There is a system in place where employees up to the age of 39 must undergo a statutory medical check and employees 40 years and older must undergo a thorough medical examination.
A thorough medical examination offers employees the opportunity to undergo optional tests in line with their needs. The cost of exam is subsidized within a predetermined range.
In addition, as an incentive for maintaining and improving health, employees 40 years and older whose thorough medical examination results, basically correspond to “no abnormal findings” are awarded cafeteria points.
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Actions to Maintain and Improve Health
We at DyDo DRINCO, Inc. are implementing various measures to contribute to the maintenance and improvement of health so that each and every employee can undertake operations in good physical and mental health.
Medical checkup
Post medical checkup guidance
The company has established proprietary criteria for chest x-rays, ECG, urinalysis, blood test (anemia), blood pressure, liver dysfunction, lipids, and high blood sugar, and a screening of these test results are carried out.
Employees that meet these criteria are individually offered support, including medical consultation recommendations and guidance by occupational health staff.
Employees that meet these criteria are individually offered support, including medical consultation recommendations and guidance by occupational health staff.
Promote exercise
Previously, there were a certain number of employees suffering from sore shoulders and lower back pain. The number of employees subject to these ailments is increasing owing to the rise in employees working from home.
In addition, the percentage of employees in the habit of exercising was at the 40%-level in a regular year prior to COVID-19. However, due to impact from working from home and refraining from going out, the percentage of employees in the habit of exercising dropped to 25% in FY2020. It is clear that the number of employees suffering from a lack of exercise is increasing.
Given this trend, the following measures are being implemented to promotion exercise among employees.
In addition, the percentage of employees in the habit of exercising was at the 40%-level in a regular year prior to COVID-19. However, due to impact from working from home and refraining from going out, the percentage of employees in the habit of exercising dropped to 25% in FY2020. It is clear that the number of employees suffering from a lack of exercise is increasing.
Given this trend, the following measures are being implemented to promotion exercise among employees.
- Radio calisthenics before starting work
- Set a time for stretching during work
- Recommend employees stretch when working from home (introduce a stretching video)
- Implement a walking event that uses a smartphone app (participation rate: 22.4% in FY2021)
As a result of these measures, the percentage of employees in the habit of exercising was 40% in FY2021, which is a substantial improvement versus the previous fiscal year, and a return to the standard level in regular years. In addition, the ratio of absolute presenteeism loss also decreased (FY2020: 35% ⇒ FY2021: 32%).
In addition, employees that partook in the walking event and walk more than 7,000 steps per day, in contrast with the average for all employees, the result of the ratio of absolute presenteeism loss was around 10% lower.
Given these results, a certain level of walking per day is estimated to contribute to a certain degree of benefit to a reduction in the ratio of absolute presenteeism loss. In light of this, we plan to continue executing measures that promote employee walking going forward.
Prevention of lifestyle diseases
This is a slightly high trend among employees that are at high risk of high blood pressure, liver dysfunction and high blood sugar.
To prevent the symptoms of those at high risk from becoming serious, the company provides support, including guidance by occupational health staff. In addition, education is being provided that aims at improving employee literacy to prevent employees, who currently have no abnormal findings, from becoming affected by lifestyle diseases in the future.
Recently, the following seminars are being conducted.
To prevent the symptoms of those at high risk from becoming serious, the company provides support, including guidance by occupational health staff. In addition, education is being provided that aims at improving employee literacy to prevent employees, who currently have no abnormal findings, from becoming affected by lifestyle diseases in the future.
Recently, the following seminars are being conducted.
- Seminar for COVID-19-related obesity × the prevention of lifestyle diseases (April 2021)
- Health literacy training (September 2021)
Health literacy training (held September 2021)
Training was conducted in the form of a webinar. The focus of the training was on high blood pressure, liver dysfunction, drinking (alcohol) and smoking. Around 15% of all employees participated. Nearly 90% of participants responded that the training was helpful.
No smoking
At present, nearly 30% of employees smoke. However, moving forward, the company aims to reduce this to 20%.
The company is implementing various measures to support employees who intend to change their behavior related to smoking so that they can “graduate from smoking.”
The company is implementing various measures to support employees who intend to change their behavior related to smoking so that they can “graduate from smoking.”
- Convey a message from top management to stop smoking using a beverage vending machine with voice function
- Shoulder part of the cost for treatments to stop smoking
- Distribute no-smoking materials
- No smoking during work hours, including telework as well
- Promote participation in e-Learning related to smoking and health
Addressing women’s health issues
Aim to achieve the early detection of diseases unique to women. Subsidize costs for gynecological disease testing for female employees that meet certain criteria.
40 years old and over: Fully subsidize the cost of a breast cancer test or cervical cancer test (only if within the scope of budget)
30s: Subsidize a portion of the cost of a breast cancer test or cervical cancer test
20s: Subsidize a portion of the cost of a cervical cancer test
Also, conducting education related to diseases unique to women.
The percentage of female employees in their 30s taking gynecological disease test is rising.
FY2018: 22%; FY2019: 40%; FY2020: 52%
40 years old and over: Fully subsidize the cost of a breast cancer test or cervical cancer test (only if within the scope of budget)
30s: Subsidize a portion of the cost of a breast cancer test or cervical cancer test
20s: Subsidize a portion of the cost of a cervical cancer test
Also, conducting education related to diseases unique to women.
The percentage of female employees in their 30s taking gynecological disease test is rising.
FY2018: 22%; FY2019: 40%; FY2020: 52%
Mental health measures
An in-house consultation window and external consultation window have been established to facilitate addressing women who want to consult on their mental health.
Also, stress checks are being conducted at all offices, including those with fewer than 50 employees.
Also, stress checks are being conducted at all offices, including those with fewer than 50 employees.
Measures to deal with long working hours
Working hours are monitored every month. HR checks with the supervisor of the department where long-working hours are occurring to confirm conditions and requests that they be corrected.
In addition, a reduction to total working hours is being recommended by having employees take advantage of the flex-time system to add variety to workstyle.
In addition, a reduction to total working hours is being recommended by having employees take advantage of the flex-time system to add variety to workstyle.
Promote the use of paid leave
The ratio of paid leave is rising annually as the company is promoting the acquisition of paid leave.
Measures to deal with infectious diseases
Various measures are being implemented to prevent the spread of influenza and COVID-19.
- Partially subsidize the cost of vaccinations to prevent influenza
- Introduce a flexible workstyle to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (work from home, go directly to a customer’s company and go directly home, flex-time system, staggered work times, etc.)
- Education and enlightenment on COVID-19 through nationwide coronavirus exams
Health and productivity management-related index
| FY2020 | FY2021 | |
| % of employees taking regular health checkup | 100% | 100% |
| % of employees undergoing a complete health exam | 61.2% | 57.9% |
| % of employees undergoing a stress check | 94.8% | 97.4% |
| % of employees deemed to be highly stressed in stress check | 7.9% | 8.0% |
| Working outside of the prescribed number of hours per month | 26hrs | 27hrs |
| Acquisition rate for paid leave | 46.9% | 48.3% |
| % of employees that smoke | 30.9% | 30.0% |
| % of employees in the habit of exercising | 24.9% | 29.2% |
| % of employees that are at the proper weight | 60.9% | 62.1% |
| % of employees taking leave due to mental issues | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| % of employees taking leave due to injury or illness other than mental issues | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Ratio of absolute presenteeism loss (according to WHO-HPQ)* | 35% | 32% |
| Number of days of sick leave per employee | 1.1day | 0.5day |
| Turnover rate for full-time employees | 3.9% | 3.0% |
| Average number of years of service for full-time employees (as of March 31, 2022) | 19.2yrs | 18.9yrs |
The DyDo Club certification system
There is a system in place to certify sports or cultural activities that meet certain criteria as clubs to support the maintenance and improvement of the mental and physical health of employees, and to subsidize the cost of club activities. The conditions for certification are that employees from several departments partake in the activities and that these activities contribute to streamlining communication within the company.
Thus far, sport activities that have been certified as clubs have included running and soccer. Meanwhile, cultural activities certified as clubs aim to teaching employees a broad range of knowledge and business skills.
Health management strategy map
The health management strategy map organizes management issues aimed to be solved with health management, concrete initiatives and contribution to expected benefits. The company is undertaking health management while working based on this strategy map.
Health and productivity management
The company enacted the DyDo Group Health Declaration in 2019 to realize our Group Mission 2030 — “For DyDo Group to create enjoyable, healthy lifestyles for people around the world” —. Owing to this, the company aims to strengthen its system to promote health management and to deploy various measures that will contribute to health management.
In March 2023, DyDo DRINCO was granted certification under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations Recognition Program (large enterprise category).