Fukui Prefecture Male Childcare Leave Promotion Company Incentive Grant

①Overview: Fukui's Male Childcare Leave Promotion Grant pays tiered incentives to employers who promote male workers' childcare leave, aiming to build leave-friendly workplaces, extend leave duration, and reduce the childrearing burden. Outline took effect 28 Jul 2023, last amended 1 May 2026. ②Eligibility: HQ/office in Fukui; registered as "Fuku-iku Support Team" employer with public pledge; employment-insurance-applicable; not a public corp (Corporate Tax Law App.Table 1); not religious/political/anti-social; no serious legal violations in 5 yrs; no Fukui tax / consumption tax arrears; childcare leave rules (incl. birth-time leave) in work rules. Workers: male, insured, working in-prefecture, took the required min days of leave on/after 1 Apr 2023, returned to work. ③Benefits: ①Start Grant ¥300k lump (≥5 consecutive days, once per employer); ②-1 Support ¥100k/15 days; ②-2 Substitute-Worker Add-on ¥30k/15 days; ②-3 Manager Add-on +¥30k/15 days; ③ Co-worker Allowance Grant (lesser of ¥50k/15 days or actual); ④ Leave-Taker Allowance (least of ¥50k/15 days / actual / 80%-wage gap); ⑤ Long-Term Grant ¥300k for 90 cumulative days. ④Rate/Cap/Schedule: Fixed-amount system. Cap 360 leave-days per child; ¥6,000,000 cumulative cap per employer across multiple grants. Portions overlapping MHLW's Ryōritsu-shien grant are deducted (Platinum Kurumin add-on excluded). File Form No.1 plus required docs to the Governor within 3 months after return-to-work, or by 31 Mar of the fiscal year — whichever is earlier.