I hereby promulgate the Law concerning the Emergency Measure of the Allowance to the Government Personnels with the enforcement of the Labor Standard Law and Others.
御名御璽
Signed:HIROHITO, Seal of the Emperor
昭和二十二年十二月十二日
This twelfth day of the twelfth month of the twenty-second year of Showa (December 12, 1947)
The Government shall issue to government personnels and the other officials and employees in the Government (all of whom shall be called hereinafter simply "Personnels" ) or their bereaved family or those who maintain their living upon the income of workers at the time of death the same rates of allowance, in case the present rates are below the level, as the minimum standard established under the Labor Standard Law (or Seaman's Law for workers who are in maritime service) and Unemployment Insurance Law.
Details concerning the necessary adjustment between the increased rates of allowance as stated in the preceding paragraph and the present allowances, and the issuing regulations of this allowance established in the same paragraph shall be determined by the Minister of Finance.
Premium pay for overtime and holiday and midnight service to be granted under the Labor Standard Law, Art.37 (or Seaman's Law, Art.67) shall be retroactive to July 1, 1947, other compensations to be granted under the other provisions of Labor Standard Law shall be to September 1, 1947, and benefits corresponding to those under the Unemployment Insurance Law shall be to November 1.