育休制度見直しを　政府会議が中間整理案

　政府は２６日、社会保障制度改革を議論する全世代型社会保障構築会議（清家篤座長）の第４回会合を開き、中間整理案をまとめた。子育て支援策として育児休業制度の見直しを打ち出したほか、厚生年金の加入者を拡大する「勤労者皆保険」実現も盛り込んだ。５月中に正式決定した上で、政府が６月ごろ策定する経済財政運営の基本指針「骨太の方針」に反映させる。
　中間整理案は「持続可能な社会保障制度を将来世代に伝えることが重要で、子育て・若者世代の支援が喫緊の課題」などと指摘。子育て支援の拡充や女性の就労促進、家庭の介護負担軽減などを基本に据えた。
　育休制度をめぐり、政府は４月から従業員に対する育休取得の意向確認を企業に義務付けるなどしているが、男性や非正規雇用者が取得しやすいよう見直しを提案した。（2022/04/26-16:13）

The Japanese government plans to revise the country's child care leave system as part of social security system reform, as well as to expand the coverage of the "kosei nenkin" public pension program, it was learned Tuesday.
   The plans were included in an interim report compiled at the fourth meeting of an expert panel on a social security system for all generations the same day.
   The report is expected to be formally adopted in May and reflected in the government's basic economic and fiscal policy guidelines, to be drawn up around June.
   The interim report said, "It is important to pass on a sustainable social security system to future generations, and supporting child-rearing and youth generations is a pressing issue."
   At the center of the reform, the report placed supporting child care, promoting the employment of women and easing the burden of caregiving on families.