Municipal and prefectural governments across the country plan to adopt their own measures to promote labor reforms for their employees, such as by consigning operations to the private sector to cut overtime and introducing flexible working hours.
Starting in November, the Kobe Municipal Government will allow employees who take care of children or elderly family members to work flexible hours, with the aim of reducing their burdens and preventing them from quitting.
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