Action plan has been formulated in order to have employees realize their potential, by means of creating pleasant working conditions for all employees to balance both work and child care.
Planning Period
1 April 2025 to 31 March 2027 (2 years)
Outline
< Stage 1 >
We aim to achieve higher level of the following status of child care leave during the period.
- Male employees: meet the conditions of either (1) or (2)
- Female employees: More than 95% of female employees taking child care leave
(1) More than 50% of male employees taking child care leave
(2) More than nine male employees taking child care leave and more than 80% of taking holidays for the purpose of child care.
Measures
- April 2025
- Implementation of various measures to promote male employees to take childcare leave
Revision of the Act on Childcare Leave/Caregiver Leave(effective from April 1, 2025), dissemination to employees on such revision. - October 2025
- Revision on internal standard due to revision of the Act on Childcare Leave/Caregiver Leave(effective from October 1, 2025), and dissemination to employees on such revision.
- April 2026
- Consideration and establishment of specific measures for male employees to encourage taking childcare leave
< Stage 2 >
Further expansion on the existing system for child care and implement a new system with regards to flexible working program within the period
Measures
- April 2025
- Consideration of specific measures for further expansion of childcare support systems and implement new systems that contribute to a flexible working program
- April 2026
- Inform all employees through the internal intranet
< Stage 3 >
Achieve more than 70% of the acquisition rate on annual paid leave within the period
Measures
- April 2025
- Conduct survey on the acquisition of annual paid leave and inform employees of the result
- May 2025
- Continually inform all employees through the internal intranet
