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。