# 労働基準法施行規則 / Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act — 第十二条の五 (Article 12-5)

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- Law: 労働基準法施行規則 (Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act), 昭和二十二年厚生省令第二十三号
- English title "Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: MinisterialOrdinance — 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: 第十二条の五 (Article 12-5) — address `art-12-5`
- Text in force since: 2026-04-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/art-12-5
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### 第十二条の五
<sup>art-12-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/art-12-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322M40000100023/art-12-5</sup>

**第一項**  法第三十二条の五第一項の厚生労働省令で定める事業は、小売業、旅館、料理店及び飲食店の事業とする。
<sup>art-12-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/art-12-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322M40000100023/art-12-5/par-1</sup>
Businesses prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare referred to in the provisions of paragraph (1) of Article 32-5 of the Act shall be businesses of retailers, hotels, restaurants, and eating and drinking places.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  法第三十二条の五第一項の厚生労働省令で定める数は、三十人とする。
<sup>art-12-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/art-12-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322M40000100023/art-12-5/par-2</sup>
The number prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare referred to in the provisions of paragraph (1) of Article 32-5 of the Act shall be 30 persons.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  法第三十二条の五第二項の規定による一週間の各日の労働時間の通知は、少なくとも、当該一週間の開始する前に、書面により行わなければならない。ただし、緊急でやむを得ない事由がある場合には、使用者は、あらかじめ通知した労働時間を変更しようとする日の前日までに書面により当該労働者に通知することにより、当該あらかじめ通知した労働時間を変更することができる。
<sup>art-12-5/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/art-12-5/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322M40000100023/art-12-5/par-3</sup>
A notice of working hours for each day of a week pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of Article 32-5 of the Act shall be given in writing at least before the first day of the week. However, if there is an urgent and unavoidable reason, the employer may change the working hours previously notified by notifying the relevant worker in writing by the day prior to the date on which the employer intends to change the said previously notified working hours.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第四項**  法第三十二条の五第三項において準用する法第三十二条の二第二項の規定による届出は、様式第五号により、所轄労働基準監督署長にしなければならない。
<sup>art-12-5/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/art-12-5/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322M40000100023/art-12-5/par-4</sup>
A notification referred to in the provisions of paragraph (2) of Article 32-2 of the Act applied mutatis mutandis under the provisions of paragraph (3) of Article 32-5 of the Act must be submitted on Form No. 5 to the Director of the Labor Standards Office Concerned.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第五項**  使用者は、法第三十二条の五の規定により労働者に労働させる場合において、一週間の各日の労働時間を定めるに当たつては、労働者の意思を尊重するよう努めなければならない。
<sup>art-12-5/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/art-12-5/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322M40000100023/art-12-5/par-5</sup>
When an employer has workers work pursuant to the provisions of Article 32-5, the employer shall endeavor to respect the workers' intention when fixing working hours for each day of a week.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-12-5/par-1: 法第三十二条の五第一項 → 労働基準法 第三十二条の五第一項 (Article 32-5, paragraph (1)), art-32-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-32-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-32-5/par-1
- art-12-5/par-2: 法第三十二条の五第一項 → 労働基準法 第三十二条の五第一項 (Article 32-5, paragraph (1)), art-32-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-32-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-32-5/par-1
- art-12-5/par-3: 法第三十二条の五第二項 → 労働基準法 第三十二条の五第二項 (Article 32-5, paragraph (2)), art-32-5/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-32-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-32-5/par-2
- art-12-5/par-4: 法第三十二条の五第三項 → 労働基準法 第三十二条の五第三項 (Article 32-5, paragraph (3)), art-32-5/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-32-5/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-32-5/par-3
- art-12-5/par-4: 法第三十二条の二第二項 → 労働基準法 第三十二条の二第二項 (Article 32-2, paragraph (2)), art-32-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-32-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-32-2/par-2
- art-12-5/par-4: 様式第五号 → 労働基準法施行規則 様式第五号 (Form No. 5), form-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/form-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322M40000100023/form-5
- art-12-5/par-5: 法第三十二条の五 → 労働基準法 第三十二条の五 (Article 32-5), art-32-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-32-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-32-5

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 労働基準法施行規則 — the text in force from 2026-04-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/322M40000100023/20260401_508M60000100057), retrieved 2026-09-10
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/2605/tb), retrieved 2026-09-10
- This site's parser, version 222 — 労働基準法施行規則 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-09-10