In the fiscal year 2022, female employees taking parental leave in Japan received payments for an average of 12.3 months. The average duration of benefit payments for male employees was 2.7 months.
The government provides parental leave benefits through unemployment insurance for employees whose employers do not grant salaries during parental leave.
Average duration of parental leave payments provided by the government in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2022, by gender
(in months)
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MHLW (Japan). (November 13, 2023). Average duration of parental leave payments provided by the government in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2022, by gender (in months) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1479786/japan-parental-leave-payments-average-duration-by-gender/
MHLW (Japan). "Average duration of parental leave payments provided by the government in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2022, by gender (in months)." Chart. November 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1479786/japan-parental-leave-payments-average-duration-by-gender/
MHLW (Japan). (2023). Average duration of parental leave payments provided by the government in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2022, by gender (in months). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1479786/japan-parental-leave-payments-average-duration-by-gender/
MHLW (Japan). "Average Duration of Parental Leave Payments Provided by The Government in Japan from Fiscal Year 2014 to 2022, by Gender (in Months)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1479786/japan-parental-leave-payments-average-duration-by-gender/
MHLW (Japan), Average duration of parental leave payments provided by the government in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2022, by gender (in months) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1479786/japan-parental-leave-payments-average-duration-by-gender/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Average duration of parental leave payments provided by the government in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2022, by gender (in months) [Graph], MHLW (Japan), November 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1479786/japan-parental-leave-payments-average-duration-by-gender/
