The childcare leave benefits are paid for the payment unit period where an insured person (excluding specially insured persons in short-term employment and insured day workers; hereinafter the same applies in this Chapter) has, as prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, taken leave from work in order to raise their child under one year old (including a person for whom the insured person has filed a request with the family court, pursuant to the provisions of Article 817-2, paragraph (1) of the Civil Code (Act No. 89 of 1896), for the establishment of a special adoption prescribed in that paragraph between the insured person and that person (limited to cases where the domestic relations case pertaining to the request is pending before the court), and who is actually in the custody of the insured person, a child placed pursuant to the provisions of Article 27, paragraph (1) (limited to the part concerning item (iii)) of the Child Welfare Act (Act No. 164 of 1947) with an insured person who is a foster parent seeking adoption prescribed in Article 6-4, item (ii) of that Act, and a person placed, as prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, with an insured person specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as equivalent to these insured persons; hereinafter the same applies in this Chapter) (where the case falls under the case specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as a case in which taking leave for the period after the day on which the child reaches one year of age is found to be particularly necessary for continuing employment, a child under one year and six months old (where the case falls under the case specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as a case in which taking leave for the period after the day on which the child reaches one year and six months of age is found to be particularly necessary for continuing employment, a child under two years old)) (hereinafter referred to as "childcare leave" in this Section and Article 61-12, paragraph (1) and paragraph (6), item (i)), when the period deemed to be the insured period is a total of 12 months or more within the two-year period preceding the day on which the childcare leave (where the insured person has taken childcare leave two or more times for the child, the first childcare leave; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph and paragraph (3)) was commenced (for an insured person who was continuously unable to receive payment of wages for 30 days or more due to disease, injury or other reasons specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare during the two-year period preceding the day on which the childcare leave was commenced, the period obtained by adding the number of days for which payment of wages could not be received due to the reason to two years (when that period exceeds four years, four years)).
育児休業給付金は、被保険者（短期雇用特例被保険者及び日雇労働被保険者を除く。以下この章において同じ。）が、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、その一歳に満たない子（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被保険者が当該被保険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。）であつて当該被保険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（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被保険者に委託されている児童及びこれらの被保険者に準ずる者として厚生労働省令で定める被保険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。以下この章において同じ。）（その子が一歳に達した日後の期間について休業することが雇用の継続のために特に必要と認められる場合として厚生労働省令で定める場合に該当する場合にあつては、一歳六か月に満たない子（その子が一歳六か月に達した日後の期間について休業することが雇用の継続のために特に必要と認められる場合として厚生労働省令で定める場合に該当する場合にあつては、二歳に満たない子））を養育するための休業（以下この節並びに第六十一条の十二第一項及び第六項第一号において「育児休業」という。）をした場合において、当該育児休業（当該子について二回以上の育児休業をした場合にあつては、初回の育児休業とする。以下この項及び第三項において同じ。）を開始した日前二年間（当該育児休業を開始した日前二年間に疾病、負傷その他厚生労働省令で定める理由により引き続き三十日以上賃金の支払を受けることができなかつた被保険者については、当該理由により賃金の支払を受けることができなかつた日数を二年に加算した期間（その期間が四年を超えるときは、四年間））に、みなし被保険者期間が通算して十二箇月以上であつたときに、支給単位期間について支給する。
If an insured person has received payment of the childcare leave benefits with regard to childcare leave pursuant to the provisions of this Section, and the insured person has taken childcare leave three or more times for the same child (excluding childcare leave falling under the cases specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare), the childcare leave benefits are not paid for the third and any subsequent childcare leave, notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
The "period deemed to be the insured period" referred to in paragraph (1) is the period equivalent to the insured period to be calculated when the provisions of Article 14 (excluding paragraph (2), item (iii)) have been applied, deeming the day on which the childcare leave was commenced to be the day on which the person ceased to be an insured person.
With regard to the application of the provisions of paragraph (1) and the preceding paragraph to an insured person who has taken leave pursuant to the provisions of Article 65, paragraph (2) of the Labor Standards Act and whose period deemed to be the insured period prescribed in the preceding paragraph is less than 12 months, the phrase "the day on which the childcare leave (where the insured person has taken childcare leave two or more times for the child, the first childcare leave; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph and paragraph (3)) was commenced" in paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "the special basis day (meaning the day on which the insured person commenced leave for the child pursuant to the provisions of Article 65, paragraph (1) of the Labor Standards Act (where it is found inappropriate to use that day for reasons specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the day specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in accordance with those reasons); hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph and paragraph (3))", the phrase "the day on which the childcare leave was commenced" with "the special basis day", and the phrase "the day on which the childcare leave was commenced" in the preceding paragraph with "the special basis day".
労働基準法第六十五条第二項の規定による休業をした被保険者であつて、前項に規定するみなし被保険者期間が十二箇月に満たないものについての第一項及び前項の規定の適用については、第一項中「当該育児休業（当該子について二回以上の育児休業をした場合にあつては、初回の育児休業とする。以下この項及び第三項において同じ。）を開始した日」とあるのは「特例基準日（当該子について労働基準法第六十五条第一項の規定による休業を開始した日（厚生労働省令で定める理由により当該日によることが適当でないと認められる場合においては、当該理由に応じて厚生労働省令で定める日）をいう。以下この項及び第三項において同じ。）」と、「育児休業を開始した日」とあるのは「特例基準日」と、前項中「育児休業を開始した日」とあるのは「特例基準日」とする。
The "payment unit period" in this Article means a single period when the period of childcare leave taken has been classified into each period from the day on which the childcare leave was commenced or the day corresponding to that day in each month within the period of the childcare leave (for a month which does not have a day corresponding to that day, the last day of the month; hereinafter referred to as the "corresponding absence commencement day" in this paragraph and the following paragraph) until the day before the corresponding absence commencement day in each successive month (for the month containing the day on which the childcare leave ended, the day on which the childcare leave ended), in accordance with the classification.
The amount of the childcare leave benefits for a single payment unit period is an amount equivalent to 50 percent (limited to the period from the day on which the childcare leave (where the insured person has taken childcare leave two or more times for the same child, the first childcare leave) was commenced until the number of days of leave pertaining to payment of the childcare leave benefits reaches 180 days in total, 67 percent) of the amount obtained by multiplying the amount equivalent to the daily amount of wages to be calculated when the provisions of Article 17 have been applied, deeming the insured person qualified to receive payment of the childcare leave benefits as a qualified recipient and the day before the day on which the insured person commenced the childcare leave pertaining to payment of the childcare leave benefits (where the insured person has taken childcare leave two or more times for the same child, the first childcare leave) as the day of separation from service pertaining to the recipient qualification (hereinafter referred to as the "daily amount of wages at the commencement of absence" in this paragraph and the following paragraph), by the number of days prescribed in the following items in accordance with the classification of payment unit periods listed in the same items (referred to as the "duration of benefits" in the following paragraph) (where the day that is the 180th day of the days of leave pertaining to payment of the childcare leave benefits falls within a payment unit period, the amount obtained by adding to the amount equivalent to 67 percent of the amount obtained by multiplying the daily amount of wages at the commencement of absence by the number of days from the corresponding absence commencement day to the day that is the 180th day of those days of leave, the amount equivalent to 50 percent of the amount obtained by multiplying the daily amount of wages at the commencement of absence by the number of days from the day that is the 181st day of those days of leave to the day on which the childcare leave ended or the day before the corresponding absence commencement day of the following month, whichever is earlier). In this case, with regard to the application of the provisions of the same Article, the phrase "the proviso of paragraph (1)" in paragraph (1) of the same Article is deemed to be replaced with "the proviso of paragraph (1) and paragraph (2), item (iii)"; the phrase "the amount listed in item (ii)" in paragraph (4) of the same Article is deemed to be replaced with "the amount specified in item (ii), (c)":
育児休業給付金の額は、一支給単位期間について、育児休業給付金の支給を受けることができる被保険者を受給資格者と、当該被保険者が当該育児休業給付金の支給に係る育児休業（同一の子について二回以上の育児休業をした場合にあつては、初回の育児休業とする。）を開始した日の前日を受給資格に係る離職の日とみなして第十七条の規定を適用した場合に算定されることとなる賃金日額に相当する額（以下この項及び次項において「休業開始時賃金日額」という。）に次の各号に掲げる支給単位期間の区分に応じて当該各号に定める日数（同項において「支給日数」という。）を乗じて得た額の百分の五十（当該育児休業（同一の子について二回以上の育児休業をした場合にあつては、初回の育児休業とする。）を開始した日から起算し当該育児休業給付金の支給に係る休業日数が通算して百八十日に達するまでの間に限り、百分の六十七）に相当する額（支給単位期間に当該育児休業給付金の支給に係る休業日数の百八十日目に当たる日が属する場合にあつては、休業開始時賃金日額に当該休業開始応当日から当該休業日数の百八十日目に当たる日までの日数を乗じて得た額の百分の六十七に相当する額に、休業開始時賃金日額に当該休業日数の百八十一日目に当たる日から育児休業を終了した日又は翌月の休業開始応当日の前日のいずれか早い日までの日数を乗じて得た額の百分の五十に相当する額を加えて得た額）とする。この場合における同条の規定の適用については、同条第一項中「第一項ただし書」とあるのは「第一項ただし書及び第二項第三号」と、同条第四項中「第二号に掲げる額」とあるのは「第二号ハに定める額」とする。
payment unit periods other than the payment unit period listed in the following item:30 days; and
the payment unit period containing the day on which the childcare leave ended:the number of days from the day on which the childcare leave was commenced or the corresponding absence commencement day until the day on which the childcare leave ended during the payment unit period.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the previous paragraph, when wages have been paid during the payment unit period to the insured person who has taken childcare leave by the employer who employs the insured person, when the amount obtained by adding the amount of the childcare leave benefits for the payment unit period to the amount of wages is equal to or more than the amount equivalent to 80 percent of the amount obtained by multiplying the daily amount of wages at the commencement of absence by the duration of benefits, the amount obtained by deducting the amount of wages from the amount equivalent to 80 percent of the amount obtained by multiplying the daily amount of wages at the commencement of absence by the duration of the benefits is to be the amount of the childcare leave benefits for the payment unit period. In this case, when the amount of wages is equal to or more than the amount equivalent to 80 percent of the amount obtained by multiplying the daily amount of wages at the commencement of absence by the duration of benefits, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), the childcare leave benefits are not paid for the payment unit period for which the wages were paid.
前項の規定にかかわらず、育児休業をした被保険者に当該被保険者を雇用している事業主から支給単位期間に賃金が支払われた場合において、当該賃金の額に当該支給単位期間における育児休業給付金の額を加えて得た額が休業開始時賃金日額に支給日数を乗じて得た額の百分の八十に相当する額以上であるときは、休業開始時賃金日額に支給日数を乗じて得た額の百分の八十に相当する額から当該賃金の額を減じて得た額を、当該支給単位期間における育児休業給付金の額とする。この場合において、当該賃金の額が休業開始時賃金日額に支給日数を乗じて得た額の百分の八十に相当する額以上であるときは、第一項の規定にかかわらず、当該賃金が支払われた支給単位期間については、育児休業給付金は、支給しない。
With regard to the application of the provisions of paragraph (1) in the case where the spouse of an insured person (including a person in a de facto marital relationship with the insured person, where the marriage has not been registered; the same applies in Article 61-10, paragraph (1), item (iii) and paragraph (2)) has taken absence from work in order to take care of the child whom the insured person takes care of on any day on or before the day on which the child reaches one year of age, the phrase "under one year old" in the same paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "under one year and two months old".
被保険者の養育する子について、当該被保険者の配偶者（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。第六十一条の十第一項第三号及び第二項において同じ。）が当該子の一歳に達する日以前のいずれかの日において当該子を養育するための休業をしている場合における第一項の規定の適用については、同項中「その一歳」とあるのは、「その一歳二か月」とする。