 2 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3241-166 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3241-166
- 附　則 昭和二五年一二月二〇日法律第二九〇号 · 2 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3251-290 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3251-290
- 附　則 昭和二七年七月三一日法律第二八七号 · 9 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3271-287 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3271-287
- 附　則 昭和二九年六月一〇日法律第一七一号 · 2 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3291-171 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3291-171
- 附　則 昭和三一年六月四日法律第一二六号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3311-126 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3311-126
- 附　則 昭和三三年五月二日法律第一三三号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3331-133 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3331-133
- 附　則 昭和三四年四月一五日法律第一三七号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3341-137 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3341-137
- 附　則 昭和三七年九月一五日法律第一六一号 · 10 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3371-161 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3371-161
- 附　則 昭和四〇年六月一一日法律第一三〇号 · 9 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3401-130 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3401-130
- 附　則 昭和四二年八月一日法律第一〇八号 · 2 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3421-108 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3421-108
- 附　則 昭和四三年六月一五日法律第九九号 · 2 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3431-99 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3431-99
- 附　則 昭和四四年七月一八日法律第六四号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3441-64 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3441-64
- 附　則 昭和四七年六月八日法律第五七号 · 7 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3471-57 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3471-57
- 附　則 昭和五一年五月二七日法律第三四号 · 5 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3511-34 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3511-34
- 附　則 昭和五八年一二月二日法律第七八号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3581-78 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3581-78
- 附　則 昭和五九年一二月二五日法律第八七号 · 5 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3591-87 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3591-87
- 附　則 昭和六〇年六月一日法律第四五号 · 15 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3601-45 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3601-45
- 附　則 昭和六〇年六月八日法律第五六号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3601-56 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3601-56
- 附　則 昭和六〇年七月五日法律第八九号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3601-89 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3601-89
- 附　則 昭和六二年九月二六日法律第九九号 · 18 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3621-99 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3621-99
- 附　則 平成三年五月一五日法律第七六号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4031-76 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4031-76
- 附　則 平成四年七月二日法律第九〇号 · 2 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4041-90 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4041-90
- 附　則 平成五年七月一日法律第七九号 · 19 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4051-79 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4051-79
- 附　則 平成七年六月九日法律第一〇七号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4071-107 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4071-107
- 附　則 平成九年六月一八日法律第九二号 · 7 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4091-92 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4091-92
- 附　則 平成一〇年九月三〇日法律第一一二号 · 31 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4101-112 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4101-112
- 附　則 平成一一年七月一六日法律第八七号 · 20 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4111-87 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4111-87
- 附　則 平成一一年七月一六日法律第一〇二号 · 7 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4111-102 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4111-102
- 附　則 平成一一年七月一六日法律第一〇四号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4111-104 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4111-104
- 附　則 平成一一年一二月八日法律第一五一号 · 8 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4111-151 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4111-151
- 附　則 平成一一年一二月二二日法律第一六〇号 · 4 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4111-160 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4111-160
- 附　則 平成一二年五月一九日法律第七一号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4121-71 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4121-71
- 附　則 平成一三年四月二五日法律第三五号 · 7 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4131-35 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4131-35
- 附　則 平成一三年一一月一六日法律第一一八号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4131-118 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4131-118
- 附　則 平成一四年七月三一日法律第九八号 · 5 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4141-98 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4141-98
- 附　則 平成一四年七月三一日法律第一〇〇号 · 7 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4141-100 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4141-100
- 附　則 平成一四年八月二日法律第一〇二号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4141-102 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4141-102
- 附　則 平成一五年七月四日法律第一〇四号 · 7 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4151-104 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4151-104
- 附　則 平成一六年六月二日法律第七六号 · 5 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4161-76 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4161-76
- 附　則 平成一六年一二月一日法律第一四七号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4161-147 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4161-147
- 附　則 平成一七年一〇月二一日法律第一〇二号 · 5 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4171-102 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4171-102
- 附　則 平成一七年一一月二日法律第一〇八号 · 5 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4171-108 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4171-108
- 附　則 平成一八年六月二一日法律第八二号 · 7 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4181-82 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4181-82
- 附　則 平成一九年一二月五日法律第一二八号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4191-128 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4191-128
- 附　則 平成二〇年一二月一二日法律第八九号 · 8 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4201-89 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4201-89
- 附　則 平成二四年六月二七日法律第四二号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4241-42 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4241-42
- 附　則 平成二六年六月二五日法律第八二号 · 8 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4261-82 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4261-82
- 附　則 平成二七年五月二九日法律第三一号 · 9 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4271-31 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4271-31
- 附　則 平成二九年六月二日法律第四五号 · 2 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4291-45 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4291-45
- 附　則 平成三〇年七月六日法律第七一号 · 23 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4301-71 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-4301-71
- 附　則 令和二年三月三一日法律第一三号 · 8 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-5021-13 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-5021-13
- 附　則 令和二年三月三一日法律第一四号 · 4 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-5021-14 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-5021-14
- 附　則 令和四年六月一七日法律第六八号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-5041-68 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-5041-68
- 附　則 令和六年五月三一日法律第四二号 · 6 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-5061-42 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-5061-42
- 附　則 令和八年六月二四日法律第四六号 · 6 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-5081-46 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-5081-46
- 附　則 令和八年七月一七日法律第六〇号 · 6 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-5081-60 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-5081-60
- 別表第一 （第三十三条、第四十条、第四十一条、第五十六条、第六十一条関係） · 16 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/appdx-1 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/appdx-1
- 別表第二（身体障害等級及び災害補償表） （第七十七条関係） — Table of Physical Disability Grades and Accident Compensation · 1 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/appdx-2 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/appdx-2
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
- 別表第三（分割補償表） （第八十二条関係） — Table of Payment of Compensation Installments · 1 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/labor-standards-act/appdx-3 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/appdx-3
  <sup>heading: 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) — 労働基準法 — the text in force from 2026-07-17 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/322AC0000000049/20260717_508AC0000000060), retrieved 2026-09-27
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Labor Standards Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4913/tb), retrieved 2026-09-27
- This site's parser, version 213 — 労働基準法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-09-27