育児(いくじ)休業(きゅうぎょう)

いくじきゅうぎょう
noun
childcare leave; parental leave
1. childcare leave; parental leave
A period of leave from work granted to employees for the purpose of raising a child, legally guaranteed in Japan.
育児(いくじ)休業(きゅうぎょう)を取(と)る。
To take childcare leave.
男性(だんせい)の育児(いくじ)休業(きゅうぎょう)取得(しゅとく)率(りつ)が上(あ)がっている。
The rate of men taking childcare leave is increasing.
育児(いくじ)休業(きゅうぎょう)中(ちゅう)は雇用(こよう)保険(ほけん)から給付(きゅうふ)金(きん)が支給(しきゅう)される。
During childcare leave, benefits are paid from employment insurance.
彼女(かのじょ)は出産(しゅっさん)後(ご)、育児(いくじ)休業(きゅうぎょう)を取得(しゅとく)して子育(こそだ)てに専念(せんねん)した。
After giving birth, she took childcare leave and devoted herself to raising her child.

A compound of 育児(いくじ) (childcare) and 休業(きゅうぎょう) (leave from work). Often abbreviated to 育休(いくきゅう) in everyday conversation.

Japan's Childcare and Family Care Leave Act (育児(いくじ)・介護(かいご)休業(きゅうぎょう)法(ほう)) guarantees employees the right to take leave until their child turns one year old, with extensions possible up to two years.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 育児(いくじ)休業(きゅうぎょう)を取(と)る: to take childcare leave
  • 育児(いくじ)休業(きゅうぎょう)取得(しゅとく)率(りつ): childcare leave uptake rate
  • 育児(いくじ)休業(きゅうぎょう)給付(きゅうふ)金(きん): childcare leave benefits
  • 育児(いくじ)休業(きゅうぎょう)中(ちゅう): during childcare leave
  • 男性(だんせい)育児(いくじ)休業(きゅうぎょう): paternity leave

CULTURAL CONTEXT:
While Japan has had generous childcare leave provisions on paper for decades, actual uptake by fathers has historically been very low. Government campaigns to encourage male 育休(いくきゅう) have gained momentum in recent years, and the rate has been rising steadily.

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 育休(いくきゅう): childcare leave (abbreviation) — the casual, everyday form
  • 産休(さんきゅう): maternity leave — specifically the period around childbirth
  • 介護(かいご)休業(きゅうぎょう): family care leave — leave for caring for elderly or ill family members
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