A special three-day leave will be newly introduced for national civil servants with at least five years but less than 10 years of service. Family care leave will also be available for child care from graduation from daycare or kindergarten until entering elementary school.
The Ministry of Personnel Management said on the 7th that it will give advance notice of legislation for a revision to the National Public Officials Service Regulations that includes these details.
According to the Ministry of Personnel Management, a new special three-day leave will be granted to civil servants with at least five years but less than 10 years of service. The aim is to raise organizational commitment and job satisfaction among civil servants in their 5–10th years of service.
Previously, long-term service leave applied only to civil servants with at least 10 years but less than 20 years of service (five days) and those with 20 years or more (seven days), but this revision expands the eligible group.
The Ministry of Personnel Management explained, "We took into account that local governments and others are already granting long-term service leave to those with 5–10 years of service."
The revision also includes expanding the reasons for using family care leave. Previously, it could only be used when child or grandchild care was needed, such as during school closures or accompanying hospital visits.
Accordingly, criticism had been raised that it was difficult to use leave during the care gap that occurs from graduation from daycare or kindergarten until entering elementary school.
The Ministry of Personnel Management said, "Going forward, family care leave will be available during that period as well, which is expected to reduce parenting gaps."