Amendment on Regulations regarding Working Hours and Annual Paid Leave

NO&T Japan Legal Update

著者等

细川智史

出版社

长岛・大野・常松律师事务所

书籍名或刊登 杂志

NO&T Japan Legal Update 第16号（2019年3月）

语言

英文

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请注意，本简报的目的是提供信息，并非提供法律建议。另外，本简报仅包括根据发行日(制作日)时点的信息，不包括该时点之后的信息。特别是速报可能会与现状的解释或惯例不同，敬请留意。

I. Introduction
Recently passed amendments to Japanese labor and employment laws will become effective on April 1, 2019. Below we set out in brief an overview of the important amendments regarding working hours and annual paid leave. It is important to note from the outset that certain elements of the amendments will enter into force at different times depending on the size of the relevant company or entity. In some cases, the new regulations will become effective in relation to small or medium sized
companies from 2020. We have specified these cases in our overview below.