Mandatory Rules of Employment for any workplace (事業場) with 10 or more employees, counting part-timers, under Articles 89-90 of the Labor Standards Act (労働基準法) — must be filed with the Labor Standards Inspection Office (労働基準監督署) together with a written opinion (意見書) from a representative of the employees.
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RULES OF EMPLOYMENT (就業規則)
Company name — Establishment: Establishment (事業場) name / location Employee count status: Employee count status
These Rules of Employment are issued under Articles 89-90 of the Labor Standards Act (労働基準法). Any establishment (事業場) with 10 or more employees, counting part-timers, must maintain Rules of Employment, file them with the Labor Standards Inspection Office (労働基準監督署) together with a written opinion (意見書) of a representative of the employees, and disseminate (周知) them so every employee can access them. Non-compliance can be punished by a fine of up to ¥300,000.
1. WORKING HOURS, BREAKS, AND HOLIDAYS 1.1. Working hours, breaks, and holidays
2. WAGES 2.1. Wage rules (calculation, payment date, closing date, raises)
3. DISCIPLINE AND DISMISSAL 3.1. Disciplinary measures and grounds for dismissal
4. LEAVE 4.1. Leave rules (annual, sick, special leave)
5. BONUSES AND ALLOWANCES 5.1. Bonus and allowance rules
6. SAFETY AND HEALTH 6.1. Safety and health rules
7. EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVE OPINION (意見書) 7.1. Written opinion of employee representative (意見書) — summary
8. FILING AND EFFECTIVE DATE 8.1. Filed on: Date filed with the Labor Standards Inspection Office (労働基準監督署). Effective from: Effective date.
9. DISSEMINATION (周知) 9.1. Method of dissemination to employees (周知)
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The 10-employee threshold applies per establishment, counting part-timers
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