Participating corporations│Research Project toward Realization of a Work-Life Balanced Society

Case studies by participating corporations

Taisei Corporation: ■Main initiatives: Taisei Corporation is endeavoring to promote the reduction of their employees’ workday with their no zangyo (overtime) day every Wednesday and the promotion of the jitan (shorten workday) month held twice a year. Also, with the goal of supporting their individual employees, Taisei Corporation has established a specialized department (Ikiiki Katsuyaku (Active lives) Promotion Office) to promote work-life balance. This department works to promote the understanding of work-life balance and to follow-up on employees that desire a diverse range of work styles. >> more

Toshiba Corporation: ■Main initiatives: At Toshiba, the promotion of “work style innovation” to create the desired spiral leading to high value-added work begins with an efficient way of work and a life that allows an employee to be refreshed and to have time to improve themselves. Additionally, as part of the support for work-life balance, the flexibility of its systems such as the choice to use ones maternity leave in portions and the “mutual understanding program” which is an event for superiors and HR staff can meet have been implemented.
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Marubeni Corporation: ■Main initiatives:We at Marubeni made sweeping revisions of our work-life balance-related measures in the fiscal 2010, with aims that “both the company and employees cooperate to produce a work environment suitable to employees at each stage of their lives and careers, and also to maximize contribution to the company by individual employees in the medium and long term.”
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