To deter employees from leaving their jobs due to childbirth or childcare needs and to enable both men and women to balance work and childcare responsibilities as they deem suitable, Japan’s government passed an amendment to the Childcare and Family Care Leave Act in 2022. The amendments introduced new entitlements in three stages over a one year period from 1 April 2022 to 1 April 2023.
To encourage male employees to take childcare leave, the amendments to the Childcare and Family Care Leave Act introduced an additional childcare leave entitlement, called “Childcare Leave at Birth”. Childcare Leave at Birth is available to male employees immediately following the birth of their child. The difference between this new entitlement and the existing childcare leave entitlement is as follows:
| Childcare Leave at Birth (available in addition to current childcare leave entitlements) | Current childcare leave entitlement | |
| Length of leave | Up to four weeks in total within eight weeks following the birth of one’s child. | Until the child reaches 12 months of age (in certain circumstances, up to a |
| Application deadline | Two weeks prior to taking leave (with exceptions). | In principle, one month prior to taking leave. |
| Taking leave in installments | May be separated into two installments. | May be separated into two ... |
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