(かいごきゅうぎょう)

かいごきゅうぎょう
noun
family care leave (from work)
worksociety
1. family care leave; leave of absence from work to care for a family member
A statutory leave of absence in Japan that allows employees to stop working temporarily in order to care for a family member who requires nursing care due to illness, injury, or old age. Under Japanese law, eligible workers may take up to 93 days of 介護休業(かいごきゅうぎょう) per family member needing care.
介護休業(かいごきゅうぎょう)()
I take family care leave.
(はは)介護(かいご)ため介護休業(かいごきゅうぎょう)申請(しんせい)した
I applied for family care leave in order to look after my mother.
The family care leave system is established by law, and you can take a total of up to 93 days per eligible family member.

A specific legal category of leave under the Japanese 育児(いくじ)介護休業法(かいごきゅうぎょうほう) (Child Care and Family Care Leave Act). Distinct from everyday use of 'care leave' in English: in Japan, 介護休業(かいごきゅうぎょう) has a defined legal meaning, eligibility, and benefit.

Common collocations

  • 介護休業(かいごきゅうぎょう)(): to take family care leave
  • 介護休業(かいごきゅうぎょう)取得(しゅとく)する: to obtain family care leave
  • 介護休業(かいごきゅうぎょう)制度(せいど): the family care leave system
  • 介護休業(かいごきゅうぎょう)給付金(きゅうふきん): family care leave benefit (paid by employment insurance)
  • 介護休業(かいごきゅうぎょう)(ちゅう): during family care leave

Similar words

Cultural note

With Japan's rapidly aging population, the 介護休業(かいごきゅうぎょう) system has become an increasingly important labor issue. Companies are legally required to allow eligible workers to take this leave, though in practice many employees hesitate to use it due to workplace pressure.