The Japanese government on May 24 announced a revised law requiring businesses to increase support for employees raising children, as part of measures to improve the country's declining birth rate.
Under the revised law, employees with children over the age of 3 but not yet of elementary school age will be able to choose between teleworking, working on-site with reduced hours, or alternating between the two. The revised law will take effect after the Japanese government issues an ordinance to approve it.
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Japanese law previously provided for shorter working hours for employees with children under 3 years old.
Several other legislative amendments are also expected to come into effect in April 2025, including an extension of the deadline for workers to apply for overtime exemptions.
Regulations regarding employees taking leave to care for sick or injured children will also be relaxed, so employees can take time off work if their children have to miss school to avoid spreading infectious diseases at school.
For paternity leave, businesses with more than 100 employees will be allowed to develop and publicize targets to encourage male employees to participate in child rearing.
According to VNA/Tin Tuc Newspaper
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