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.
The 38-year-old, who has remained anonymous, is suing his employer, sportswear maker Asics for 4.4 million yen in damages.
But while more than 80 per cent of women takes parental leave, only six per cent of fathers do. The disparity, activists say, is partly due to pressure from employers and a society that prizes long work hours. Of the small number of men in Japan who take paternity leave, more than 70 per cent are away for less than a fortnight.
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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