Employers must not have a worker who is taking care of a child before starting elementary school work in excess of scheduled working hours upon the worker's request to take care of the child, unless the worker falls under either of the following categories, specified as one who may not make the request pursuant to the main clause of this paragraph under a written agreement between the employer and either a labor union, if any, organized by a majority of workers at the place of business where the worker is employed or between the employer and a person who represents the majority of the workers when there is no labor union organized by the majority of workers at the place of business where the worker is employed; provided, however, that this does not apply to cases where the request would impede normal business operations:
事業主は、小学校就学の始期に達するまでの子を養育する労働者であって、当該事業主と当該労働者が雇用される事業所の労働者の過半数で組織する労働組合があるときはその労働組合、その事業所の労働者の過半数で組織する労働組合がないときはその労働者の過半数を代表する者との書面による協定で、次に掲げる労働者のうちこの項本文の規定による請求をできないものとして定められた労働者に該当しない労働者が当該子を養育するために請求した場合においては、所定労働時間を超えて労働させてはならない。ただし、事業の正常な運営を妨げる場合は、この限りでない。
a worker employed by the employer for a continued period of less than one year; or
当該事業主に引き続き雇用された期間が一年に満たない労働者
beyond what is set forth in the preceding item, a person specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as a worker for whom there are reasonable grounds for the request not being granted.
前号に掲げるもののほか、当該請求をできないこととすることについて合理的な理由があると認められる労働者として厚生労働省令で定めるもの
A request pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph must be made, as prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, with regard to a continued period where an employer must not make the worker work in excess of the scheduled working hours (limited to a period from one month to one year; referred to as the "limited period" in paragraph (4)), by making clear the first day thereof (referred to as "scheduled start date of the limited period" hereinafter in this Article) and last day thereof (referred to as "scheduled end date of the limited period" in paragraph (4)) on or before the day one month prior to the scheduled start date of the limited period. In this case, the limited period prescribed in the first sentence of this paragraph must not overlap with the limited period prescribed in the first sentence of Article 17, paragraph (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the provisions of Article 18, paragraph (1)).
In the event that reasons specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare occur as to why the worker comes to cease childcare subject to the request, such as the death of the child, on or before the day preceding the scheduled start date for the limited period after the request was made pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), the request is deemed to have not been made. In this case, the worker must notify the employer without delay to the effect that those reasons have occurred.
第一項の規定による請求がされた後制限開始予定日とされた日の前日までに、子の死亡その他の労働者が当該請求に係る子の養育をしないこととなった事由として厚生労働省令で定める事由が生じたときは、当該請求は、されなかったものとみなす。この場合において、労働者は、その事業主に対して、当該事由が生じた旨を遅滞なく通知しなければならない。
In cases where any of the circumstances listed in the following items occurs, the limited period ends on the day on which the relevant circumstance occurs (or, in cases where the circumstance set forth in item (iii) occurs, the preceding day):
on or before the day preceding the scheduled end date of the limited period, there are reasons specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as to why the worker comes to cease childcare subject to the request pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), such as the death of the child;
on or before the day preceding the scheduled end date of the limited period, the child subject to the request, which has been made pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), reaches the stage of starting elementary school; or
on or before the scheduled end date of the limited period, a period of leave pursuant to the provisions of Article 65, paragraph (1) or (2) of the Labor Standards Act, a period of childcare leave, a period of parental leave, or a period of caregiver leave has begun with regard to a worker who has made a request pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1).
The provisions of the second sentence of paragraph (3) apply mutatis mutandis to cases where there are reasons specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare provided for in item (i) of the preceding paragraph.