Act on Childcare Leave, Caregiver Leave, and Other Measures for the Welfare of Workers Caring for Children or Other Family Members
育児休業、介護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
Contents
Read it chapter by chapter; the first chapter follows below. Or read the whole law on one page.
- Chapter I General Provisions第一章 総則Articles 1–4 · 4
- Chapter II Childcare Leave第二章 育児休業Articles 5–10 · 12
- Chapter III Caregiver Leave第三章 介護休業Articles 11–16 · 6
- Chapter IV Short-term Leave for Sick/Injured Childcare, etc.第四章 子の看護等休暇Articles 16-2–16-4 · 3
- Chapter V Short-term Leave for Caregiver第五章 介護休暇Articles 16-5–16-7 · 3
- Chapter VI Limitations on Unscheduled Work第六章 所定外労働の制限Articles 16-8–16-10 · 3
- Chapter VII Limitations on Overtime Work第七章 時間外労働の制限Articles 17–18-2 · 3
- Chapter VIII Limitations on Late-Night Work第八章 深夜業の制限Articles 19–20-2 · 3
- Chapter IX Measures to be Taken by Employers第九章 事業主が講ずべき措置等Articles 21–29 · 14
- Chapter X Support for Applicable Workers from the National Government第十章 対象労働者等に対する国等による援助Articles 30–36 · 7
- Chapter XI Dispute Resolution第十一章 紛争の解決Articles 52-2–52-6 · 5
- Chapter XII Miscellaneous Provisions第十二章 雑則Articles 53–61-2 · 11
- Chapter XIII Penal Provisions第十三章 罰則Articles 62–66 · 5
Chapter I General Provisions
第一章 総則
第一条（目的）
The purpose of this Act is to promote the continuation of the employment, and the re-employment of the workers who engage in childcare and caregiving for family members, by establishing a system for childcare leave and caregiver leave, and, a system for short-term leave for sick/injured childcare, etc. and short-term leave for caregivers, prescribing the measures to be taken by employers regarding scheduled working hours in order to facilitate childcare and caregiving for family members as well as taking measures to support those workers, thereby to promote the welfare of those workers by contributing to the balance of their working and family lives, while contributing to the development of the economy and society.
第二条（定義）
In this Act, the meanings of the terms set forth in the following items are as prescribed respectively in those items (excluding Article 9-7, Article 61, paragraphs (28), (41), (42) and (45), and Article 61-2, paragraph (23) as regards the term set forth in item (i)):
この法律（第一号に掲げる用語にあっては、第九条の七、第六十一条第二十八項、第四十一項、第四十二項及び第四十五項並びに第六十一条の二第二十三項を除く。）において、次の各号に掲げる用語の意義は、当該各号に定めるところによる。
childcare leave:leave that a worker (excluding persons employed on a day-to-day basis; the same applies hereinafter in this Article, the following Chapter through Chapter VIII, Articles 21 through 24, Article 25, paragraph (1), Article 25-2, paragraphs (1) and (3), Article 26, Article 28, Article 29, and Chapter XI) takes pursuant to the provisions of the following Chapter in order to provide childcare to a child (including a person with regard to whom a worker, pursuant to the provisions of Article 817-2, paragraph (1) of the Civil Code (Act No. 89 of 1896), filed an application to the family court for special adoption with the worker as stipulated in the same paragraph (only if a case for adjudication of domestic relations for the relevant application is pending in court), and who is currently in the custody of the worker, as well as a child who is entrusted, pursuant to the provisions of Article 27, paragraph (1) (limited to the part pertaining to item (iii) of the same paragraph) of the Child Welfare Act (Act No. 164 of 1947), to a worker who is a foster parent under the adoption system as stipulated in Article 6-4, item (ii) of the same Act, and a person who is entrusted, pursuant to Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, to a worker specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as being equivalent to these workers; the same applies hereinafter except for item (iv));
育児休業 労働者（日々雇用される者を除く。以下この条、次章から第八章まで、第二十一条から第二十四条まで、第二十五条第一項、第二十五条の二第一項及び第三項、第二十六条、第二十八条、第二十九条並びに第十一章において同じ。）が、次章に定めるところにより、その子（民法（明治二十九年法律第八十九号）第八百十七条の二第一項の規定により労働者が当該労働者との間における同項に規定する特別養子縁組の成立について家庭裁判所に請求した者（当該請求に係る家事審判事件が裁判所に係属している場合に限る。）であって当該労働者が現に監護するもの、児童福祉法（昭和二十二年法律第百六十四号）第二十七条第一項（同項第三号に係る部分に限る。）の規定により同法第六条の四第二号に規定する養子縁組里親である労働者に委託されている児童及びこれらの労働者に準ずる者として厚生労働省令で定める労働者に厚生労働省令で定めるところにより委託されている者を含む。第四号を除き、以下同じ。）を養育するためにする休業をいう。
caregiver leave:leave that a worker takes pursuant to the provisions of Chapter III in order to provide caregiving to an applicable family member requiring caregiving;
requiring caregiving:a condition in which constant caregiving is required for a period specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare due to injury, sickness, or physical or mental disability;
要介護状態 負傷、疾病又は身体上若しくは精神上の障害により、厚生労働省令で定める期間にわたり常時介護を必要とする状態をいう。
applicable family member:a spouse (including a person in a de facto marital relationship with the worker, though an application to register marriage has not been filed; the same applies hereinafter), parents and children (including equivalent persons as specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) or parents of a spouse; or
対象家族 配偶者（婚姻の届出をしていないが、事実上婚姻関係と同様の事情にある者を含む。以下同じ。）、父母及び子（これらの者に準ずる者として厚生労働省令で定めるものを含む。）並びに配偶者の父母をいう。
family member:applicable family members and other relatives as specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
家族 対象家族その他厚生労働省令で定める親族をいう。
第三条（基本的理念）
The promotion of the welfare of workers who engage in childcare and caregiving for family members under the provisions of this Act has the principal objective of enabling those workers to engage in a productive working life by making effective use of their abilities throughout their working life, as well as smoothly fulfilling their role as a family member in terms of raising their children or providing caregiving for family members.
この法律の規定による子の養育又は家族の介護を行う労働者等の福祉の増進は、これらの者がそれぞれ職業生活の全期間を通じてその能力を有効に発揮して充実した職業生活を営むとともに、育児又は介護について家族の一員としての役割を円滑に果たすことができるようにすることをその本旨とする。
Workers who take leave in order to engage in childcare and caregiving for family members must endeavor to make efforts for a smooth return to work in following that leave.
子の養育又は家族の介護を行うための休業をする労働者は、その休業後における就業を円滑に行うことができるよう必要な努力をするようにしなければならない。
Employers, the national government, and local governments must, in compliance with the basic principles prescribed in the preceding Article, endeavor to promote the welfare of the workers who engage in childcare and caregiving for family members.