The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is a company for employee health management, such as prevention of lifestyle-related diseases and response to long working hours, in order to raise awareness of "health management," which considers the health promotion of workers as part of corporate management. We have decided to quantify our efforts and publish the results.
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry investigates the "health management" efforts of companies and announces the names of companies that have achieved excellent results every year. We have decided to publish the detailed results on our website.
Specifically, the prevention of lifestyle-related diseases, the response to long working hours, the prevention of infections such as the new coronavirus, and mental health measures are quantified and announced as deviation values compared to the overall average. I will.
The number of companies responding to the survey is increasing every year, and in the sector of large corporations, it was about 500 in 2014, but it increased to 2500 last year.
As the spread of the new coronavirus infection increases the number of people working from home and the importance of managing the health of employees is increasing, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry wants to raise awareness of "health management" by disclosing the results of companies. It is said.
Return points to bonuses based on the number of steps and sleep time
With the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the number of people working from home is increasing, and the importance of managing the health of employees is increasing. An increasing number of companies are focusing on "health management".
Of these, SCSK, a system development company that has been certified as a "health management brand" by the national government for seven consecutive years, distributes smart watches that can measure the number of steps and sleep time to employees on a daily basis to improve their health. We are making efforts to raise awareness.
When employees enter their daily steps, sleep time, and whether or not they have breakfast on a dedicated website, points are given and the points earned are returned as a bonus.
Regarding the announcement of corporate health management initiatives in the future, Kosuke Sugioka, general manager of the Life Support Promotion Department, said, "If you can figure out what you are doing and what you are not doing compared to other companies, you can improve it in the future. It will be useful. I want to continue to focus on health management without being satisfied with the current situation. "
In addition, Asahi Soft Drinks, a major beverage manufacturer aiming to solve the lack of exercise due to the increase in telecommuting, has developed an application for smartphones that measures the number of steps taken by employees and created a system that allows them to buy health products according to the number of steps taken. , The number of companies focusing on "health management" is increasing.