Invitation to Female Students Working in the National Public Service
Number of Female National Public Employees
The number of female national public employees playing an important part is increasing.
Systems to Support Employees to Balance Work and Family Life
Systems to support national public employees to balance work and family life, including Child Care Leave, Child Care Leave (Part-time), Sick Child Care Leave, and Nursing Leave.
<Major Supportive Systems>
- Maternity Leave before and after Child Birth
- 6 weeks before and 8 weeks after child birth
- For employees raising a child at age 3 or youngerChild Care Leave
- Available regardless of job or gender
- For employees raising a child before elementary school ageShort-time Working System for Child Care
- 4 hours a day (20 hours a week), 5 hours a day (25 hours a week), or other reduced working hours
- For employees raising a child before elementary school ageChild Care Hours
- Up to 2 hours of leave from work
- For employees raising a child before elementary school ageSick Child Care Leave
- 5 days a year to take care of a child having a cold, etc.
- For employees raising a child before elementary school age, caring for a parent or another family member,
or picking up an elementary school age child attending an after school activity club Earlier or Later Working Hour System - Setting the working hours earlier or later than the regular working hours
- For employees caring for spouse, parent, child, parent of spouse, etc.Nursing Leave
- A period up to 6 months recognized as necessary
- For employees who have a child before elementary school age or are caring for a parent or another family memberRestriction of Night and Overtime Work
- Exemption from night work and restriction of overtime work up to 24 hours/month and 150 hours/year
Over 90% of female employees eligible for the Child Care Leave take
the leave and most of them return to work.
* Use of Maiden Name
In July 2001, the Cabinet Office and Ministries agreed to allow employees to use their maiden name at workplaces when they request it.
Specifically, employees may use their maiden name as an internal name, for seating charts, directories of government personnel, telephone directories, manuscripts, notices of personnel transfer, attendance records, leave records, and other documents allowed by the Office or each Ministry.
Invitation to Events for Future National Public Employees
The NPA, the Cabinet Office and Ministries hold events for students who hope to serve as a national public employee.
Lectures on the attractiveness of public services and required human resources, as well as duty briefings given by the Office and each Ministry in separate booths, offer an opportunity to listen and ask questions directly to the recruiters.
(Duty briefing)
Invitation to Seminars for Female Students
The NPA holds seminars for female students who hope to serve as national public employees.
Lectures on the attractiveness of public services and required human resources given by female senior officials based on their experience, as well as talks provided by young female officials on challenging and rewarding duties and the balancing of work and family life, will provide an opportunity to relieve the doubts and concerns of female students.
(Seminar for female students)