No. 10339
Promulgation Date 2010-06-04
Ministry of Employment and Labor
ALL
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 (Purpose)
Article 2 (Definitions)
Article 3 (Scope of Application)
Article 4 (Responsibility of State and Local Governments)
Article 5 (Responsibility of Workers and Employers)
Article 6 (Formulation, etc. of Policies)
Article 6-2 (Formulation of Basic Plans)
Article 6-3 (Performance of Surveys on Current Status)
CHAPTER II GUARANTEE OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND TREATMENT, ETC., IN EMPLOYMENT OF MEN AND WOMEN
Section 1 Guarantee of Equal Opportunities and Treatment for Men and Women
Article 7 (Recruitment and Employment)
Article 8 (Wages)
Article 9 (Money, Goods, etc. other than Wages)
Article 10 (Education, Assignment, and Promotion)
Article 11 (Age Limit, Retirement, and Dismissal)
Section 2 Prohibition and Prevention of Sexual Harassment on Job
Article 12 (Prohibition of Sexual Harassment on Job)
Article 13 (Preventive Education of Sexual Harassment on Job)
Article 13-2 (Entrustment of Preventive Education of Sexual Harassment)
Article 14 (Measures in Event of Sexual Harassment on Job)
Article 14-2 (Prevention of Sexual Discrimination by Clients, etc.)
Section 3 Development of Vocational Abilities and Promotion of Employment for Women
Article 15 (Vocational Guidance)
Article 16 (Development of Vocational Abilities)
Article 17 (Promotion of Employment of Women)
Article 17-2 (Support for Ability Development and Employment Promotion of Career-Interrupted Women)
Section 4 Positive Employment Improvement Measures
Article 17-3 (Establishment and Submission, etc. of Implementation Plans for Positive Employment Improvement Measures)
Article 17-4 (Evaluation of Performance Results and Support, etc.)
Article 17-5 (Posting of Implementation Plans, etc.)
Article 17-6 (Cooperation for Positive Employment Improvement Measures)
Article 17-7 (Deliberation on Important Matters concerning Positive Employment Improvement Measures)
Article 17-8 (Surveys and Research, etc. of Positive Employment Improvement Measures)
CHAPTER III PROTECTION OF MOTHER HOOD
Article 18 (Support for Maternity Leave)
Article 18-2 (Paternity Leave)
CHAPTER III-2 WORK-FAMILY BALANCE ASSISTANCE
Article 19 (Temporary Retirement for Childcare)
Article 19-2 (Reduction of Working Hours for Period of Childcare)
Article 19-3 (Working Conditions, etc. during Reduction of Working Hours for Period of Childcare)
Article 19-4 (Types of Using Temporary Retirement for Childcare and Reduction of Working Hours for Period of Childcare)
Article 19-5 (Other Measures for Supporting Childcare)
Article 19-6 (Support by Employer for Worker's Restoration to Work)
Article 20 (Work-Family Balance Assistance)
Article 21 (Establishment of, Support for, etc Workplace Childcare Facilities)
Article 21-2 (Other Assistances related to Childcare)
Article 22 (Establishment of Public Welfare Facilities)
Article 22-2 (Support for Family Care, etc. of Workers)
Article 22-3 (Formation of Foundation for Work-Family Balance Assistance)
CHAPTER IV PREVENTION AND SETTLE MENT OF DISPUTES
Article 23 (Assistance to Counseling Services)
Article 24 (Honorary Supervisors for Equal Employment)
Article 25 (Autonomous Settlement of Disputes)
Articles 26 through 29 Deleted.
Article 30 (Burden of Proof)
CHAPTER V SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
Article 31 (Reporting and Inspections, etc.)
Article 32 (Publication of Current Status, etc. of Performing Equal Employment)
Article 33 (Preservation of Relevant Documents)
Article 34 (Application to Dispatched Workers)
Article 35 (Subsidizing Expenses)
Article 36 (Delegation and Entrustment of Authority)
CHAPTER VI PENAL PROVISIONS
Article 37 (Penal Provisions)
Article 38 (Joint Penal Provisions)
Article 39 (Fines for Negligence)
ADDENDA
ADDENDA<Act No. 7564, May 31, 2005>
ADDENDA<Act No. 7822, Dec. 30, 2005>
ADDENDA<Act No. 8372, Apr. 11, 2007>
ADDENDA<Act No. 8781, Dec. 21, 2007>
ADDENDA<Act No. 9792, Oct. 9, 2009>
ADDENDA<Act No. 9795, Oct. 9, 2009>
ADDENDA<Act No. 9998, Feb. 4, 2010>
ADDENDA<Act No.10339, Jun. 4, 2010>