An administrative agency under the Prefectural Labor Bureau of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, responsible for enforcing labor standards-related laws.
Overview
Labor Standards Inspection Office
Labor Standards Inspection Offices are administrative agencies responsible for enforcing labor-related laws including the Labor Standards Act, Industrial Safety and Health Act, and Workers' Accident Compensation Insurance Act. There are 321 Labor Standards Inspection Offices and 4 branch offices throughout Japan. They are organized into four departments: Supervision Section (Homen), Occupational Safety and Health Section, Workers' Compensation Section, and Administrative Affairs Section. They handle consultations on working conditions, supervisory guidance, ensuring workplace safety and health, and implementing workers' accident compensation. They also have authority to conduct on-site inspections, issue corrective guidance for labor law violations, and exercise judicial police powers for criminal investigations.
Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare
Labor Standards Act
Industrial Safety and Health Act
Workers' Accident Compensation Insurance Act
labor consultation
supervisory guidance
labor standards inspector
| code | slug | name | description | relatedLaws |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| homen | supervision-section | Supervision Section (Homen) | Department responsible for consultations and supervisory guidance on working conditions based on the Labor Standards Act. | ["Labor Standards Act","Minimum Wage Act","Act on the Promotion of Reduction of Working Hours"] |
| anzen-eisei | occupational-safety-health-section | Occupational Safety and Health Section | Department responsible for ensuring workplace safety and health based on the Industrial Safety and Health Act. | ["Industrial Safety and Health Act","Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Regulations","Crane and Other Safety Regulations"] |
| rosai | workers-compensation-section | Workers' Compensation Section | Department responsible for implementing workers' accident compensation based on the Workers' Accident Compensation Insurance Act. | ["Workers' Accident Compensation Insurance Act","Act on the Collection of Labor Insurance Premiums"] |
| gyomu | administrative-affairs-section | Administrative Affairs Section | Department responsible for internal management including accounting, general affairs, and personnel of the Labor Standards Inspection Office. | ["Accounting Act","National Public Service Act"] |
- Check Your Working Conditions: Comprehensive Information Site | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare official
- List of Prefectural Labor Bureaus and Labor Standards Inspection Offices | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare official
- Labor Standards | Employment and Labor | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare official
- Startup Working Conditions: Labor Management and Safety Management Web Diagnosis Site for Employers | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare official