Establishment of Pleasant Work Environment
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- Sustainability
- Establishment of Pleasant Work Environment
- The RACCOON Group believes it is important to gather human resources possessing various capabilities and diverse values in putting together an organization. We strive to create a work environment and programs that enable members possessing diverse values and distinctive qualities to fully demonstrate their capabilities and work freely.
Creation of an environment for diverse work styles
Remote work
Furthermore, in order to improve productivity even by working remotely, a benefit for a remote work environment system to assist in the purchase of goods such as computer peripheral devices is implemented for work environment arrangements.
We are also holding various events intended for employees to interact with each other online, too, so as not to cause lack of communication even with remote work.
Flextime system
With diverse work styles such as remote work and staggered working hours, a flextime system is implemented company wide.
Ensuring occupational health and safety
- Establishment of leave systems
- We consider that refreshing employees’ bodies and minds by taking appropriate vacations will increase their motivation to work and improve their productivity.
Anytime long vacation system
The RACCOON Group used to adopt a “Summer vacation” system where employees acquire consecutive leave for five days (three days of which are summer vacation granted by the Company and two days of which are paid leave) at any time July to September. However, with the change in work styles, the period for acquiring consecutive leave was extended to throughout the year, and changed its name to “Anytime long vacation system.” Regardless of the time of year, employees can acquire a long vacation on their own timing.
Refreshment leave
Aside from paid annual leave, employees are granted five days of special leave for every five full years of continuous service. Furthermore, a vacation pay of 50,000 yen is provided in the same month the refresh leave is granted.
Avoidance of Scheduling Regular Meetings on Mondays and Fridays
In order to make it easier for paid leave to be taken, we have made it a rule that Mondays and Fridays shall be avoided when scheduling regular meetings. Avoidance of Mondays and Fridays, which are when employees generally prefer to take paid leave, will facilitate a more fulfilling time off from work to be enjoyed.
Coverage for Long-Term Leave Due to Injury or Illness
We have an annual leave reserve program in place as a program for taking time off positioned as a kind of insurance coverage for employees’ unexpected circumstances. The annual leave reserve program is a program that has the annual paid leave that would usually expire when two years have elapsed instead separately set aside as a reserve for use in the event that a long absence from work becomes necessary due to private injury, illness, etc. Use of the annual leave accumulated in the reserve is deemed as taking paid leave and, accordingly, eligible for pay and the period that the accumulated annual leave is taken is also counted in the number of years of continuous employment.
Establishment of “Hataraku-n” Working Father/Mother Support Program
This is the RACCOON Group’s original support program for employees who are fathers and mothers that took shape from the aim to create an environment in which each can keep working without being bound by life stages in that “female employees can continue to work keenly even after giving birth” and “male employees who have become fathers can work while raising children with their partners.” (Part-time employees are also eligible.) Key features include up to 12 days of paid sick/injured child care leave, as well as menstrual leave and morning sickness leave. Additionally, this program grants child care allowance until the child enters elementary school. The return-to-work rate after maternity and childcare leave remains high, with many employees successfully returning to their positions. In recent years, the number of male employees taking childcare leave has also been on the rise.
Improvement of employees’ health/mental health
We carry out a stress check test for all the employees annually to recognize their own stress conditions, and to prevent the risk of mental disorders. Furthermore, analyzing the test results as a group enables visualization of their stress conditions in each division or team, or company-wide, so that the work environments can be improved.
Also, we carry out a monthly pulse survey, and the Human Resources Division assesses employees’ health as well as their duties/work environments. In response to the survey, the person in charge of the Human Resources Division conducts interviews individually to avoid mismatches in considering positions, considering the Company’s new measures, and improving work environments by interviewing in detail such as employees’ duties, work environments, suffering, and anxiety.
“Mimamorukun” program for employees to provide information
This program allows employees to report to the company if they are concerned about the mental or physical disorder of someone close to them, such as a colleague or subordinate. Employees who are subject to reporting will be interviewed by an industrial physician, and if it is deemed necessary to take medical leave, “Recovery leave” will be granted an early stage (on the same day or within a few days). Since some people may push themselves too hard without noticing any changes in themselves, this program is designed to prevent long absences from work by accepting information from those around them who perceive that something is wrong.
Respect for human rights
The RACCOON Group supports and respects international norms relating to human rights, such as the "International Bill of Human Rights" and the "ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work" of the International Labour Organization. Based on the "Basic Policy on Human Rights," we are committed to respecting the human rights of all employees and stakeholders, and to creating a workplace environment that safeguards the mental and physical health of employees.
- Installation of Compliance Desk
- We have set up a point of contact for whistleblowing and consultation on compliance that employees can consult at any time. The Company has established systems of whistle-blower/consulter confidentiality, and prevention of suffering detrimental treatment. compliance systems, please see here.
Implementation of harassment-prevention training
We have implemented training for prevention of any harassment at work such as sexual harassment/abuse of authority. The training is focused on confirming cases and checking gray areas to correctly understand the harassment which can happen around us, and prevent it by recognizing it as their own business.
Consultation with lawyers regarding personal troubles
We have established a system where employees can receive personal legal consultation with a corporate lawyer of the RACCOON Group as an employee benefit in order to solve their issues immediately.
Recognition of RACCOON Group
Ranking in GPTW Japan’s Best Workplaces in Japan for Three Consecutive Years
We have been named one of the best companies to work for in Great Place to Work® Institute Japan’s Best Workplaces in Japan list for three consecutive years since 2017.
