Work-Life Balance

Promotion of Work-Style Innovation

Recognizing that the contributions of every associate drive the ongoing growth of the Company, Terumo is promoting work-style innovations to enable all associates to fully exercise their talents. We have sought to reduce overtime work and redesign human resource systems while also enabling associates to adopt flexible work styles matching their work or lifestyle in order to realize higher productivity.

System	Description
Staggered working hours system	Adjustment of start and end of work day by up to two hours available according to daily work and schedule
Flexible working hours system	Flexibility for each associate to set their own start and end times and working hours within the total number of hours set for each month
Work-interval system	System to ensure that a total of at least eight hours transpire between the end of working hours for one day and the beginning of working hours for the next day to prevent overwork
Work-at-home system	Available to all associates with unlimited number of uses
Satellite offices	Satellite offices established, mainly in the Tokyo metropolitan area, to support location-free work styles
Paid half-day leave	Paid leave for taking a half day off in the morning or afternoon available
Hourly paid leave	Paid leave available in hourly units
Refreshment leave	Five days of refreshment leave (special paid leave) for associates who have been working for 10 or 20 years or who have retired and transitioned to the Terumo Expert System

Satellite office

Ratio of Paid Vacation Days Taken (Terumo Corporation)

System	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022
Ratio of days taken (%)	59.9	67.1	71.1

Childcare and Nursing Care Support Systems

Terumo is fostering a workplace environment that enables associates to realize their maximum potential by supporting a flexible work style that accommodates childbirth, childrearing, nursing care, and other life events.

System		Description
Childbirth	Maternity leave	Up to six weeks’ leave can be taken before childbirth, and up to eight weeks’ leave after childbirth.
Childbirth	Parental leave for spouses	Two days’ leave can be taken within one month of the spouse giving birth.
Childcare	Long-term childcare leave	Leave available to be taken until the child reaches the age of 14 months (until the child reaches the age of three if there are special circumstances such as being unable to enter a nursery school). Leave available to male associates within eight weeks of spouse giving birth and another time that can be taken until the child reaches the age of 14 months if initial leave is acquired within first eight weeks (up to twice). Up to 30 days of expired paid leave can be used at the beginning of leave.
	Shortened working hours	Working hours can be shortened by up to two hours per day until the child finishes elementary school (approximately age 12).
	Adjusted working hours	The start and end time of regular working days can be moved forward or backward by up to two hours until the child finishes elementary school (approximately age 12).
	Exemption from working outside normal working hours	Until the child reaches the age of three: The associate concerned can submit an application to the Company to be exempted from working outside normal working hours, and to be exempted from late-night working. Between the child’s third birthday and starting elementary school (approximately age seven): The associate concerned can be exempted from working more than 24 hours a month or 150 hours a year outside normal working hours, and to be exempted from late-night working.
	Work-at-home system	Available with unlimited number of uses.
Nursing care	Long-term nursing care leave	Leave can be taken up to three times for a cumulative total of up to three years for each family member requiring nursing care. Up to 30 days of expired paid leave can be used at the beginning of leave.
	Shortened working hours	Working hours can be shortened by up to two hours per day for a cumulative total of up to three years.
	Adjusted working hours	The start and end time of daily working hours can be moved forward or backward by up to two hours for a cumulative total of up to three years.
	Work-at-home system	Available with unlimited number of uses.

Support for Helping Associates Return to Work
after Childbirth and Childcare Leave

In fiscal 2013, we began holding career-resumption seminars for female associates currently on childbirth or childcare leave, and for their supervisors. At these seminars, we invite female associates that have experience with adjusting to changes in the balance between work and child-rearing to offer their insights regarding this adjustment. These associates also outline key developments at the Company that have taken place while the returning associates have been on leave and the preparations and attitude needed for a smooth return to work. In addition, supervisors were briefed on various systems that help associates balance work and family responsibilities as well as the importance of individual meetings with associates returning from childcare leave. Supervisors were also given guidance on the evaluation scheme and assignment of associates. The aim of this was to provide supervisors with management tools for aiding associates in adopting diverse work styles to fully exercise their skills and thereby support their career development from a long-term perspective. In fiscal 2020, this was implemented not only in our head office, our sales offices, and our Shonan Center, but also at individual factories.

Kurumin Certification^*

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Established under the Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children, this system enables companies that have established a General Employer Action Plan and have met certain standards to apply to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for certification as a company that supports the raising of children.

Encouraging Male Associates to Take Childcare Leave

At Terumo, we encourage our male associates in Japan to take childcare leave. Reminders of this policy are sent to the supervisors of male associates whose wives have just given birth and to the associates themselves. The Company has also introduced a system whereby, if an associate takes childcare leave within eight weeks of their spouse giving birth, they can subsequently take a further period of childcare leave, to be taken before the child reaches the age of 14 months. Interviews with associates that have made use of the system are posted on the Company intranet to spread awareness of the system and help create an environment where it is easier for men to participate in child-rearing. As a result of these measures, In fiscal 2022, a total of 104 male associates, or 68.8% of all applicable associates, took childcare leave.
In encouraging male associates to take childcare leave, we recognize that having understanding supervisors and an environment conducive to taking leave as desired are of utmost importance. It is expected that male associates who have taken childcare leave will have developed a strong understanding of the benefits of workstyle diversity and will be effective contributors to the creation of a work environment where everyone can fully exercise their skills.

Number and Percentage of Male Associates Taking Childcare Leave (Terumo Corporation)

	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022
Associates taking childcare leave (employees)	82	90	89	84	104
Percentage of applicable associates taking leave (%)	53.9	63.4	63.1	54.9	68.8

Venues for Information Provision and Events in Support of Nursing Care

Item	Details
Nursing care columns	Introduction and explanation of wide-ranging information in support of nursing care by a specialized lecturer through the intranet
Nursing care seminars	Nursing care seminars by specialized lecturers held for associates nationwide
Individual nursing care consultation events	Regular individual consultation events held by a specialized lecturer (family members may attend)
Nursing care handbooks	Preparation and distribution of handbooks under the guidance of specialized lecturers to encourage associates to discuss nursing care with family members while they are still healthy

Refer to our Terumo Report ESG section for other activities.