In order to support the balance between childcare and nursing care and work, the government announced at a cabinet meeting on the 12th that it will expand systems to enable flexible working styles while raising children and provide support for employees who need to care for family members. We have decided on a bill to revise the Childcare and Family Care Leave Act, etc., which includes measures to make the system more widely known.
One of the pillars of the revised bill is the expansion of support measures for parents who are raising children, which up until now had mainly been provided until the child reaches the age of three.
Specifically,
▽Companies will expand the scope of overtime exemptions to parents who are waiting for their children to enter elementary school
, and ▽Introduce short-time work systems, change starting times, and telework for children from the age of 3 until they enter elementary school. , companies will be required to establish at least two of a number of systems, such as the granting of vacations that can be taken on an hourly basis.
In addition, regarding childcare leave, the government will allow children to take leave due to class closures due to infectious diseases or participation in events such as entrance ceremonies, and will expand the scope to include children up to third grade of elementary school.
In addition, regarding childcare leave for men,
the obligation to disclose the status of childcare leave taken has been expanded from the previous ``companies with over 1,000 employees'' to ``companies with over 300 employees,'' and
▽newly all companies with over 100 employees. It includes the requirement to set goals.
On the other hand, when it comes to balancing work with family care, there are many cases of people leaving their jobs without taking advantage of support systems, so we
will make sure that employees who need to care for a family member are made aware of systems such as family care leave and family care leave. In addition
,
companies will be required to inform employees of the system as early as possible, even if they are not facing nursing care.
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.