Kishida: Child Care Leave Benefits to Equal Regular Income

Kishida: Child Care Leave Benefits to Equal Regular Income

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Kishida: Child Care Leave Benefits to Equal Regular Income

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has promised to increase benefits for men and women taking child care leave after childbirth to 100% of their regular take-home pay.
Kishida made the announcement at a news conference on March 17, 2023, where he explained his plans for dealing with Japan's falling birthrate.
In 2022, the number of births in Japan fell below 800,000 for the first time, according to data from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
Japan's falling birthrate is a serious problem, as fewer babies now means fewer workers and taxpayers to support the Japanese economy in the future. Kishida said that the years leading up to 2030 would be Japan's "last chance" to reverse this trend.
To encourage people to have more children, Kishida said he would focus on three things: increasing younger people's income, changing social attitudes and structures, and supporting families that are raising children at every stage.
As well as increasing child care leave benefits for both men and women after childbirth, Kishida said he wanted to provide benefits to irregular workers, freelancers, and the self-employed.
The prime minister also said he aims to increase the number of men taking child care leave to 50% by 2025, and to 85% by 2030.
These are big increases, as only 14% of Japanese men took child care leave in 2021. 태아보험다이렉트 For families raising children, the government plans to expand child care allowances, reduce the cost of higher education and provide housing support.
Kishida also said he wanted to solve the problem of employees often women who work part-time instead of full-time because they want to keep their dependent status and avoid paying for their own social insurance.
He suggested that the government could help employers pay for their workers' social insurance.
How these new policies will be paid for is not yet clear, but Kishida said his government would release more details of the plan in June 2023.