Questions to Ask HR About Maternity and Childcare Leave
1. 産前産後休業 (Maternity Leave)
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Could you please confirm the official start date and duration of my 産前休業 and 産後休業 based on my due date (Sept 28, 2025)?
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What salary, allowances, or benefits will I receive during 産前産後休業?
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Do I need to submit any specific documents or medical certificates before starting 産前休業?
2. 出産手当金 (Maternity Allowance) and 出生後休業支援給付 (Postnatal Leave Support Benefit)
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How does the 出産手当金 get processed? Will it be coordinated through the company or do I apply myself via 健康保険?
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Could you explain the new 出生後休業支援給付 that started in April 2025 and whether I am eligible?
3. 育児休業 (Childcare Leave) and 育児休業給付金 (Childcare Leave Benefits)
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When should I submit my 育児休業の申請書 (childcare leave application)? Is one month before the expected start date correct?
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How long can I take 育児休業? Are there options to extend or split the leave?
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What percentage of my salary will 育児休業給付金 cover, and for how long? How and when do I apply for it?
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Are there any recent changes to 育児休業給付金, like the 出生時育児休業給付金, that I should know about?
4. Tax, Insurance, and Year-End Procedures
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Will the company handle my 年末調整 for 2025, even if I’m on育休 part of the year?
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How will my health insurance and pension premiums be handled during育休?
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Are there any steps I need to take myself to maintain or adjust these payments during my leave?
5. Returning to Work
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What is the process for submitting 復職届 (return-to-work notice)? How much notice do I need to give?
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Will my salary, taxes, and insurance deductions return to normal immediately upon return?
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Are there any support systems or flexible work options available when I come back?
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Questions to Ask HR
1. 産前産後休業について (Sanzen sango kyūgyō ni tsuite)
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私の出産予定日(2025年9月28日)に基づく産前休業と産後休業の正式な開始日と期間を確認していただけますか?
Watashi no shussan yoteibi (2025-nen 9-gatsu 28-nichi) ni motozuku sanzen kyūgyō to sango kyūgyō no seishiki na kaishi-bi to kikan o kakunin shite itadakemasu ka? -
産前産後休業中に受けられる給与や手当について教えてください。
Sanzen sango kyūgyō-chū ni ukerareru kyūyo ya teate ni tsuite oshiete kudasai. -
産前休業を始める前に、提出すべき書類や医師の証明書はありますか?
Sanzen kyūgyō o hajimeru mae ni, teishutsu subeki shorui ya ishi no shōmeisho wa arimasu ka?
2. 出産手当金と出生後休業支援給付について (Shussan teatekin to shusseigo kyūgyō shien kyūfu ni tsuite)
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出産手当金はどのように手続きしますか?会社を通じて行いますか、それとも健康保険に自分で申請しますか?
Shussan teatekin wa dono yō ni tetsuzuki shimasu ka? Kaisha o tsūjite okonaimasu ka, soretomo kenkō hoken ni jibun de shinsei shimasu ka? -
2025年4月から始まった出生後休業支援給付について説明していただけますか?私が対象になりますか?
2025-nen 4-gatsu kara hajimatta shusseigo kyūgyō shien kyūfu ni tsuite setsumei shite itadakemasu ka? Watashi ga taishō ni narimasu ka?
3. 育児休業と育児休業給付金について (Ikuji kyūgyō to ikuji kyūgyō kyūfukin ni tsuite)
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育児休業の申請書はいつ提出すればよいですか?開始予定日の1ヶ月前で合っていますか?
Ikuji kyūgyō no shinseisho wa itsu teishutsu sureba yoi desu ka? Kaishi yoteibi no ikkagetsu mae de atte imasu ka? -
育児休業は最長どのくらい取れますか?延長や分割取得は可能ですか?
Ikuji kyūgyō wa saichō dono kurai toremasu ka? Enchō ya bunkatsu shutoku wa kanō desu ka? -
育児休業給付金は給与の何パーセントを、どのくらいの期間受けられますか?申請方法とタイミングを教えてください。
Ikuji kyūgyō kyūfukin wa kyūyo no nan-pāsento o, dono kurai no kikan ukeraremasu ka? Shinsei hōhō to taimingu o oshiete kudasai. -
育児休業給付金に関して、2025年4月からの出生時育児休業給付金などの変更点はありますか?
Ikuji kyūgyō kyūfukin ni kanshite, 2025-nen 4-gatsu kara no shusseiji ikuji kyūgyō kyūfukin nado no henkōten wa arimasu ka?
4. 税金・保険・年末調整について (Zeikin, hoken, nenmatsu chōsei ni tsuite)
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育休中の2025年の年末調整は会社で行ってもらえますか?
Ikukyū-chū no 2025-nen no nenmatsu chōsei wa kaisha de okonatte moraemasu ka? -
健康保険料や年金保険料は育休中どのように扱われますか?
Kenkō hokenryō ya nenkin hokenryō wa ikukyū-chū dono yō ni atsukawaremasu ka? -
自分で支払いや手続きが必要なことはありますか?
Jibun de shiharai ya tetsuzuki ga hitsuyō na koto wa arimasu ka?
5. 職場復帰について (Shokuba fukki ni tsuite)
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復職届はいつまでに提出すればよいですか?
Fukushoku todoke wa itsu made ni teishutsu sureba yoi desu ka? -
復帰後、給与や税金・保険料の控除はすぐに元に戻りますか?
Fukki-go, kyūyo ya zeikin, hokenryō no kōjo wa sugu ni moto ni modorimasu ka? -
復帰後に利用できるサポートや柔軟な働き方の制度はありますか?
Fukki-go ni riyō dekiru sapōto ya jūnan na hatarakikata no seido wa arimasu ka?