Childcare and Family Care Leave Law - Ikujikaigokyuugyouho

Japanese: 育児･介護休業法 - いくじかいごきゅうぎょうほう

...However, as the idea that men and women should share equal familial responsibilities such as childcare became more widespread internationally, Japan also revised its laws, and the Childcare Leave Act of 1991 stipulated that both men and women may apply for childcare leave. According to the current Childcare and Family Care Leave Act (established in 1995), male and female workers with children under one year of age can take leave for any period of time they wish between the day of the child's birth and the day before the child's first birthday. Employers are not required to pay wages during the leave period, so labor and management are free to decide.

From [Nursing Care Leave]

…In Sweden, the Paid Leave for Relatives Act came into effect in 1989. As the aging of the population progressed, some companies in Japan also began to introduce this system, and in 1995, the Child Care Leave Act (1991) was amended to become the Child Care and Family Care Leave Act (officially known as the Act on the Welfare of Workers Who Take Child Care Leave, etc. for Child Care or Family Care), which came into effect in April 1999. Employees (with employment period of one year or more) who have family members (their own and their spouse's parents, spouse, and children) who require constant care are allowed to take leave for up to three consecutive months at a time for each person requiring care, based on their application. …

*Some of the terms mentioned in the Childcare and Family Care Leave Act are explained below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…しかし，育児などの家族的責任は男女が平等に担うべきだとする思想が国際的に普及するようになり，日本でも法の改正が行われ，91年の〈育児休業に関する法律(育児休業法)〉は，男女ともに育児休業を申し出ることができると定めるようになった。現行の〈育児･介護休業法〉(1995年成立)によれば，1歳未満の子どもをもつ男女労働者は，子どもが生まれた日から満1歳の誕生日の前日までの間の希望する期間，休業をすることができる。休業期間中の賃金の支払いは，事業主に対して義務づけられていないため，労使が自由に決定する。…

【介護休業】より

…1989年にスウェーデンでは親族介護有給休暇法が施行された。高齢化の進行にともない，日本でも導入しはじめる企業が出てきたが，1995年に育児休業法（1991）改正により育児・介護休業法（正称は〈育児休業等育児又は家族介護を行う労働者の福祉に関する法律〉）が成立し，1999年4月から施行されることになった。常時介護を必要とする家族（本人と配偶者の両親，配偶者，子供）をかかえる労働者（雇用期間1年以上）に，その申出にもとづいて，その要介護者1人について1回に限って，連続する３ヵ月以内の休業が認められる。…

※「育児･介護休業法」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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