TOKYO: A Japanese man who says he was penalised for taking paternity leave brought his case to a Tokyo court on Thursday , a rare suit in a country struggling with one of the world's lowest birthrates.
But while more than 80 per cent of women take parental leave, only 6 per cent of fathers do. The disparity, activists say, is partly due to pressure from employers and a society that prizes long work hours.The plaintiff took a year's leave in 2015-2016 when his first child was born, and another year in 2018-2019 after the birth of his second child.
Fathers face harsh criticism for taking leave, despite being legally entitled to do so as the government tries desperately to boost the birthrate, the man's lawyer Naoto Sasayama told AFP. He was later able to return to head office, but says he was given"idle work" in what he believes was"silent pressure" on him to quit."It is regrettable that we did not reach a final solution. We hope to clarify what actually happened in the course of the trial," it said in a statement.
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