NEXT GENERATION SUPPORT

Action Plan Based on Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising the Next Generation

Action Plan Based on Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising the Next Generation
The Company has formulated the following action plan to review the workstyle of employees, help employees achieve a balance between work and private life, and create an environment conducive to work while raising children.

1. Plan period: 2 years from July 1, 2023- June 30, 2025

2. Details

Goal 1: Continue to provide support for taking childcare leave and returning to work.

<Measures>
• Explain the details of the system to employees who plan to take childcare leave and managers of the organizational unit the employee belongs to, and deepen understanding of the system.
• Handle consultations related to postponing the start of childcare leave and other issues and provide related support.
• Hold meetings with senior coworkers who have taken childcare leave before they return to work, and provide support regarding how they will work after returning to work.

Goal 2: Promote people taking annual paid time off.

<Measures>
• Ascertain and share information on employees taking paid time off for the previous fiscal year.
• Ascertain the state of employees making use of the newly introduced system of annual paid time off that can be taken in increments of hours and verify the impact on efforts to encourage people to take paid time off.
• Work to get employees who have used little of their paid time off to use their time off and encourage people to use all their annual paid time off.

Goal 3: Continue to examine efforts to reform workstyles

<Measures>
• Ascertain the state of people using the newly introduced system of flex time and whether this is leading to flexible workstyles.
• With the start of the regular telework system, the status of its use and problems will be assessed to verify whether it is being used effectively based on the work-life balance.