Health & Productivity Management

Post-Checkup Follow-Up Measures

We encourage employees to book and take periodic health checks early, and if employees have abnormally high values, we swiftly recommend that they consult a doctor.
We also provide a system that enables our employees to check the yearly trends of health check results so they can better understand changes in their own health.

Subsidies for Secondary Medical Tests

We are promoting the early detection and treatment of diseases among our employees by subsidizing the cost of secondary medical tests (i.e., repeated and detailed medical exams). This will help us to eliminate both presenteeism and absenteeism in the workplace.

Sleep Improvement Program

As poor sleep affects employees in various ways by leading to accidents, risks, lost opportunities, and adverse mental health, we offer our employees sleep training by a sleep nutrition adviser and individual consultations to promote factual medical information about sleep and enable self-care.

Digestive Health Improvement Program

We provide intestinal flora testing and a seminar presented by a dietitian to give our employees opportunities to prevent lifestyle diseases through improved nutrition and diet.

Stress Checks for All Employees Subject to Regular Health Checkups

We conduct stress checks not only for our offices with 50 or more employees, but for all employees subject to regular health checkups, and perform group-based analysis of the results including the proportion of employees with high stress levels. In addition, we use the “Mental Health Improvement & Reinforcement Research of Recognition” (MIRROR) survey. We are supporting workplace improvements by providing feedback to department managers on information such as group trends and stressors faced by employees so that they can take actions to improve employee mental health.

Employee Assistance Program（EAP）

With the aim of preventing mental health issues and enabling early intervention, we have introduced outbound calls from external specialists. Based on the results of stress checks and other measures, specialists will directly approach employees who are showing signs of poor health as part of a tailored support system to prevent health conditions from worsening.

Self-care & Line-care Training

We provide self-care training as part of our employee orientation to share knowledge that will encourage our employees to seek early consultation. We also provide “line-care” training to our managers in order to equip them with the right knowledge and skills to respond to employee consultations.
These training courses are also available in an online format so that they can be accessed simultaneously from any of our business locations in Japan.

Employee Health Follow-Ups (Consultations and Return-to-Work Support)

We are creating an environment in which employees can take appropriate care of their own mental and physical health, including consultations with HR staff and meetings with occupational physicians and public health nurses.

Return-to-Work Support Program

To ensure that employees who have taken a leave of absence can return to work with peace of mind, we have partnered with an outside organization to provide a return-to-work support program. This program provides a clear roadmap to help employees navigate the process and conditions for returning to the workplace with peace of mind.

Work Interval System

We are implementing a work interval system to mitigate fatigue and stress by ensuring that our employees have adequate rest time.

Overwork Monitoring

Our HR staff check work attendance data on a weekly basis and provide support for corrective guidance by supervisors of employees who may be working long hours.

（1）Health Support System

We have created a specialized support system comprising six part-time occupational physicians, one full-time clinical psychologist and one public health nurse.
In addition to the appropriate implementation and follow-up of regular health checkups and stress checks, we have also established a system that enables our employees to participate in online consultations with occupational physicians as part of our mental health measures.

（2）Workplace Health & Safety Committee

We hold monthly Workplace Health and Safety Committee meetings at each of our stores, offices, and distribution centers with 50 or more employees. The Workplace Health & Safety Committee holds discussions with labor unions in addition to reviewing reports related to health checkups, cases of work-related accidents, and the status of infectious disease countermeasures.
Occupational physicians also conduct lectures on selected themes, and the content is shared throughout the company to improve health literacy.

Healthcare Product Rental Service for Better Health and Well-being

We understand that healthcare equipment is often expensive so our “GEO Are Kore Rental” rental service gives customers the opportunity to try out healthcare devices at affordable prices. We are contributing to improved health outcomes by allowing our customers to find and try out Healthcare products that are right for them in order to start or continue managing their own health.