MHLW ministerial ordinance amending Employees' Pension Insurance Act Enforcement Regulations (pension reform)

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Summary

This is a Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare ordinance (Reiwa 8 MHLW Ordinance No. 138) that revises related ministerial ordinances in connection with the partial enforcement of the act amending the National Pension Act and others to strengthen the pension system's functions in light of socio-economic changes. The listed target is the Enforcement Regulations of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act (Showa 29 MHLW Ordinance No. 37). The metadata gives a promulgation date of 2026-09-11 and an enforcement date of 2026-10-01.

Business Impact

Employers and payroll or social insurance administrators may need to check whether procedures or forms under employees' pension insurance are affected. The specific content of the amendments is not stated in the provided metadata, so the actual scope of impact is unclear.

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Timeline of related official records

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1. 2026-09-11 — Promulgated (instrument recorded by e-Gov Law Search) 社会経済の変化を踏まえた年金制度の機能強化のための国民年金法等の一部を改正する等の法律の一部の施行に伴う厚生労働省関係省令の整備に関する省令（令和八年厚生労働省令第百三十八号） (this update) Original Japanese source
2. 2026-10-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 厚生年金保険法施行規則 (this update) Original Japanese source