Priority Area (2) Respect for Human Rights

The T&D Life Group believes that supporting and showing respect for the protection of internationally declared human rights, and promoting the creation of a comfortable working environment where employees are able to respond to the needs of society, will lead to the growth of the company and the vitalization of society, and are important corporate responsibilities which the Company must fulfill.

1.Work-life Balance Initiatives

Each of the T&D Life Group companies has been strengthening various efforts such as enhancing systems such as childcare leave and a reduction of total working hours, aimed at enabling employees to demonstrate their capabilities and improve their performance at work while at the same time fulfilling their responsibilities at home including housework, childcare and nursing care.

Acquisition of Maternity and Childcare Leave

    FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Number of employees taking maternity leave 234 290 328
Number of employees eligible to take childcare leave 410 432 462
  Male 176 142 134
  Female 234 290 328
Number of employees taking childcare leave 366 406 450
  Male 153 140 133
  Female 213 266 317
Number of employees taking nursing care leave 6 8 12
  Male 0 0 0
  Female 6 8 12
  • * The acquisition of maternity and childcare leave at the three life insurance companies.
  • * The number of administrative personnel at the three life insurance companies who have returned to work after taking childcare leave is as follows.
  •   Fiscal 2014 220 (97.8%) [Men 143 (100%), Women 77 (93.9%)]
  •   Fiscal 2015 230 (97.5%) [Men 142 (99.3%), Women 88 (94.6%)]
  •   Fiscal 2016 228 (99.6%) [Men 133 (100%), Women 95 (99.0%)]

Acquisition of Paid Leave

  FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Average number of paid leave days taken 11.0 11.8 12.4
  • * The number of administrative personnel of the three life insurance companies taking paid leave.

Supporting Parents Raising the Next Generation of Children

The Platinum Kurumin System was initiated on April 1, 2015. This certification is awarded by the Ministry of Labor, Health and Welfare to Kurumin-certified companies which 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.

FIgure: The Platinum Kurumin System

2.Initiatives to Support Active Roles for Women

In T&D Life Group, where women account for a significant portion of the total workforce, it is a key driver for corporate value creation and sustainable growth to enable women to further demonstrate their abilities. Therefore, the Group duly recognizes that promoting the active participation of women is a crucial management priority for the Group. With this in mind, the three life insurance companies have revised their respective personnel and remuneration systems, as well as introducing various support systems to enhance work-life balance.

To steadily advance these measures to promote the active participation of women, the three life insurance companies formulated their action plans based on their respective business models.

Action Plan : Promotion of the Active Participation of Women at the Three Life Insurance Companies

The T&D Life Group discloses action plan for promoting the active participation of women and targets for promoting female employees to management positions. The ratio of female managers has been steadily increasing.

[Action Plan]

Figure: Action Plan

[Ratio of Female Managers (Total of the Three Companies)]

Figure: Ratio of Female Managers (Total of the Three Companies)

3.Initiatives for Employment of People with Disabilities

As of the end of March 2017, a total of 328 employees with disabilities, including 35 new recruits for fiscal 2016, worked at the three life insurance companies, which account for 2.22% of the total number of employees. We will continue working to create a workplace environment which encourages and supports people with disabilities to work comfortably and promote employment of the disabled.

Employment of People with Disabilities at the Three Life Insurance Companies

  FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Employment rate of people with disabilities (%) 2.20 2.27 2.22

4.Health and Productivity Management Initiatives

T&D Life Group Companies are aiming for the realization of workplaces where all employees can work enthusiastically with sound mind and body under the principles of health and productivity management.

Taiyo Life and Daido Life was certified as one of the “White 500” organizations for the large enterprise category of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s Certified Health and Productivity Management Organization Recognition Program.

The program has been set up to recognize companies which practice health and productivity management to promote employee health.
By promoting the “Taiyo’s GENKI Project” at Taiyo Life and the “DAIDO COCO KARA” program at Daido Life, the two companies are implementing various initiatives for promoting employee health, with the goal of realizing workplaces where all employees can work enthusiastically with sound mind and body.

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