TOKYO –
The proportion of working males in Japan taking parental go away rose to a document 50.9% within the final fiscal 12 months, exceeding 50% for the primary time, in line with a Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry survey.
The charge elevated 10.4 share factors from the earlier 12 months amongst males employed by firms and different organizations.
The commonest interval of go away was between one month and fewer than three months, accounting for 30.3% of circumstances. This was adopted by durations of between two weeks and fewer than one month at 28.0%, and between 5 days and fewer than two weeks at 14.1%.
A ministry official attributed the rise to firms taking a extra lively strategy to encouraging males to take parental go away, in addition to sturdy curiosity in utilizing the system amongst youthful staff.
The parental go away take-up charge amongst ladies rose 1.7 share factors from the earlier 12 months to 88.3%.
Source: TBS