Notice of Working Conditions and Employment Contract Maker

Choose regular, fixed-term or part-time and enter the working conditions. The tool lists everything that Japanese law (Labor Standards Act Art. 15, Part-Time and Fixed-Term Employment Act Art. 6) requires in writing, as a PDF and a Word (.docx) file, in Japanese, English or both.

Names, addresses and wages you enter are not stored and never appear in the URL.

Required items follow Article 5 of the Labor Standards Act Enforcement Regulations (as amended 1 April 2024) and Article 2 of the Part-Time and Fixed-Term Employment Act Enforcement Regulations (as amended 1 October 2026); the layout follows the MHLW model notice (checked 15 October 2026).

Document Document Employment type Part-time contract term Document language

Parties Date issuedEmployer nameEmployer address Name and title of the employer's representativeWorker's nameWorker's address (used in the contract signature block)

Contract term and probation Start dateEnd date (fixed-term only) Probation (months, 0 for none)Conditions during probation (blank = same as after)

Renewal (fixed-term contracts) Renewal Other (details)

Criteria for renewal

Other criteria Upper limit on renewalLimit (times or years)

The worker can apply for an indefinite-term contract during this contract (over 5 years in total)

Indefinite-term employment starts on (day after this contract ends)Conditions after conversion

Place of work and duties (scope of change) Place of work (at hiring) Place of work (scope of change) Scope of change (free text) Duties (at hiring) Duties (scope of change) Scope of change (free text)

Hours, days off and leave StartFinish Break (minutes)Work beyond scheduled hours Notes on hours (shifts, flexible hours, etc.) Days off Days off (free text) Annual paid leave after 6 months (days)Other leave

Wages Pay basisBasic wage (JPY) Allowances (e.g. commuting, actual cost up to JPY 30,000) Overtime up to 60 h/month (%)Overtime over 60 h/month (%)Statutory day off (%)Late night (%) Closing date ("末" for month end, or a day)Pay monthPay day Deductions under a labour-management agreement (blank if none) Pay raisesPay raises：Timing, amount, etc. BonusesBonuses：Timing, amount, etc. Retirement allowanceRetirement allowance：Timing, amount, etc.

Retirement, insurance and consultation Retirement ageContinued employment up to ageResignation notice (days) Grounds and procedure for dismissal (blank = standard wording)

Employees' pension Health insurance Employment insurance

Consultation desk (department)Contact personContact details Where the work rules can be read

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