Leave from work taken by a worker to care for a child for a certain period (distinct from maternity leave).
父親も育児休業を取得して、子育てに参加する家庭が増えている。
More families are having fathers take childcare leave and participate in child-rearing.
会社の育児休業制度について、人事部に詳細を問い合わせた。
I asked the HR department about the company's childcare leave policy in detail.
育児休業は法律で保障されている場合が多いが、取得方法は会社規定によって違う。
Childcare leave is often legally protected, but the procedure for taking it varies by company rules.