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Article 23Measures including the Shortening of Prescribed Working Hours

第二十三条(所定労働時間の短縮措置等)

Employers must, with regard to an employed worker who takes care of a child under three years of age, but who does not take childcare leave (excluding workers specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as workers whose scheduled working hours per day are short), take measures to shorten scheduled working hours that make it easier for the worker to take care of the child while continuing working (referred to as "measures to shorten prescribed working hours for childcare" hereinafter in this Article and Article 23-3, paragraph (1), item (iii)), upon application from the worker, as prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; provided, however, that this does not apply to workers who fall under any of the following items and who are set forth as persons for whom measures to shorten prescribed working hours for childcare are not taken 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:

事業主は、その雇用する労働者のうち、その三歳に満たない子を養育する労働者であって育児休業をしていないもの(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を除く。)に関して、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、労働者の申出に基づき所定労働時間を短縮することにより当該労働者が就業しつつその子を養育することを容易にするための措置(以下この条及び第二十三条の三第一項第三号において「育児のための所定労働時間の短縮措置」という。)を講じなければならない。ただし、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育児のための所定労働時間の短縮措置を講じないものとして定められた労働者に該当する労働者については、この限りでない。

a worker employed by the employer for a continued period of less than one year;

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 measures to shorten prescribed working hours for childcare not being taken; or

前号に掲げるもののほか、育児のための所定労働時間の短縮措置を講じ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

beyond what is set forth in the preceding two items, a worker who is engaged in work for which it is considered difficult to take measures to shorten prescribed working hours for childcare in light of the nature of the work or the work system.

前二号に掲げるもののほか、業務の性質又は業務の実施体制に照らして、育児のための所定労働時間の短縮措置を講ずることが困難と認められる業務に従事する労働者

Employers must, if they decide not to take measures to shorten prescribed working hours for childcare with regard to an employed worker set forth in item (iii) of the same paragraph who takes care of a child under three years of age pursuant to the provisions of the proviso of the preceding paragraph, take measures equivalent to the system of childcare leave for the worker, or one of the measures set forth in the following items, upon application from the worker, as prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

事業主は、その雇用する労働者のうち、前項ただし書の規定により同項第三号に掲げる労働者であってその三歳に満たない子を養育するものについて育児のための所定労働時間の短縮措置を講じないこととするときは、当該労働者に関して、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、労働者の申出に基づく育児休業に関する制度に準ずる措置又は次の各号のいずれかに掲げる措置を講じなければならない。

Measures, based on an application from the worker, to have the worker work at a place specified in a labor contract, collective agreement, rules of employment or other document equivalent thereto, being the worker's residence or another place equivalent thereto (referred to as "working from home, etc." in Article 24, paragraph (4)), in order to make it easier for the worker to take care of the child while continuing working (referred to as "measures for working from home, etc." in Article 23-3, paragraph (1), item (ii) and Article 24, paragraph (2))

労働者の申出に基づき、当該労働者が就業しつつその子を養育することを容易にするため、住居その他これに準ずるものとして労働契約又は労働協約、就業規則その他これらに準ずるもので定める場所における勤務(第二十四条第四項において「在宅勤務等」という。)をさせる措置(第二十三条の三第一項第二号及び第二十四条第二項において「在宅勤務等の措置」という。)

Beyond what is set forth in the preceding item, measures based on an application from the worker and specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare that make it easier for the worker to take care of the child while continuing working, such as having the worker work pursuant to the provisions of Article 32-3, paragraph (1) of the Labor Standards Act (referred to as "measures including a change of the starting time" in Article 23-3, paragraph (1), item (i) and Article 24, paragraph (1), items (i) and (ii))

前号に掲げるもののほか、労働基準法第三十二条の三第一項の規定により労働させることその他の労働者の申出に基づく厚生労働省令で定める当該労働者が就業しつつその子を養育することを容易にするための措置(第二十三条の三第一項第一号並びに第二十四条第一項第一号及び第二号において「始業時刻変更等の措置」という。)

Employers must, with regard to an employee who take care of applicable family member requiring caregiving but has not taken caregiver leave, take measures to shorten prescribed working hours for the period of at least three consecutive years or other measures to make it easier for the worker to take care of the applicable family member requiring caregiving while continuing working (referred to as "measures to shorten prescribed working hours for caregivers" in this Article and Article 24, paragraph (3)), upon application from the worker, as prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; provided, however, that this does not apply to workers who fall under any of the following items and who are set forth as persons for whom measures to shorten prescribed working hours for caregivers are not taken 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 these workers when there is no labor union organized by the majority of workers at the place of business where the worker is employed.

事業主は、その雇用する労働者のうち、その要介護状態にある対象家族を介護する労働者であって介護休業をしていないものに関して、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、労働者の申出に基づく連続する三年の期間以上の期間における所定労働時間の短縮その他の当該労働者が就業しつつその要介護状態にある対象家族を介護することを容易にするための措置(以下この条及び第二十四条第三項において「介護のための所定労働時間の短縮等の措置」という。)を講じなければならない。ただし、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介護のための所定労働時間の短縮等の措置を講じないものとして定められた労働者に該当する労働者については、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 measures to shorten prescribed working hours for caregivers not being taken.

前号に掲げるもののほか、介護のための所定労働時間の短縮等の措置を講じ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

The period referred to in the main clause of the preceding paragraph starts from the day requested by the worker as the day for starting the use of the measures to shorten prescribed working hours for caregivers.

前項本文の期間は、当該労働者が介護のための所定労働時間の短縮等の措置の利用を開始する日として当該労働者が申し出た日から起算する。

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