男性育休取得率、３割超　過去最高、女性とはなお開き―厚労省

　厚生労働省が３１日発表した２０２３年度の雇用均等基本調査によると、男性の育児休業取得率は３０．１％と、前年度の１７．１％から急増し過去最高となった。同省は、従業員に対して育休取得の意向を確認するよう企業に義務付けた制度改正が後押ししたとみている。
　取得期間は「１～３カ月未満」が２８．０％と最多、「５日～２週間未満」が２２．０％で続いた。ただ、女性の育休取得率は８割を超え、期間も６カ月以上が９割以上を占める。依然として開きは大きい。（2024/07/31-21:01）

The proportion of male employees in Japan who took parental leave in fiscal 2023, which ended in March, hit a record high of 30.1 pct, up sharply from 17.1 Pct in the previous year, according to a labor ministry survey.
   The survey result, released on Wednesday, apparently reflected a system revision that obliges companies to check with male employees whether they want to take parental leave. The survey was conducted in October 2023 and received valid responses from 3,495 businesses with more than five employees.
   Among male employees, those who took one month or more but less than three months of parental leave made up the largest group, at 28 pct, followed by those who took five days or more but less than two weeks, at 22 pct.
   Meanwhile, the parental leave-taking rate for female employees exceeded 80 pct, with those who took six months or more accounting for more than 90 pct.
   The government has set a target of raising the rate for men to 50 pct in 2025. A further system revision is slated for April 2025 to require companies with more than 300 employees to disclose their employees' parental leave-taking rates.