A new subsidy for parental leave takers was provided as part of the Employment Adjustment Subsidies (雇用調整助成) to allow people to take time off from work to care for children during the closure of ECEC settings or schools. Employers were required to apply for this subsidy on behalf of their eligible employees
Country
JapanPolicy Area
Parental leaveMeasure
Paid parental leaveEligibility
Employed (both full-time and non-regular) or self-employed individuals who had to care for their children and were not able to work due to the closure of ECEC settings or schoolsType
Cash (social insurance)Start / Announced Date
01/03/2020End Date
Mar-21Amount
Between 27/02/2020 and 31/03/2020: 100% of wage up to ¥8,330 per day for employed individuals or ¥4,100 per day for self-employed individuals
From 01/04/2020 onwards: 100% of wage up to ¥15,000 per day for employed individuals or ¥7,500 per day for self-employed individualsTotal Cost
N/ARecipients
ParentsRoute to the child
IndirectSources
Nakazato, H., Nishimura, J. and Takezawa, J. (2021) ‘Japan country note’, in Koslowski, A., Blum, S., Dobrotić, I., Kaufmann, G. and Moss, P. (eds.) International Review of Leave Policies and Research 2021. Available at: https://www.leavenetwork.org/annual-review-reports/
OECD (2020) Paid sick leave policy responses to the COVID-19 crisis - Version 30 June 2020. Available at: www.oecd.org/employment/COVID19-paid-sick-leave-policy-responses.xlsxAccess the full dataset here