Konami Group strives to establish a relationship with employees in which they can grow together with the company by creating a workplace that enables each employee to maximize their talent. The goal is achieved through our "Health and Productivity Management" practice, which aims to create a healthy and vibrant workplace for employees.
Health and Productivity Management refers to considering employee health management as a management issue and aiming to improve business performance and corporate value by implementing various initiatives to maintain and improve health.
Konami Group actively works on this, aiming to become a company where all employees can work in good physical and mental condition by implementing measures that focus on improving the motivation and performance of each employee.
Health and Productivity Management Promotion Committee, consisting of Directors of KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION and the Officers responsible for each Business, sets targets for promoting health management, shares current status of employees' health, working hours, specific cases and examines health initiatives on a quarterly basis to achieve the targets. In addition, we have placed an in-house Health Care Center dedicated to supporting and promoting employees' health management and make ongoing efforts to plan and develop measures that maintain and promote the health of our employees, in cooperation with the Human Resources staff in each Business, as well as the Kanto IT Software Health Insurance Association.
*Kanto IT Software Health Insurance Association is one of the largest comprehensive health insurance associations in Japan with 7,255 member companies and 609,804 insured employees (as of the end of September 2022.) The Association is currently chaired by KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION's Representative Director, President.
| Health Management Targets | Target |
|---|---|
| Improve Annual Health Check-up Receipt Rate | 100% |
| Suppress Smoking Rate | 15% |
| Improve Stress Check Receipt Rate | 98% |
| Improve Rate of Employees Maintaining Appropriate Weight | 70% |
| Improve Rate of Employees with Regular Exercise Habit | 35% |
| Improve Rate of People who are well-rested through sleep | 60% |
| Improve MY HEALTH WEB Registration Rate (*1) | 35% |
| Improve Health Promotion Event Participation Rate (*2) | 20% |
(*1) MY HEALTH WEB
MY HEALTH WEB is a health-oriented portal site operated by Kanto IT Software Health Insurance Association that provides information on medical cost details and generic drug differences, as well as health checkup results and health information.
(*2) Health Promotion Event
Health Promotion Event refers to Fitness Stimulation Events, Health Promotion Seminars, Smart Phone Walkathon and other events operated by Kanto IT Software Health Insurance Association.
In recognition of its approach to "Health and Productivity Management," KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION has been certified as an "Excellent Health and Productivity Management Corporation (White 500)" for 6 consecutive years, through a joint initiative with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Nippon Kenko Kaigi. For further details, please see the link below.
We believe that it is essential for all employees to receive regular annual health check-ups for early detection of illness and evaluation of health conditions by reflecting on any changes to their health on a yearly basis. This is why the company actively encourage its employees to take the examination and have achieved a 100% receipt rate. The Health Care Center plays the key role in ensuring that all employees are examined and encourage those with suspicious symptoms to undergo detailed examinations in order to prevent serious illnesses from occurring.
We have created an environment in which employees can receive vaccination against influenza by arranging medical personnel to administer inoculations within our offices once a year (fees are fully covered by the Company and Health Insurance Association). For those employees who are unable to receive a vaccination on site, the Company and Health Insurance Association will subsidize the fee in order to improve their vaccination coverage rate.
We have implemented several solutions to support the physical and mental well-being of our employees. These include the establishment of on-site consultation offices staffed by industrial physicians and nurses, and implementation of external Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that provides individuals with counseling services for work or non-work-related matters. We also conduct regular stress checks for early detection and prevention of mental health issues amongst our employees. Moreover, we analyze the results as an organization in whole to help create a pleasant working environment. Although the stress check is voluntary, we achieved 97.3% employee responses in FY2022, leading to more effective measures to improve the workplace environment.
As part of our effort to promote employees' health, Konami Group encourages its employees to stop smoking. Major offices are smoke free indoors and we are reducing or abolishing smoking areas outside the buildings as well. Furthermore, various measures are being taken to reduce the smoking rate, including the establishment of a non-smoking week and anti-smoking seminars for smokers.
In order to create a working environment where each employee can contribute to their health, we have implemented measures such as promoting the use of stairs, participating in walking events held by the Health Insurance Association several times a year (walking competitions at tourist sites and walking events held via smartphone applications), participate in events to encourage physical education such as baseball, tennis, futsal, and hiking, and conducting daily 5 minutes workout sessions.
In line with Workplace Reform that enhance worker's health, we have set the last Friday of each month, as recommended day to take paid holidays. These Fridays have been utilized by many of our employees.
Reluctance to use entitled annual paid holiday has been a long-standing challenge. In 2018, however, the goal to use 70% of the individual's paid holiday was achieved as a result of the entire Group's target setting and improved operational efficiency.
We strive to achieve a work-life balance by providing a working environment in which employees can easily take their paid holiday and enhance productivity and creativity.
Telework has been promoted as part of our countermeasures against COVID-19.
Specific measures include introduction of a web conferencing system, development of a telework environment by setting guidelines, and deployment of internal notification for employees to telework.
As of May 2021, we have reduced the number of employees commuting to the office by 74.3%.
(This excludes employees who need to work on site out of the business areas that can implement telework)