# 労働基準法 / Labor Standards Act — 第十五条 (Article 15) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-15. 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: 労働基準法 (Labor Standards Act), 昭和二十二年法律第四十九号 - English title "Labor Standards 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: 第十五条 (Article 15)（労働条件の明示） — address `art-15` - Text in force since: 2026-07-17 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-15 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-15 - 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). 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第十五条（労働条件の明示） — (Clear Indication of Working Conditions) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-15 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-15 **第一項** 使用者は、労働契約の締結に際し、労働者に対して賃金、労働時間その他の労働条件を明示しなければならない。この場合において、賃金及び労働時間に関する事項その他の厚生労働省令で定める事項については、厚生労働省令で定める方法により明示しなければならない。 art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-15/par-1 When entering into a labor contract, the employer must clearly indicate the wages, working hours, and other working conditions to the worker. In doing so, the employer must clearly indicate the particulars of wages and working hours and any other such particulars that Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare prescribes in the manner prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項の規定によつて明示された労働条件が事実と相違する場合においては、労働者は、即時に労働契約を解除することができる。 art-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-15/par-2 If working conditions that have been clearly indicated based on the provisions of the preceding paragraph differ from actual conditions, the worker may immediately cancel the labor contract. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 前項の場合、就業のために住居を変更した労働者が、契約解除の日から十四日以内に帰郷する場合においては、使用者は、必要な旅費を負担しなければならない。 art-15/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-15/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-15/par-3 In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, if a worker who has altered residences for work returns home within 14 days after the contract cancellation date, the employer must cover any necessary travel expenses. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-15/par-2: 前項 → 労働基準法 第十五条第一項 (Article 15, paragraph (1)), art-15/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-15/par-1 - art-15/par-3: 前項 → 労働基準法 第十五条第二項 (Article 15, paragraph (2)), art-15/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-15/par-2 ## Cited by 15 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 労働基準法 第十五条第二項（労働条件の明示） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-15/par-2 - 労働基準法 第十五条第三項（労働条件の明示） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-15/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-15/par-3 - 労働基準法 第百二十条第一項第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-120/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-120/par-1/item-1 - 労働基準法施行規則 第五条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322M40000100023/art-5/par-1 - 労働基準法施行規則 第五条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/art-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322M40000100023/art-5/par-2 - 労働基準法施行規則 第五条第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/art-5/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322M40000100023/art-5/par-3 - 労働基準法施行規則 第五条第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/art-5/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322M40000100023/art-5/par-4 - 労働基準法施行規則 第五条第五項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/art-5/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322M40000100023/art-5/par-5 - 労働基準法施行規則 第五条第六項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/art-5/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322M40000100023/art-5/par-6 - 労働者派遣事業の適正な運営の確保及び派遣労働者の保護等に関する法律 第三十一条の二第二項第一号（待遇に関する事項等の説明） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/worker-dispatch-act/art-31-2/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/360AC0000000088/art-31-2/par-2/item-1 - 労働者派遣事業の適正な運営の確保及び派遣労働者の保護等に関する法律 第三十一条の二第二項第二号（待遇に関する事項等の説明） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/worker-dispatch-act/art-31-2/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/360AC0000000088/art-31-2/par-2/item-2 - 労働者派遣事業の適正な運営の確保及び派遣労働者の保護等に関する法律 第三十一条の二第三項第一号（待遇に関する事項等の説明） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/worker-dispatch-act/art-31-2/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/360AC0000000088/art-31-2/par-3/item-1 - 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 第六条第一項（労働条件に関する文書の交付等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/part-time-and-fixed-term-workers-act/art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000076/art-6/par-1 - 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 第六条第二項（労働条件に関する文書の交付等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/part-time-and-fixed-term-workers-act/art-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000076/art-6/par-2 - 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 第十四条第一項（事業主が講ずる措置の内容等の説明） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/part-time-and-fixed-term-workers-act/art-14/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000076/art-14/par-1 --- ## 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