# 労働基準法 / Labor Standards Act — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions)

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- 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
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- Provision: 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) — address `suppl-3621-99`
- Text in force since: 2026-07-17
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## 附　則 昭和六二年九月二六日法律第九九号
<sup>suppl-3621-99 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3621-99 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/suppl-3621-99</sup>

### 第一条（施行期日） — Effective Date
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**第一項**  この法律は、昭和六十三年四月一日から施行する。
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This Act comes into effect as of April 1, 1988.
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### 第二条（労働時間に関する経過措置） — Transitional Measures Concerning Working Hours
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**第一項**  昭和六十三年三月三十一日を含む一週間に係る労働時間については、この法律による改正後の労働基準法（以下「新法」という。）第三十二条第一項、第三十三条、第三十六条、第三十七条、第六十条、第六十四条の二及び第六十六条第二項の規定にかかわらず、なお従前の例による。
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With regard to working hours for the week that includes March 31, 1988, the provisions then in force continue to govern, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 32, paragraph (1), Article 33, Article 36, Article 37, Article 60, Article 64-2 and Article 66, paragraph (2) of the Labor Standards Act as amended by this Act (hereinafter referred to as the "new Act").
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**第二項**  この法律の施行の際使用者がこの法律による改正前の労働基準法（以下「旧法」という。）第三十二条第二項の規定により労働させることとしている労働者に関しては、同項の規定に基づく就業規則その他これに準ずるものによる定めをしている四週間以内の一定の期間のうち昭和六十三年三月三十一日を含む期間に係る労働時間については、新法第三十二条、第三十二条の二、第三十三条、第三十六条、第三十七条、第六十四条の二及び第六十六条第二項の規定にかかわらず、なお従前の例による。
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With respect to a worker whom an employer, at the time this Act comes into effect, is to have work under the provisions of Article 32, paragraph (2) of the Labor Standards Act prior to amendment by this Act (hereinafter referred to as the "former Act"), with regard to working hours for the period that includes March 31, 1988 among the fixed periods of not more than four weeks provided for in the rules of employment or other equivalent instrument based on the provisions of that paragraph, the provisions then in force continue to govern, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 32, Article 32-2, Article 33, Article 36, Article 37, Article 64-2 and Article 66, paragraph (2) of the New Act.
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### 第三条（年次有給休暇に関する経過措置） — Transitional Measures Concerning Annual Paid Leave
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**第一項**  この法律の施行の際四月一日以外の日が基準日（新法第三十九条第一項に定める継続勤務の期間の終了する日の翌日をいう。以下この条において同じ。）である労働者に係る有給休暇については、この法律の施行の日後の最初の基準日の前日までの間は、新法第三十九条第一項から第三項までの規定にかかわらず、なお従前の例による。
<sup>suppl-3621-99/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3621-99/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/suppl-3621-99/art-3/par-1</sup>
With regard to paid leave for a worker whose base date (meaning the day following the day on which the period of continuous service prescribed in Article 39, paragraph (1) of the New Act ends; the same applies hereinafter in this Article) is a day other than April 1 at the time this Act comes into effect, the provisions then in force continue to govern until the day before the first base date after the date on which this Act comes into effect, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 39, paragraphs (1) through (3) of the New Act.
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**第二項**  新法第百三十三条に規定する事業に使用される労働者であつて昭和六十六年四月一日において継続勤務するもののうち、同日において四月一日以外の日が基準日である労働者に係る有給休暇については、同年四月一日から同日後の最初の基準日の前日までの間は、同月一日前において同条の規定により読み替えて適用する新法第三十九条第一項から第三項までの規定の例による。
<sup>suppl-3621-99/art-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3621-99/art-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/suppl-3621-99/art-3/par-2</sup>
With regard to paid leave for a worker who, from among the workers employed in a business prescribed in Article 133 of the New Act who are in continuous service on April 1, 1991, has as the base date as of that day a day other than April 1, from April 1 of that year until the day before the first base date after that day, the provisions of Article 39, paragraphs (1) through (3) of the New Act as applied before the first day of that month with the replacement of terms pursuant to that Article govern.
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**第三項**  前項の規定は、新法第百三十三条に規定する事業に使用される労働者であつて昭和六十九年四月一日において継続勤務するものについて準用する。
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The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to a worker who is employed in a business prescribed in Article 133 of the New Act and who is in continuous service on April 1, 1994.
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### 第四条（時効に関する経過措置） — Transitional Measures Concerning Prescription
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**第一項**  この法律の施行前に生じた退職手当の請求権の消滅時効については、なお従前の例による。
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With regard to the extinctive prescription of a claim for a retirement allowance that arose before this Act comes into effect, the provisions then in force continue to govern.
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### 第五条（罰則に関する経過措置） — Transitional Measures Concerning Penal Provisions
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**第一項**  この法律の施行前にした行為並びに附則第二条及び第三条第一項の規定によりなお従前の例によることとされる事項に係るこの法律の施行後にした行為に対する罰則の適用については、なお従前の例による。
<sup>suppl-3621-99/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3621-99/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/suppl-3621-99/art-5/par-1</sup>
With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed before this Act comes into effect and to acts committed after this Act comes into effect with respect to matters that are to be governed by the provisions then in force pursuant to the provisions of Article 2 and Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions, the provisions then in force continue to govern.
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### 第六条（政令への委任） — Delegation to Cabinet Order
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**第一項**  附則第二条から前条までに定めるもののほか、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。
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Beyond what is provided for in Article 2 through the preceding Article of the Supplementary Provisions, transitional measures necessary in connection with the enforcement of this Act (including transitional measures concerning penal provisions) are specified by Cabinet Order.
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### 第七条（検討） — Review
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**第一項**  政府は、この法律の施行後三年を経過した場合において、新法の規定の施行の状況を勘案し、必要があると認めるときは、新法の規定について検討を加え、その結果に基づいて必要な措置を講ずるものとする。
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In the case where three years have elapsed after this Act comes into effect, the government is to take into consideration the status of enforcement of the provisions of the New Act and, when it finds it necessary, is to review the provisions of the New Act and take necessary measures based on the results of that review.
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## Cites
- suppl-3621-99/art-2/par-1: 第三十二条第一項 → 労働基準法 第三十二条第一項 (Article 32, paragraph (1)), art-32/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-32/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-32/par-1
- suppl-3621-99/art-2/par-1: 第三十三条 → 労働基準法 第三十三条 (Article 33), art-33 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-33 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-33
- suppl-3621-99/art-2/par-1: 第三十六条 → 労働基準法 第三十六条 (Article 36), art-36 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-36 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-36
- suppl-3621-99/art-2/par-1: 第三十七条 → 労働基準法 第三十七条 (Article 37), art-37 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-37 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-37
- suppl-3621-99/art-2/par-1: 第六十条 → 労働基準法 第六十条 (Article 60), art-60 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-60 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-60
- suppl-3621-99/art-2/par-1: 第六十四条の二 → 労働基準法 第六十四条の二 (Article 64-2), art-64-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-64-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-64-2
- suppl-3621-99/art-2/par-1: 第六十六条第二項 → 労働基準法 第六十六条第二項 (Article 66, paragraph (2)), art-66/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-66/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-66/par-2
- suppl-3621-99/art-2/par-2: 新法第三十二条 → 労働基準法 第三十二条 (Article 32), art-32 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-32 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-32
- suppl-3621-99/art-2/par-2: 第三十二条の二 → 労働基準法 第三十二条の二 (Article 32-2), art-32-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-32-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-32-2
- suppl-3621-99/art-2/par-2: 第三十三条 → 労働基準法 第三十三条 (Article 33), art-33 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-33 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-33
- suppl-3621-99/art-2/par-2: 第三十六条 → 労働基準法 第三十六条 (Article 36), art-36 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-36 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-36
- suppl-3621-99/art-2/par-2: 第三十七条 → 労働基準法 第三十七条 (Article 37), art-37 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-37 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-37
- suppl-3621-99/art-2/par-2: 第六十四条の二 → 労働基準法 第六十四条の二 (Article 64-2), art-64-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-64-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-64-2
- suppl-3621-99/art-2/par-2: 第六十六条第二項 → 労働基準法 第六十六条第二項 (Article 66, paragraph (2)), art-66/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-66/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-66/par-2
- suppl-3621-99/art-3/par-1: 新法第三十九条第一項 → 労働基準法 第三十九条第一項 (Article 39, paragraph (1)), art-39/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-39/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-39/par-1
- suppl-3621-99/art-3/par-1: この条 → 労働基準法 附則第三条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 3), suppl-3621-99/art-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3621-99/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/suppl-3621-99/art-3
- suppl-3621-99/art-3/par-1: 新法第三十九条第一項から第三項まで → 労働基準法 第三十九条第二項 (Article 39, paragraph (2)), art-39/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-39/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-39/par-2
- suppl-3621-99/art-3/par-1: 新法第三十九条第一項から第三項まで → 労働基準法 第三十九条第三項 (Article 39, paragraph (3)), art-39/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-39/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-39/par-3
- suppl-3621-99/art-3/par-2: 新法第百三十三条 → 労働基準法 附則第百三十三条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 133), suppl-3221-49/art-133 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3221-49/art-133 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/suppl-3221-49/art-133
- suppl-3621-99/art-3/par-2: 新法第三十九条第一項から第三項まで → 労働基準法 第三十九条第一項 (Article 39, paragraph (1)), art-39/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-39/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-39/par-1
- suppl-3621-99/art-3/par-2: 新法第三十九条第一項から第三項まで → 労働基準法 第三十九条第二項 (Article 39, paragraph (2)), art-39/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-39/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-39/par-2
- suppl-3621-99/art-3/par-2: 新法第三十九条第一項から第三項まで → 労働基準法 第三十九条第三項 (Article 39, paragraph (3)), art-39/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-39/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-39/par-3
- suppl-3621-99/art-3/par-3: 前項 → 労働基準法 附則第三条第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 3, paragraph (2)), suppl-3621-99/art-3/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3621-99/art-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/suppl-3621-99/art-3/par-2
- suppl-3621-99/art-3/par-3: 新法第百三十三条 → 労働基準法 附則第百三十三条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 133), suppl-3221-49/art-133 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3221-49/art-133 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/suppl-3221-49/art-133
- suppl-3621-99/art-5/par-1: 附則第二条 → 労働基準法 附則第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2), suppl-3621-99/art-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3621-99/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/suppl-3621-99/art-2
- suppl-3621-99/art-5/par-1: 第三条第一項 → 労働基準法 附則第三条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 3, paragraph (1)), suppl-3621-99/art-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3621-99/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/suppl-3621-99/art-3/par-1
- suppl-3621-99/art-6/par-1: 附則第二条から前条まで → 労働基準法 附則第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2), suppl-3621-99/art-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3621-99/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/suppl-3621-99/art-2
- suppl-3621-99/art-6/par-1: 附則第二条から前条まで → 労働基準法 附則第三条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 3), suppl-3621-99/art-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3621-99/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/suppl-3621-99/art-3
- suppl-3621-99/art-6/par-1: 附則第二条から前条まで → 労働基準法 附則第四条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4), suppl-3621-99/art-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3621-99/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/suppl-3621-99/art-4
- suppl-3621-99/art-6/par-1: 附則第二条から前条まで → 労働基準法 附則第五条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 5), suppl-3621-99/art-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3621-99/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/suppl-3621-99/art-5

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- 労働基準法 附則第三条第一項（年次有給休暇に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3621-99/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/suppl-3621-99/art-3/par-1
- 労働基準法 附則第三条第三項（年次有給休暇に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3621-99/art-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/suppl-3621-99/art-3/par-3
- 労働基準法 附則第五条第一項（罰則に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3621-99/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/suppl-3621-99/art-5/par-1
- 労働基準法 附則第六条第一項（政令への委任） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/suppl-3621-99/art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/suppl-3621-99/art-6/par-1

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## Sources

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- This site's parser, version 224 — 労働基準法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-09-27
