The provisions of Chapters II through IX, Article 30, the preceding Chapter, Article 53, Article 54, Article 56, Article 56-2, Article 60, the following Article through Article 64, and Article 66 do not apply to local government employees.
With regard to local government employees, the term "former employee who resigned due to childcare" in Article 32 is to be replaced with "former employee who resigned due to childcare (meaning former employee who resigned due to childcare prescribed in Article 27; the same applies hereinafter)"; and the term "applicable workers, etc." in Article 34, paragraph (2) is to be replaced with "applicable workers, etc. (meaning applicable workers, etc. prescribed in Article 30; the same applies hereinafter)."
An employee prescribed in Article 4, paragraph (1) of the Local Public Service Act (Act No. 261 of 1950) (hereinafter referred to in this Article as "employees of local public entities, etc.") (in the case of part-time personnel other than an employee holding a short-time post prescribed in Article 22-4, paragraph (1) of the same Act (hereinafter referred to in this Article as "employee in a short-time post"), limited to a person who would fall under the proviso to Article 11, paragraph (1) if the provisions of that proviso were applied; the same applies in the following paragraph and paragraph (5)) may, with the approval of the appointer prescribed in Article 6, paragraph (1) of the same Act or a person delegated by the appointer (in the case of staff paid by the prefectural government prescribed in Article 37, paragraph (1) of the Act on the Organization and Operation of Local Educational Administration (Act No. 162 of 1956), the municipal board of education; hereinafter referred to in this Article as "appointer"), take leave in order to take care of a family member requiring caregiving of the employees of local public entities, etc.
地方公務員法（昭和二十五年法律第二百六十一号）第四条第一項に規定する職員（以下この条において「地方公共団体等の職員」という。）（同法第二十二条の四第一項に規定する短時間勤務の職を占める職員（以下この条において「短時間勤務職員」という。）以外の非常勤職員にあっては、第十一条第一項ただし書の規定を適用するとしたならば同項ただし書に規定する者に該当するものに限る。次項及び第五項において同じ。）は、同法第六条第一項に規定する任命権者又はその委任を受けた者（地方教育行政の組織及び運営に関する法律（昭和三十一年法律第百六十二号）第三十七条第一項に規定する県費負担教職員については、市町村の教育委員会。以下この条において「任命権者等」という。）の承認を受けて、当該地方公共団体等の職員の要介護家族の介護をするため、休業をすることができる。
A period for which leave may be taken pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph is to be a period that is found necessary and is specified by the appointer (hereinafter referred to as "designated period" in paragraph (21)), based on a request by the employees of local public entities, etc., with regard to each family member requiring caregiving, for each continued condition that requires caregiving prescribed in the same paragraph, up to three times and not more than a total of 93 days.
The appointer must, when an approval for leave is requested from employees of local public entities, etc. who intend to obtain the approval pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3), approve the request, excluding days or hours, within the period pertaining to the request, which are found to impede the administration of public duties; provided, however, that this does not apply if the request is made by a person, among part-time personnel other than an employee in a short-time post, who falls under those specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as a person for whom there are reasonable grounds for the leave under paragraph (3) not being granted.
任命権者等は、第三項の規定による休業の承認を受けようとする地方公共団体等の職員からその承認の請求があったときは、当該請求に係る期間のうち公務の運営に支障があると認められる日又は時間を除き、これを承認しなければならない。ただし、短時間勤務職員以外の非常勤職員のうち、同項の規定による休業をすることが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者として厚生労働省令で定めるものに該当する者からの当該請求があった場合は、この限りでない。
Employees of local public entities, etc. (in the case of part-time personnel other than an employee in a short-time post, limited to a person who would not fall under the same item if the provisions of the proviso to Article 6, paragraph (1) (limited to the part pertaining to item (ii)), as applied mutatis mutandis, with relevant terms replaced, pursuant to Article 16-3, paragraph (2), were applied; the same applies in the following paragraph through paragraph (9)) who take care of a child who has not yet completed the third grade of elementary school may, with the approval of the appointer, take leave in order to take care of that child who has not yet completed the third grade of elementary school and has been injured or has fallen ill, to take care of that child who has not yet completed the third grade of elementary school as prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare under Article 16-2, paragraph (1) as necessary to prevent illness, or to take care of that child who has not yet completed the third grade of elementary school in connection with school closure under the provisions of Article 20 of the School Health and Safety Act or other grounds prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare under the same paragraph as being equivalent to it, or in order to participate in an event concerning the education or childcare of that child who has not yet completed the third grade of elementary school, as prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare under the same paragraph.
地方公共団体等の職員（短時間勤務職員以外の非常勤職員にあっては、第十六条の三第二項において準用する第六条第一項ただし書（第二号に係る部分に限る。）の規定を適用するとしたならば第十六条の三第二項において読み替えて準用する同号に該当しないものに限る。次項から第九項までにおいて同じ。）であって小学校第三学年修了前の子を養育するものは、任命権者等の承認を受けて、負傷し、若しくは疾病にかかった当該小学校第三学年修了前の子の世話、疾病の予防を図るために必要なものとして第十六条の二第一項の厚生労働省令で定める当該小学校第三学年修了前の子の世話若しくは学校保健安全法第二十条の規定による学校の休業その他これに準ずるものとして同項の厚生労働省令で定める事由に伴う当該小学校第三学年修了前の子の世話を行うため、又は当該小学校第三学年修了前の子の教育若しくは保育に係る行事のうち同項の厚生労働省令で定めるものへの参加をするため、休暇を取得することができる。
The number of days for leave that employees of local public entities, etc. may obtain pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph is to be up to five days per year (or ten days in cases where the employees of local public entities, etc. take care of two or more children who have not yet completed the third grade of elementary school).
前項の規定により休暇を取得することができる日数は、一の年において五日（地方公共団体等の職員が養育する小学校第三学年修了前の子が二人以上の場合にあっては、十日）を限度とするものとする。
The leave pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (6) may be taken in a unit of less than one day as prescribed in the Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare by persons other than those prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as employees of local public entities, etc. whose scheduled working hours per day are short.
第六項の規定による休暇は、一日の所定労働時間が短い地方公共団体等の職員として厚生労働省令で定めるもの以外の者は、厚生労働省令で定める一日未満の単位で取得することができる。
The appointer must, when an approval for leave is requested from employees of local public entities, etc. who intend to obtain the approval pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (6), approve the request, except in cases where the request would be found to impede the administration of public duties.
任命権者等は、第六項の規定による休暇の承認を受けようとする地方公共団体等の職員からその承認の請求があったときは、公務の運営に支障があると認められる場合を除き、これを承認しなければならない。
Employees of local public entities, etc. (in the case of part-time personnel other than an employee in a short-time post, limited to a person who would not fall under the same item if the provisions of the proviso to Article 6, paragraph (1) (limited to the part pertaining to item (ii)), as applied mutatis mutandis, with relevant terms replaced, pursuant to Article 16-6, paragraph (2), were applied; the same applies in paragraph (12) and paragraph (13)) may, with the approval of the appointer, take leave in order to take care of a family member requiring caregiving of the employees of local public entities, etc. or provide other care prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare under Article 16-5, paragraph (1).
The number of days for short-term leave that the employee may obtain pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph is to be up to five days per year (or ten days in cases where the employee has two or more family members requiring caregiving).
The short-term leave pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (10) may be taken in a unit of less than one day as prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare by persons other than those prescribed in the Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as employees of local public entities, etc. whose scheduled working hours per day are short.
第十項の規定による休暇は、一日の所定労働時間が短い地方公共団体等の職員として厚生労働省令で定めるもの以外の者は、厚生労働省令で定める一日未満の単位で取得することができる。
The appointer must, when an approval for short-term leave is requested from employees of local public entities, etc. who intend to obtain the approval pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (10), approve the request, except in cases where the request would be found to impede the administration of public duties.
任命権者等は、第十項の規定による休暇の承認を受けようとする地方公共団体等の職員からその承認の請求があったときは、公務の運営に支障があると認められる場合を除き、これを承認しなければならない。
The appointer must, when employees of local public entities, etc. (in the case of part-time personnel other than an employee in a short-time post, limited to a person who would not fall under any of the items of Article 16-8, paragraph (1) if the provisions of that paragraph were applied) who take care of a child before starting elementary school make a request in order to take care of the child, approve that the person not work beyond the prescribed working hours, as long as no impediment is found to the administration of public duties.
任命権者等は、小学校就学の始期に達するまでの子を養育する地方公共団体等の職員（短時間勤務職員以外の非常勤職員にあっては、第十六条の八第一項の規定を適用するとしたならば同項各号のいずれにも該当しないものに限る。）が当該子を養育するために請求した場合において、公務の運営に支障がないと認めるときは、その者について、所定労働時間を超えて勤務しないことを承認しなければならない。
The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to employees of local public entities, etc. who take care of a family member requiring caregiving. In this case, the term "Article 16-8, paragraph (1)" in the same paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "Article 16-8, paragraph (1), as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 16-9, paragraph (1)"; the term "any of the items of the same paragraph" is deemed to be replaced with "any of the items of Article 16-8, paragraph (1), as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 16-9, paragraph (1)"; and the term "take care of the child" in the same paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "take care of the family member requiring caregiving."
The appointer must, in cases where the appointer may extend, with regard to employees of local public entities, etc., the working hours prescribed in paragraph (1) of Article 36 of the Labor Standards Act pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph, when the employees of local public entities, etc. who are taking care of a child before starting elementary school (when the provisions of Article 17, paragraph (1) apply, the employees are limited to a person who does not fall under any of the items therein) make a request in order to take care of the child, approve not extending the employees' working hours beyond a limit, as long as no impediment is found to the administration of public duties.
任命権者等は、地方公共団体等の職員について労働基準法第三十六条第一項の規定により同項に規定する労働時間を延長することができる場合において、当該地方公共団体等の職員であって小学校就学の始期に達するまでの子を養育するもの（第十七条第一項の規定を適用するとしたならば同項各号のいずれにも該当しないものに限る。）が当該子を養育するために請求した場合で公務の運営に支障がないと認めるときは、その者について、制限時間を超えて当該労働時間を延長して勤務しないことを承認しなければならない。
The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to employees of local public entities, etc. who take care of a family member requiring caregiving. In this case, the term "Article 17, paragraph (1)" in the preceding paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "Article 17, paragraph (1), as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 18, paragraph (1)"; the term "any of the items in the same paragraph" is deemed to be replaced with "any of the items of Article 17, paragraph (1), as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 18, paragraph (1)"; and the term "take care of the child" in the same paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "take care of the family member requiring caregiving."
The appointer must, in cases where employees of local public entities, etc. who are taking care of a child before starting elementary school and do not fall under any of the items of Article 19, paragraph (1) when the provisions above apply to the person, make a request in order to take care of the child, approve the employees not working late-night, as long as no impediment is found to the administration of public duties.
任命権者等は、小学校就学の始期に達するまでの子を養育する地方公共団体等の職員であって第十九条第一項の規定を適用するとしたならば同項各号のいずれにも該当しないものが当該子を養育するために請求した場合において、公務の運営に支障がないと認めるときは、深夜において勤務しないことを承認しなければならない。
The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to employees of local public entities, etc. who take care of a family member requiring caregiving. In this case, the term "Article 19, paragraph (1)" in the preceding paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "Article 19, paragraph (1), as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 20, paragraph (1)"; the term "any of the items in the same paragraph" in the same paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "any of the items of Article 19, paragraph (1), as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 20, paragraph (1)"; and the term "take care of the child" in the same paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "take care of the family member requiring caregiving."
Employees of local public entities, etc. (in the case of part-time personnel other than an employee in a short-time post, limited to a person who would not fall under any of the items of the proviso to Article 23, paragraph (3) if the provisions of that proviso were applied; the same applies in paragraph (22)) may, with the approval of the appointer, take time off part of their daily working hours in order to take care of a family member requiring caregiving.
A period for which the employee can take time off their work pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph is a period that is found necessary, up to two hours per day for a period of no more than three consecutive years (excluding the period which overlaps with the designated period pertaining to the family member requiring caregiving), with regard to each family member requiring caregiving, for each continued condition that requires caregiving prescribed in the same paragraph.
The appointer must, when an approval for leave is requested from employees of local public entities, etc. who intend to obtain the approval pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (20), approve the request, except for the hours with regard to which the request would be found to impede the administration of public duties.
任命権者等は、第二十項の規定による承認を受けようとする地方公共団体等の職員からその承認の請求があったときは、当該請求に係る時間のうち公務の運営に支障があると認められる時間を除き、これを承認しなければならない。
The appointer must, with regard to workplace conduct towards employees of local public entities, etc. concerning the use of childcare leave pursuant to the provisions of Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Act on Childcare Leave, etc. of Local Public Officers, leave pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3), or other systems prescribed by the Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare on childcare and caregiving for family members, provide counseling services to the employees of local public entities, etc., improve the system necessary for appropriately handling the matters, and take necessary measures of employment management so that the employees of local public entities, etc. do not suffer any disadvantage in their working conditions.
The provisions of Article 25, paragraph (2) apply mutatis mutandis to cases where employees of local public entities, etc. have sought the counseling services referred to in the preceding paragraph, or have told the truth when cooperating with the appointer's response to that counseling. In this case, the term "dismiss or otherwise ... disadvantageously" in paragraph (2) of the same Article is deemed to be replaced with "... disadvantageously."
第二十五条第二項の規定は、地方公共団体等の職員が前項の相談を行い、又は任命権者等による当該相談への対応に協力した際に事実を述べた場合について準用する。この場合において、同条第二項中「解雇その他不利益な」とあるのは、「不利益な」と読み替えるものとする。
The provisions of Article 25-2 apply mutatis mutandis to conduct prescribed in paragraph (23) in which employees of local public entities, etc. are involved. In this case, the term "employer" in paragraph (1) of the same Article is deemed to be replaced with "the appointer prescribed in Article 61-2, paragraph (3) (hereinafter referred to as "appointer" in this Article)"; the term "employer" in paragraph (2) and paragraph (4) of the same Article, and the term "employer (or, if a corporation, its officers)" in paragraph (3) of the same Article, are deemed to be replaced with "appointer"; the term "an employed worker" in paragraph (2) of the same Article is deemed to be replaced with "employees of local public entities, etc. prescribed in Article 61-2, paragraph (3) (hereinafter referred to as "employees of local public entities, etc." in this paragraph and paragraph (4))"; the term "the worker" is deemed to be replaced with "the employees of local public entities, etc."; the term "worker" in paragraph (4) of the same Article is deemed to be replaced with "employees of local public entities, etc."; and the term "paragraph (1) of the preceding Article" is deemed to be replaced with "Article 61-2, paragraph (23)."
第二十五条の二の規定は、地方公共団体等の職員に係る第二十三項に規定する言動について準用する。この場合において、同条第一項中「事業主」とあるのは「第六十一条の二第三項に規定する任命権者等（以下この条において「任命権者等」という。）」と、同条第二項及び第四項中「事業主」とあり、並びに同条第三項中「事業主（その者が法人である場合にあっては、その役員）」とあるのは「任命権者等」と、同条第二項中「その雇用する労働者」とあるのは「第六十一条の二第三項に規定する地方公共団体等の職員（以下この項及び第四項において「地方公共団体等の職員」という。）」と、「当該労働者」とあるのは「当該地方公共団体等の職員」と、同条第四項中「労働者は」とあるのは「地方公共団体等の職員は」と、「前条第一項」とあるのは「第六十一条の二第二十三項」と読み替えるものとする。