■The Kyorin University Support System for Female Researchers

Kyorin University has established maternity health care regulations, Kyorin Gakuen childcare leave, etc., regulations, shift-based half-day work guidelines, reserve leave regulations, and other policies in order to support both male and female researchers as they deal with childbirth and childcare. These policies have created measures for the health care of female researchers who are expecting or caring for a new child, systems for childcare leave, special childcare hours, and sick/injured child leave, a system that allows employees to take certain days off by making use of shift-based half-day hours, special reduced full-time hours for employees dealing with childbirth or childcare, a system for flexible working hours, safeguards against overwork, and more.
The "Poppins Kid's Room" also operates in conjunction with the Kyorin University Hospital Department of Pediatrics. Located near the Mitaka Campus, the facility continues to accommodate an increasing number of users (including male researchers) every year and play a significant role in assisting researchers dealing with important life events.

Table 1: The Kyorin University support system
Maternity health care regulations These regulations establish measures and procedures, etc., pertaining to health care for pregnant and postpartum female employees in order to respect motherhood and create an environment where female employees can work comfortably.
Kyorin Gakuen childcare leave, etc., regulations These regulations establish standards and procedures, etc., pertaining to employee childcare leave, special childcare hours, and sick/injured child leave.
Female doctor return-to-work support committee regulations These regulations help female doctors who left work or took leave due to childbirth or childcare responsibilities return to work by establishing special reduced full-time hours, setting up return-to-work support programs, and improving the working environment.
Shift-based half-day work guidelines These guidelines promote the improvement of employee health and operational efficiency by creating a system that allows employees to take certain days off by making use of shift-based half-day hours under the terms of the work regulations.
Reserve leave regulations These regulations establish a system that allows employees to save up to 10 days of specified annual paid leave each year for reserve purposes.
Kyorin Gakuen nursing-care leave, etc., regulations These regulations are designed to improve employee welfare by stipulating nursing-care leave and nursing-care short-term work system provisions for employees.

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