Cabinet decision on amendments to the Childcare and Family Care Leave Act, etc. to support work-life balance.
Companies will expand the scope of overtime exemptions to parents who are waiting for their children to enter elementary school. Short-time work systems, change starting times, and telework for children from the age of 3 until they enterElementary School. The government aims to pass a revised bill in the current Diet session, saying it wants to enable both men and women to balance childcare and nursing care with work.