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Employment Insurance Law (Law No. 116 of 1974).

Country(ies)

Japan

Subjects (Classification)

Unemployment benefit

Adopted on (Date of text)

1974-12-28

Scope of text

National

Type of legislation (Type of text)

Law, Act

Original title

雇用保険法

Abstract/Citation

Chapter 1: General Provisions Chapter 2: Covered Undertakings, etc. Chapter 3: Unemployment Benefits Chapter 4: Services for Stabilization of Employment, etc. Chapter 5: Bearing of Expenses Chapter 6: Raising of Objections and Lawsuits Chapter 7: Miscellaneous Provisions Chapter 8: Penal Provisions

Date of entry into force

1975-04-01
per addendum to original act.

Implementing text(s)

1987-06-01 (JPN-1987-M-4070)
Notification of the Ministry of Labour. No. 47

Implementing text(s)

1987-06-01 (JPN-1987-M-4070)
Notification of the Ministry of Labour. No. 47

Implementing text(s)

1987-07-28 (JPN-1987-R-4477)
Cabinet Order amending Ordinance made under the Employment Insurance Law [Law No. 116 of 1974]. No. 265.

Implementing text(s)

1987-07-28 (JPN-1987-R-4477)
Cabinet Order amending Ordinance made under the Employment Insurance Law [Law No. 116 of 1974]. No. 265.

Implementing text(s)

1987-04-01 (JPN-1987-R-6791)
Ordinance of the Ministry of Labour amending the Regulations made under the Employment Measures Law [Law No. 132 of 1966] and Regulations made under the Employment Insurance Law [Law No. 116 of 1974]. No. 14.

Implementing text(s)

1987-04-01 (JPN-1987-R-6791)
Ordinance of the Ministry of Labour amending the Regulations made under the Employment Measures Law [Law No. 132 of 1966] and Regulations made under the Employment Insurance Law [Law No. 116 of 1974]. No. 14.

Implementing text(s)

1996-07-17 (JPN-1996-M-45370)
Notification of the Ministry of Labour No. 67.

Implementing text(s)

1996-07-17 (JPN-1996-M-45370)
Notification of the Ministry of Labour No. 67.

Implementing text(s)

1996-07-17 (JPN-1996-M-45371)
Notification of the Ministry of Labour No. 68.

Implementing text(s)

1996-07-17 (JPN-1996-M-45371)
Notification of the Ministry of Labour No. 68.

Implementing text(s)

1996-07-17 (JPN-1996-M-45372)
Notification of the Ministry of Labour No. 69.

Implementing text(s)

1996-07-17 (JPN-1996-M-45372)
Notification of the Ministry of Labour No. 69.

Implementing text(s)

1997-03-27 (JPN-1997-R-47946)
Ordinance of the Ministry of Labour amending the Ordinance made under the Employment Insurance Law [Law No. 116 of 1974] No. 15.

Implementing text(s)

2003-10-28 (JPN-2003-R-66279)
Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Amending a part of the Implementation Rules of the Employment Insurance Law (Ordinance No.166 of 2003).

Implementing text(s)

2004-08-08 (JPN-2004-R-69377)
Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Amending the Employment Insurance Regulations (Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, No.122 of 2004)

Implementing text(s)

1975-03-10 (JPN-1975-R-95616)
Ordinance No. 3 of 1975 made under the Employment Insurance Law.

Amending text(s)

1981-04-25 (JPN-1981-L-11380)
Law to amend the Employment Insurance Law [Law No. 116 of 1974] and the Employment Projects Corporation Law [Law No. 116 of 1961]. No. 27.

Amending text(s)

1981-04-25 (JPN-1981-L-11380)
Law to amend the Employment Insurance Law [Law No. 116 of 1974] and the Employment Projects Corporation Law [Law No. 116 of 1961]. No. 27.

Amending text(s)

1991-05-02 (JPN-1991-L-27896)
Law Amending the Law Concerning the Promotion of Local Employment Development [Law No. 23 of 1987]. No. 56.

Amending text(s)

1991-05-02 (JPN-1991-L-27896)
Law Amending the Law Concerning the Promotion of Local Employment Development [Law No. 23 of 1987]. No. 56.

Amending text(s)

1992-03-31 (JPN-1992-L-31173)
Law amending the Law concerning the Collection of Premiums on Labour Insurance Law [Law No. 84 of 1969] and the Employment Insurance Law [Law No. 116 of 1974]. No. 8.

Amending text(s)

1992-03-31 (JPN-1992-L-31173)
Law amending the Law concerning the Collection of Premiums on Labour Insurance Law [Law No. 84 of 1969] and the Employment Insurance Law [Law No. 116 of 1974]. No. 8.

Amending text(s)

1992-03-31 (JPN-1992-L-31174)
Law amending the Temporary Measures Law for Workers Laid Off from Coal Mines [Law No. 159 of 1959] and other related Laws. No. 23.

Amending text(s)

1992-03-31 (JPN-1992-L-31174)
Law amending the Temporary Measures Law for Workers Laid Off from Coal Mines [Law No. 159 of 1959] and other related Laws. No. 23.

Amending text(s)

1992-06-03 (JPN-1992-L-33111)
Law No. 67 amending the Human Resources Development Promotion Law (Law No. 64 of 1969).

Amending text(s)

1992-06-03 (JPN-1992-L-33111)
Law No. 67 amending the Human Resources Development Promotion Law (Law No. 64 of 1969).

Amending text(s)

1996-05-22 (JPN-1996-L-45490)
Law amending the Workmen's Accident Compensation Insurance Law [Law No. 50 of 1947] and etc. (No. 42).

Amending text(s)

2000-05-12 (JPN-2000-L-56871)
Law amending the Employment Insurance Law [Law No. 116 of 1974]. No. 59.

Amending text(s)

2003-04-30 (JPN-2003-L-65100)
Law amending Employment Insurance Law of 1974 (No. 31 of 2003).

Amending text(s)

2003-04-30 (JPN-2003-L-65100)
Law amending Employment Insurance Law of 1974 (No. 31 of 2003).

Amending text(s)

2007-04-23 (JPN-2007-L-76479)
Law amending part of the Employment Insurance Law (Law No. 30 of 2007).

Electronic source title

English translation (as amended up to April 2001)

Author

The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training

Place of publication

Tokyo

Country

Japan

URL

http://www.jil.go.jp/english/laborinfo/library/documents/llj_law11.pdf

Electronic source title

Legislation on-line

Author

Japanese Law Translation, Government of Japan

Country

Japan

URL

https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/

File

JPN27771 2007.pdf (PDF of Act in English as amended to Act No. 30 of 2007)

Monograph title

Labour Laws of Japan

Author

The Japan Institute of Labour

Place of publication

Tokyo

Country

Japan

Date

2003

Edition

7th ed.