７０歳就業、来年４月から　企業に努力義務―厚労省

　厚生労働省は８日、高年齢者雇用安定法などの改正案の要綱を労働政策審議会の部会に提示した。２０２１年４月から企業に対し、７０歳までの就業確保に努めることを求めるほか、従業員３０１人以上の大企業には、採用者に占める中途比率の公表を義務付ける。同省は２０日に召集予定の通常国会に改正法案を提出する方針。
　７０歳までの就業では、６５歳まで義務付けている雇用継続措置や定年の延長に加え、起業した従業員との業務委託や社会貢献活動への支援なども、企業の選択肢として認める。（2020/01/08-15:31）

Japan's labor ministry plans to urge companies from April 2021 to ensure jobs for workers until the age of 70, it was learned Wednesday.
   The ministry will also require large companies with over 300 workers to publish the share of mid-career hires in their overall payrolls.
   The plans were included in the summary of a bill to revise the law on stabilizing employment for the elderly, submitted by the ministry to a Labor Policy Council subcommittee the same day. The ministry aims to submit the bill to the ordinary session of parliament, slated to be convened on Jan. 20.
   The ministry plan offers several options for ensuring jobs for workers up to age 70, such as assisting community service activities by elderly employees and subcontracting operations to businesses launched by elderly workers. Other options include delaying the retirement age and offering continued employment after retirement age, currently mandated for those up to the age of 65.
   In addition, the bill calls for altering the unemployment benefits system for the elderly, changing the requirement of having worked at one employer for 20 hours or more per week to having worked at one or two workplaces for a total of 20 hours or more per week.