Examples of Leading Activities of Private Companies in the Fields of Health, Labour and Welfare
(Equal Employment/Work-Life Balance)
(Key Points of Activities/Reasons for Award)
The company works on work-life balance as one of its important strategies. The number of women in managerial posts has been increasing. In the last three years the average percentages of male employees (including management-level and part-time workers) and female employees (including part-timers) taking child care leave were 13.8% and 100%, respectively.
(Key Points of Activities/Reasons for Award)
In order to "harmonize work and life" of all employees, the company promotes reducing working hours and taking annual paid leave. Moreover, it promotes making use of various systems, such as the work-life balance support system which transcends legal frameworks and the "Family Transfer System" (in which the employees are transferred to offices commutable from their places of residence, in case they are obliged to move because of their families' job transfer) that supports continuous service of employees.
(Key Points of Activities/Reasons for Award)
Since Fiscal Year 2010, the company has launched activities aimed at achieving 30% for male employees to take child care leave. Also, it conducts a questionnaire of employees on the work-life balance support system implemented in the company, in order to improve the system and its operation.
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