Letter from the Ministry of Labor Amending the Trial Principles of Flexible Childcare Retention and Suspension of Pay

This pilot principle requires "pilot units" to apply separately.  The application period is until May 31, and the trial period is until the end of December this year.  The key point is that a separate "application plan" needs to be written in advance to get prior approval from the authority.  Since this is not legal requirement and additional paperwork is required, it will definitely increase the additional burden on the enterprise.  Therefore, unless the enterprise itself has special needs, there is no need to apply to become a "pilot unit".

The advantage of the trial is that the parties concerned (parents with short-term needs for childcare leave) can apply for a childcare leave of less than seven days, and flexibly use the statutory childcare leave to take care of newborn children, while taking into account the company's manpower needs.  It is believed that when it becomes a formal regulation in the future, companies will be able to apply it "directly" without the need to apply separately.