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.