I hereby give My sanction to the Regulations governing the Organization of Public Employment Security Office and cause the same to be promulgated.
Signed: HIROHITO, Seal of the Emperor
This seventh day of the fourth month of the twenty-second year of Showa (April 7, 1947)
Countersigned: Prime Minister YOSHIDA Shigeru
Minister for Home Affairs UEHARA Etsujiro
Minister of Welfare KAWAI Yoshinari
Imperial Ordinance No. 118
Regulations governing the Organization of Public Employment Security Office
Article 1. Public Employment Security Office that does services to the public shall be established for the purpose of equitable and adequate distribution of labor so as to contribute toward the security of employment and the progress of industry.
Article 2. Public Employment Security Office, which is under administration of the Minister of Welfare, shall handle affairs concerning employment exchange, vocational training and other relevant project.
Article 3. The following personnel shall be allocated to Public Employment Security Office:
Secretaries of Welfare Ministry
Full time 2nd class 408 persons
Full time 3rd class 5072 persons
Technical Officials of Welfare Ministry
Full time 2nd class 29 persons
Full time 3rd class 6 persons
The Office Chief shall be appointed from among 2nd or 3rd class Secretaries of Welfare Ministry.
Article 4. The fixed number or the officials stipulated in the preceding Article at each office shall be determined by the Minister of Welfare.
Article 5. The Minister of Welfare (in case a Bureau for the Management of Employment Security is established, its director shall be included) shall grant to a prefectural governor authority to command and supervise the chief of Public Employment Security Office.
The Office Chief, who is placed under the command of the governor of urban or local prefecture, shall supervise officials belonging to the office.
Article 6. The place, appellation, jurisdiction, and function of Public Employment Security Office shall be directed by the Minister of Welfare.
Article 7. In case the Minister of Welfare deems it necessary, branch-offices of Public Employment Security Office may be established in order to manage a part of its affairs.
Necessary matters concerning branch-offices of Public Employment Security Office shall be directed by the Minister of Welfare.
Article 8. For the purpose of making supervision, liaison and unification of the affairs of Public Employment Security Offices, in case the Minister of Welfare deems it necessary, a Branch Office of Employment Security Bureau may be established, making several urban and local prefectures its area of jurisdiction.
Branch Offices of Employment Security Bureau shall be under the supervision of the Minister of Welfare.
Necessary matters concerning Branch Offices for the Management of Employment Security shall be directed separately.
Supplementary Provisions:
Article 9. This Imperial Ordinance shall come into force as from the day of its promulgation.
Article 10. A part of the Regulations governing the Organization of Tokyo Metropolis shall be amended as follows:
In Article 1, "Secretaries of Local Government, full-time 2nd class, 57 persons" shall read "Secretaries of Local Government full-time, 2nd class, 51 persons", "Technical Officials of Local Government, full-time 2nd class, 19 persons" shall read "Technical Officials of Local Government full-time, 2nd class, 18 persons", "Secretaries or Technical Officials of Local Government, full-time, 3rd class, 487 persons" shall read "Secretaries or Technical Officials of Local Government, full-time, 3rd class, 432 persons".
Article 38. For the purpose of managing a part of affairs concerning labor union and adjustment of labor relations, a Labor Administration Office shall be established at an important place. Its site, name and area of jurisdiction shall be fixed by the Governor.
The head of the Labor Administration Office shall be appointed from among 2nd or 3rd Secretaries of Local Government. He shall manage affairs concerned and command and superintend his subordinates under the command of the Governor.
Article 11. A part of the Regulations governing the organization of Hokkaido Government Office shall be amended as follows:
In Article 1, "Secretaries of Local Government, full-time, 2nd class, 59 persons" shall read "Secretaries of Local Government, full-time, 2nd class 54 persons", "Technical Officials of Local Government, full-time, 2nd class, 30 persons" shall read "Technical Officials of Local government, 2nd class, 29 persons", and "Secretaries or Technical Officials of Local Government, full time, 3rd class 882 persons" shall read "Secretaries or Technical Officials of Local Government full-time, 3rd class, 861 persons".
Article 33. For the purpose of managing a part of affairs concerning labor union and the adjustment of labor relations, a Labor Administration Office shall be established at an important place. Its site, name and area of jurisdiction shall be fixed by the Governor.
The head of Labor Administration Office shall be appointed from among 2nd or 3rd Secretaries of Local Government. He shall manage affairs concerned, and command and superintend his subordinates under the command of the Governor.
Article 12. A part of the Regulations governing the organization of local offiicials shall be amended as follows:
In Article 1, "Secretaries of Local Government, full-time, 2nd class, 1484 persons" shall read "Secretaries of Local Government, full-time, 2nd class, 1391 persons," "Technical Officials of Local Government, full-time, 2nd class, 4836 persons" shall read Technical Officials of Local Government, full-time, 2nd class, 4822 persons" and "Secretaries or Technical Officials of Local Government, full-time, 3rd class, 30,055 persons" shall read "Secretaries or Technical Officials of Local Government, full-time, 3rd class, 20,479 persons."
Article 48. For the purpose of managing a part of affairs concerning labor union and the adjustment of labor relations, a Labor Administration Office shall be established at an important place. Its site, name, and area of jurisdiction shall be fixed by the Governor.
The head of the Labor Administration Office shall be appointed from among 2nd or 3rd Local Secretaries. He shall manage affairs concerned, and command and superintend his subordinates under the command of the Governor.
Article 13. A part of the Regulations governing the Orgnization of establishing extraordinary officials at urban and local prefectural offices shall be amended as follows:
In Article 1, "Secretaries of Local Government, full-time, 2nd class, 69 persons" shall read "Secretaries of Local Government, full-time, 2nd class, 53 persons" "Technical Officials of Local Government full-time, 2nd class, 21 persons" shall read "Technical Officials of Local Government, full-time, 2nd class, 20 persons" and "Secretaries or Technical Officials of Local Government, full-time, 3rd class, 708 persons" shall read "Secretaries or Technical Officials of Local Government, full-time, 3rd class, 245 persons."
In Article 1, (3) "Secretaries of Local Government, full-time, 2nd class, 68 persons" shall read "Secretaries of Local Government, full-time, 2nd class, 57 persons" and "Secretaries or Technical Officials of Local Government, full-time, 3rd class, 2324 persons" shall read "Secretaries or Technical Officials of Local Government, full-time, 3rd class, 2109 persons."
In Article 1, (4), "Secretaries of Local Government, full-time, 2nd class, 1259 persons" shall read "Secretaries of Local Government, full-time, 2nd class, 982 persons," "Technical Officials of Local Government, full-time, 2nd class, 427 persons" shall read "Technical Officials of Local Government full-time, 2nd class, 415 persons", and "Secretaries or Technical Officials of Local Government, full-time, 3rd class 8736 persons" shall read "Secretaries or Technical Officials of Local Government, full-time, 3rd class, 4942 persons."
Article 14. Those persons who are now in the post of Labor Exchange and engaged in affairs concerning the enforcement of Employment Exchange Law at the time of the enforcement of this Imperial Ordinance, and do not receive written appointment are considered to be appointed in the case of Secretary of Local Government. Secretary of Welfare Ministry, and in the case of Technical Official of Local Government, Technical Official of Welfare Ministry with the same official rank and the same salary.
Those persons who are now in the post of Labor Exchange and engaged in affairs concerning the enforcement of Employment Exchange Law on the suspension list at the time of the enforcement of this Imperial Ordinance, and do not receive written appointment are considered to be appointed, in the case of Secretary of Local government, Secretary of Welfare Ministry, and in the case of Technical Official of Local Government, Technical Official of Welfare Ministry with the same official rank and the same salary on the same suspension list.
However, the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs do not prevent the provisions concerning the qualification of appointing or grading officials from being applied.
Article 15. A part of the Enforcement Ordinance of Labor Union Law shall be amended as follows:
In Article 47, "Head of Labor Exchange" shall read "Head of Labor Administration Office".
Article 16. A part of the Enforcement Ordinance of Labor Relations Adjustment Law shall be amended as follows:
In Article 1 and Article 13, paragraph 2, "Head of Labor Exchange" shall read "Head of Labor Administration Office".