Childcare leave is, in principle, a leave of absence that is legally recognized as a period during which a person raising a child under one year old can concentrate on raising the child.
As long as you meet certain conditions, you can apply to your company and get it regardless of whether you are a father or a mother, but please be aware that the contents are different for father and mother.
Additionally, to make it easier for employees to take childcare leave, benefits are provided and social insurance premiums are waived.
However, as laws have changed many times in recent years, leave periods and benefit systems have become more complex.
The system is different for men and women, so ask your company's general affairs staff or search the internet for the latest information.
While the law stipulates who is eligible for childcare leave and the length of the leave, companies are free to decide on childcare leave.
This is treated differently from childcare leave, so check to see if the company you work for has childcare leave.
Depending on the company, you may receive benefits in addition to childcare leave benefits.
Both mother and father can obtain it for about 8 months, as 1 week of post patrum leave has already taken. Untill the child turned 10 year old.
Both father and mother can apply at the same time.
There is no salary, but instead, if you apply for childcare leave benefits, you can receive benefits.
If either ① or ② below applies, it is possible to extend childcare leave.
① Parents want the child to go to a nursery school, but there is no nursery school for the child to enroll.
② The spouse (marriage partner) who was planning to raise the child has become unable to do so due to death, injury, illness, or divorce.
There is no salary, and if you apply for childcare leave benefits instead, you will receive benefits, but the benefit amount will be half of your basic salary.
You will also need to apply, so you will need to submit documents.
Only one person, either mom or dad, can apply.
If reasons ① and ② continue after 1 year and 6 months, it is possible to extend the age further up to 2 years.
People who take childcare leave to raise a child under one year old can receive childcare leave benefits.
The amount paid varies depending on the period. (This is a guideline amount, so it may vary slightly)
Even if you work fewer than 10 days a month, if you work regularly, such as by working every month while on childcare leave, it will not be considered childcare leave.
Please note that in this case, childcare leave benefits will not be paid.
An application can only be made to the company where the pregnant woman works if the pregnant woman is not working and is living with her husband using the money he has worked for, and the husband is on childcare leave.
If your application is approved, childcare benefits will be paid.
In order to receive childcare leave benefits, you must apply to Hello Work.
Please consult your company's general affairs representative to find out how to apply.
If there are no problems with the submitted documents, the first application will take approximately 4 months from the date of application.
(Applications will be made every two months)
The money will not be transferred immediately after giving birth, so make sure you have enough money.
Both fathers and mothers can take childcare leave.
Normally, you can only get one year, but if both spouses apply, only the spouse who applies later can extend it to 1 year and 1 months.
●If the mother applies first
→Period of childcare leave: Fathers can take up to 1 year and 2 months, mothers can take up to 1 year.
●If the father applies first
→Childcare leave period: Fathers can take up to 1 year, mothers can take up to 1 year and 2 months.
However, for mothers, the period is ``1 year (or 1 year and 2 months) including maternity leave after childbirth,'' and for fathers, ``the total number of days is 1 year, including paternity leave after childbirth.''
For fathers, please note that the total number of days for postpartum paternity leave + childcare leave is one year.
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