A worker who takes care of a child in the period until the first March 31 after the day on which the child reaches nine years of age (hereinafter in this paragraph referred to as a "child who has not completed the third grade of elementary school") may, by filing an application with the employer, obtain leave (hereinafter referred to as "short-term leave for sick/injured childcare, etc.") up to a limit of five working days in one fiscal year (or ten working days if the worker takes care of two or more children who have not completed the third grade of elementary school), in order to take care of that child who has not completed the third grade of elementary school and has been injured or has fallen ill, to take care of that child who has not completed the third grade of elementary school in a way specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as necessary for the prevention of illness, or to take care of that child who has not completed the third grade of elementary school because of a closure of the school pursuant to the provisions of Article 20 of the School Health and Safety Act (Act No. 56 of 1958) or other grounds specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as being equivalent thereto, or to participate in an event concerning the education or childcare of that child who has not completed the third grade of elementary school that is specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
九歳に達する日以後の最初の三月三十一日までの間にある子（以下この項において「小学校第三学年修了前の子」という。）を養育する労働者は、その事業主に申し出ることにより、一の年度において五労働日（その養育する小学校第三学年修了前の子が二人以上の場合にあっては、十労働日）を限度として、負傷し、若しくは疾病にかかった当該小学校第三学年修了前の子の世話、疾病の予防を図るために必要なものとして厚生労働省令で定める当該小学校第三学年修了前の子の世話若しくは学校保健安全法（昭和三十三年法律第五十六号）第二十条の規定による学校の休業その他これに準ずるものとして厚生労働省令で定める事由に伴う当該小学校第三学年修了前の子の世話を行うため、又は当該小学校第三学年修了前の子の教育若しくは保育に係る行事のうち厚生労働省令で定めるものへの参加をするための休暇（以下「子の看護等休暇」という。）を取得することができる。
Short-term leave for sick/injured childcare, etc. may be obtained in units of less than one day as prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare by persons other than those prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as employees whose scheduled working hours per day are short.
子の看護等休暇は、一日の所定労働時間が短い労働者として厚生労働省令で定めるもの以外の者は、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、厚生労働省令で定める一日未満の単位で取得することができる。
An application pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) must be filed by making clear the days to be obtained as short-term leave for sick/injured childcare, etc. (in the case of taking short-term leave in a unit of less than one day as prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare according to the preceding paragraph, the time and date of starting and ending the short-term leave for sick/injured childcare, etc.), as prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
A fiscal year, as referred to in paragraph (1), refers to a period that begins on April 1 and ends on March 31 of the following year unless otherwise provided for by the employer.
第一項の年度は、事業主が別段の定めをする場合を除き、四月一日に始まり、翌年三月三十一日に終わるものとする。