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Welfare of Workers Who Take Care of Children or Other Family Members Including Child Care and Family Care Leave Law [Law No. 76 of 15 May 1991].

Main Region

First Region

Japan
Workers with family responsibilities
1991-05-15
National
Law, Act

Second Region

Under this new Act, both male and female employees are eligible for leave to look after a child in its first year. Employees applying for and taking child-care leave are protected against dismissal, and their employers are required to take such measures as will enable them to resume their employment smoothly at the end of their leave entitlement, with Government assistance if necessary. Alternatively, employers should grant facilities, such as reduced hours of work, to eligible employees who do not choose to take child-care leave. The Ministry of Labour will be issuing more specific guidelines to be applied by employers in such cases. The Act does not apply to Government employees, whose status in regard to child-care leave is to be regulated by the appropriate ministries.

Entry dates region

    Date of entry into force
    1992-04-01
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Electronic region

Monograph region

    Monograph title
    Labour Laws of Japan
    Author
    Ministry of Labour
    Publisher
    Institute of Labour Administration
    Place of publication
    Tokyo
    Country
    Japan
    Date
    1995
    Edition
    7th ed.
    Page range
    pp. 283-306
    ISBN
    4-8452-5115-9