NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION EXTRALEGAL BENEFIT REGULATIONS As of April 1, 2004 HU Doc. No.

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1 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION EXTRALEGAL BENEFIT REGULATIONS As of April 1, 2004 HU Doc. No. 101 (Purpose) Article 1 These Regulations prescribe the necessary matters related to extralegal benefits as prescribed in Articles 53 and 54 of the National University Corporation Hokkaido University Employment Rules ( Employment Rules, HU Doc. No. 85 of 2004), Articles 55 and 56 of the National University Corporation Hokkaido University Maritime Staff Employment Rules (HU Doc. No. 86 of 2004), Articles 75 and 76 of the National University Corporation Hokkaido University Specially Appointed Academic Staff Employment Rules (HU Doc. No. 35 of 2006), Articles 73 and 74 of the National University Corporation Hokkaido University Contract Employee Employment Rules (HU Doc. No. 87 of 2004), Articles 66 and 67 of the National University Corporation Hokkaido University Part-time Employee Employment Rules (HU Doc. No. 88 of 2004), Articles 53 and 54 of the Employment Rules applied mutatis mutandis as prescribed in Article 22 of the National University Corporation Hokkaido University Temporary Employment Rules (HU Doc. No. 89 of 2004), Articles 75 and 76 of the National University Corporation Hokkaido University Child Care Center Employment Rules (HU Doc. No. 62 of 2005), and Articles 68 and 69 of the National University Corporation Hokkaido University Temporary Child Care Center Employment Rules (HU Doc. No. 63 of 2005), among other extralegal benefits. (Types of Extralegal Benefits) Article 2 Extralegal benefits as prescribed in these Regulations refers to those prescribed in the following items: (i) Extralegal leave of absence compensation (ii) Disability special relief funds (iii) Survivors special relief funds (Extralegal Leave of Absence Compensation) Article 3(1) When employees have stopped receiving salary because they must recover from an occupational injury or illness and cannot work, the National University Corporation Hokkaido University (hereinafter referred to as the University ) shall pay them leave of absence compensation as prescribed in Article 76 of the Labor Standards Act ( Labor Standards Act, No. 49 of 1947), as well as an amount equivalent to 20/100 of the basic daily benefit amount as

2 prescribed in Article 8-2 of the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act ( Industrial Accident Insurance Act, No. 50 of 1947) per day, for days when leave of absence compensation benefits as prescribed in Article 14 of the Industrial Accident Insurance Act do not apply to those employees. However, when the situation falls under the proviso of Article 14(1) of the Industrial Accident Insurance Act, an amount equivalent to 60 percent in the same proviso shall be read as an amount equivalent to 20 percent. (2) When employees have stopped receiving salary because they must recover from a commuting injury or illness and cannot work, the University shall pay them an amount equivalent to 80 percent of the basic daily benefit amount as prescribed in Article 8-2 of the Industrial Accident Insurance Act per day, for days when leave of absence benefits as prescribed in Article 22-2 of the same act do not apply to those employees. However, an amount equivalent to 60 percent in the proviso of Article 14(1) of the same act applied mutatis mutandis as prescribed in Article 22-2(2) of the same act shall be read as an amount equivalent to 80 percent. (3) When the employees fall under Article 14(2) or Article 22-2(2) of the Industrial Accident Insurance Act, the amount prescribed in the preceding paragraph shall be the amount found by taking the amount equivalent to 20 percent of the basic daily benefit amount as prescribed in Article 8-2 of the Industrial Accident Insurance Act per day and adding it to the amount prescribed in Article 14(2) or Article 22-2(2). (4) When employees who are to receive compensation as prescribed in paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) fall under Article 14-2 of the Industrial Accident Insurance Act, the University shall not provide the benefits prescribed in paragraph (1) or paragraph (2). (Payment of Disability Special Relief Funds) Article 4 When employees have received disability compensation benefits as prescribed in Article 15 of the Industrial Accident Insurance Act or disability benefits as prescribed in Article 22-3 of the same act, the University shall pay disability special relief funds as prescribed in Appended Table 1 and Appended Table 2 for the category (occupational or commuting injury) and the degree of disability. (Adjustment of Relief Funds for Occupational Injuries When Disability is Aggravated) Article 5(1) When an existing disability is aggravated in degree in the same part of the body by occupational injury or illness, the amount paid shall be found by taking the amount prescribed in Appended Table 1 for the grade of the post-aggravation disability and subtracting the amount prescribed in Appended Table 1 for the grade of the pre-aggravation disability. However, this shall not apply to persons whose injury or illness from public service as prescribed in the National Public Officers Accident Compensation Act ( Compensation Act, No. 191 of 1951) was cured between April 1, 1976 and March 31, 1993 and still have a disability of a degree

3 falling under a grade from grade 8 to grade 14 as prescribed in the Appended Table of the Compensation Act, nor shall it apply to situations as prescribed in Article 7. (2) In situations as in the preceding paragraph, when the pre-aggravation disability is the result of a commuting injury or illness as prescribed in the Compensation Act and is of a degree falling under a grade from grade 8 to grade 14 as prescribed in the Appended Table of the Compensation Act, and the injury or illness was cured between April 1, 1991 and March 31, 1993, the amount paid shall be found by taking the amount found by subtraction as prescribed in the preceding paragraph, and adding the amount prescribed in Appended Table 2 for the grade of the pre-aggravation disability. (Adjustment of Relief Funds for Commuting Injuries When Disability is Aggravated) Article 6(1) When an existing disability is aggravated in degree in the same part of the body by commuting injury or illness, the amount paid shall be found by taking the amount prescribed in Appended Table 2 for the grade of the post-aggravation disability and subtracting the amount prescribed in Appended Table 2 for the grade of the pre-aggravation disability. However, this shall not apply to persons whose injury or illness resulting from commuting as prescribed in the Compensation Act was cured between April 1, 1991 and March 31, 1993 and still have a disability of a degree falling under a grade from grade 8 to grade 14 as prescribed in the Appended Table of the Compensation Act, nor shall it apply to situations as prescribed in Article 7. (2) In situations as in the preceding paragraph, when the pre-aggravation disability is the result of a public service injury or illness as prescribed in the Compensation Act and is of a degree falling under a grade from grade 8 to grade 14 as prescribed in the Appended Table of the Compensation Act, and the injury or illness was cured between April 1, 1976 and March 31, 1993, the amount paid shall be found by taking the amount found by subtraction as prescribed in the preceding paragraph, and adding the amount prescribed in Appended Table 1 for the grade of the pre-aggravation disability. (Situations Where No Adjustment is Made When Disability is Aggravated) Article 7 Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding two articles, when an existing disability is aggravated in degree in the same part of the body and disability compensation benefits and disability benefits have been provided for only the new disability instead of providing disability compensation benefits as prescribed in Article 13 of the Compensation Act or disability compensation benefits as prescribed in Article 15 of the Industrial Accident Insurance Act and disability benefits as prescribed in Article 22-3 of the same act for the pre-aggravated disability, the amount paid shall be as indicated in the following items, based on the place category indicated below:

4 (i) Disabilities resulting from occupational injuries or illnesses: The amount prescribed in Appended Table 1 for the grade of the new disability (ii) Disabilities resulting from commuting injuries or illnesses: The amount prescribed in Appended Table 2 for the grade of the new disability (Relief Funds When Recurring Injury or Illness Has Healed) Article 8 Where a recurring injury or illness has healed (applies only to cases as prescribed in the Industrial Accident Insurance Act) and the grade of the recurring injury or illness was higher than the grade of the initial injury or illness, the amount paid shall be as indicated in the following items, based on the situation category indicated below: (i) Recurring occupational injuries or illnesses: The amount found by taking the amount prescribed in Appended Table 1 for the grade of the recurring injury or illness, and subtracting the amount prescribed in Appended Table 1 for the grade of the initial injury or illness (ii) Recurring commuting injuries or illnesses: The amount found by taking the amount prescribed in Appended Table 2 for the grade of the recurring injury or illness, and subtracting the amount prescribed in Appended Table 2 for the grade of the initial injury or illness (Payment of Survivors Special Relief Funds) Article 9 The University shall pay the amount prescribed in the following items as survivors special relief funds, to family members as prescribed below of deceased employees who died on the job or as a result of commuting to work: (i) Persons who have gained the right to receive a survivors compensation pension as prescribed in Article 16-2 of the Industrial Accident Insurance Act or a survivors pension as prescribed in Article 22-4 of the same act, and have received that pension (excluding those paid in cases falling under Article 16-4(1) of the Industrial Accident Insurance Act, or Article 16-4(1) applied mutatis mutandis as prescribed in Article 22-4): The following amount, based on the situation category indicated below: a. When the employee died on the job: 18,600,000 yen b. When the employee died as a result of commuting to work: 11,300,000 yen (ii) Persons who have gained the right to receive a survivors compensation lump sum payment as prescribed in Article 16-7 of the Industrial Accident Insurance Act or a survivors lump sum payment as prescribed in Article 22-4 of the same act, and have received that lump sum payment (excluding those paid in cases falling under Article 16-6(2) of the Industrial Accident Insurance Act, or Article 16-6(2) applied mutatis mutandis as prescribed in Article 22-4): The following amount, based on the situation category indicated below: a. When the employee died on the job: 18,600,000 yen b. When the employee died as a result of commuting to work: 11,300,000 yen

5 (Special Exception for Maritime Staff) Article 10 Concerning occupational accident compensation for maritime staff as prescribed in Article 2 of the National University Corporation Hokkaido University Maritime Staff Employment Rules, when extralegal leave of absence compensation as prescribed in Article 3(1) of these Regulations is provided, if the sum of the extralegal leave of absence compensation as prescribed in that paragraph, the leave of absence compensation benefits as prescribed in Article 14 of the Industrial Accident Insurance Act, and the leave of absence special payment as prescribed in Article 3 of the Rules for Paying Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Special Payments (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Ordinance No. 30 of December 28, 1974) is less than the injury or illness allowance prescribed in Article 91 of the Mariners Act (No. 100 of 1947), the University shall pay for the difference. (Cases of Accidents Caused by a Third Party) Article 11(1) When the University has provided compensation as prescribed in Article 3(2) when the accident that led to extralegal leave of absence compensation was caused by the actions of a third party, the University shall acquire the rights that those persons who have received extralegal leave of absence compensation have to demand restitution from that third party, up to an amount equivalent to 60 percent of the basic daily benefit amount as prescribed in Article 8-2 of the Industrial Accident Insurance Act. However, in cases as prescribed in the proviso of Article 3(2), the limit shall be the amount prescribed in the proviso of Article 14(1) of the Industrial Accident Insurance Act. (2) In the case described in the preceding paragraph, when persons to receive extralegal leave of absence compensation have received damages compensation from the third party for the same cause, the University shall be relieved of the duty to provide compensation, up to the amount received from the third party. (Relationship with Civil Compensation) Article 12 When the University has provided compensation as prescribed in these Regulations, it shall be relieved of the duty to provide damages compensation under civil law for the same cause, up to the amount already provided. (Revision of Amount of Special Relief Funds Paid) Article 13 The amount paid of disability special relief funds and survivors special relief funds as prescribed in these Regulations shall be revised if the Rules of the National Personnel Authority Article 16-3 (welfare work for employees who have been in accidents) or a directive based on it has been changed.

6 (Certification of Occupational and Commuting Injuries) Article 14 Certification of occupational injuries, commuting injuries, disabilities, deaths, etc. to which these Regulations apply shall follow the certification by the government office with jurisdiction over the Industrial Accident Insurance Act. Supplementary Provisions These Regulations come into force on April 1, Supplementary Provisions (HU Doc. No. 80 of April 1, 2005) These Regulations come into force on April 1, Supplementary Provisions (HU Doc. No. 241 of November 30, 2005) These Regulations come into force on November 30, 2005 and apply on April 1, Supplementary Provisions (HU Doc. No. 50 of April 1, 2006) These Regulations come into force on April 1, Supplementary Provisions (HU Doc. No. 5 of January 23, 2007) These Regulations come into force on January 23, 2007 and apply on April 1, Appended Table 1 (Re: Article 4) Amount of disability special relief funds following occupational injury Grade of Disability Disability Special Relief Funds Grade 1 15,400,000 yen Grade 2 15,000,000 yen Grade 3 14,600,000 yen Grade 4 8,750,000 yen Grade 5 7,450,000 yen Grade 6 6,150,000 yen Grade 7 4,850,000 yen Grade 8 3,200,000 yen Grade 9 2,500,000 yen Grade 10 1,950,000 yen Grade 11 1,450,000 yen Grade 12 1,050,000 yen Grade ,000 yen

7 Grade ,000 yen Appended Table 2 (Re: Article 4) Amount of disability special relief funds following commuting injury Grade of Disability Disability Special Relief Funds Grade 1 9,750,000 yen Grade 2 9,400,000 yen Grade 3 9,050,000 yen Grade 4 5,500,000 yen Grade 5 4,700,000 yen Grade 6 3,900,000 yen Grade 7 3,100,000 yen Grade 8 1,950,000 yen Grade 9 1,550,000 yen Grade 10 1,200,000 yen Grade ,000 yen Grade ,000 yen Grade ,000 yen Grade ,000 yen