Work-life Balance Initiatives
Individual companies belonging to the T&D Life Group have been enhancing various efforts aimed at enabling employees to demonstrate their capabilities and improve their performance at work while at the same time fulfilling their responsibilities at home, such as childcare, nursing care and household, by improving the childcare leave system and reducing total work hours. In order to promote the active participation of female employees, the Group as a whole is promoting work-life balance initiatives with an awareness of the need to create workplaces where female employees can continue working for a long time while experiencing life events such as marriage and childbirth.
Acquisition of Maternity and Childcare Leave at the Three Life Insurance Companies
| FY2012 | FY2013 | FY2014 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of employees taking maternity leave | 213 | 236 | 234 | |
| No. of employees taking childcare leave | 247 | 273 | 366 | |
| Male | 51 | 71 | 153 | |
| Female | 196 | 202 | 213 | |
| No. of employees taking nursing care leave | 5 | 11 | 6 | |
| Male | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Female | 5 | 11 | 6 | |
- * The number of administrative personnel of the three life insurance companies who have returned to work after taking childcare leave is as follows.
Fiscal 2012 125 (89.9%) (Men 52 (100%), Women 73 (83.9%))
Fiscal 2013 155 (97.5%) (Men 71 (100%), Women 84 (95.5%))
Fiscal 2014 220 (97.8%) (Men 143 (100%), Women 77 (93.9%))
Number of Administrative Personnel of the Three Life Insurance Companies Taking Paid Leave
| FY2012 | FY2013 | FY2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average number of paid leave days taken | 10.3 | 10.3 | 11.0 |
Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children
Since the enforcement of the Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children in April 2005, the T&D Life Group has formulated a unified action plan every two years to enhance the childcare support system and promote work-life balance. Regarding support for the development of young people, the Group's three life insurance companies received certification as meeting the criteria of the Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children (Kurumin certification) for five consecutive biennial periods starting from the first period from April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2007. T&D Asset Management has obtained the Kurumin certification for two consecutive biennial periods. Additionally, T&D Information Systems received certification for four consecutive periods. Moreover, the Platinum Kurumin System was initiated on April 1, 2015. This certification is awarded only to Kurumin-certified companies that have satisfied certain requirements by undertaking even more advanced activities. All three of the Group's life insurance companies obtained the “Platinum Kurumin” mark in recognition of their proactive initiatives as enterprises that support child raising activities.
