"Health management" has a positive effect on companies if they improve the health of their employees.
Until now, it was mainly large companies, but an increasing number of small and medium-sized companies are introducing it because it has merits such as securing human resources.
"Health management" is the idea that improving the health of employees is one of the investments to increase the productivity of the company, and the national government recognizes companies with excellent measures such as preventive measures for lifestyle-related diseases as excellent corporations.
Until now, the introduction was mainly for large companies, but interest has increased among small and medium-sized enterprises, and the number of applicants this year has increased by more than 3,400 from the previous year to more than 12,800.
A construction company in Kawasaki City, which has more than 40 employees, is making efforts to give points to employee behavior that leads to health promotion, such as 10 points when commuting on foot.
Points can be exchanged for catalog products or used for in-house social gatherings.
According to the company, as a result of these efforts, the number of days employees were absent from the company due to illness was reduced to about one-fourth of the number of days before the initiative, and the number of students attending job fairs more than doubled. about it.
President Nobukazu Matsufuji said, "I think we are in an era where companies that consider the health of their employees are selected by students who are looking for a job."
The benefits of certification are
Some local governments are eligible for low interest rate loans and subsidy incentives once they are recognized as a good "health management" corporation by the country.
According to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, there is a possibility that more students will want to work as a company that values its employees.
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is asking large companies to advise their subcontractors on their health management know-how in order to further introduce them.
A construction company in Kawasaki City, which has adopted health management for five years and has been certified by the government, is making efforts to give points to the behavior of employees who lead to health promotion.
For example, if you commute on foot without using a bus, you will get 10 points, and if there is no problem with the result of the health examination, you will get 500 points.
Points can be exchanged for catalog products by converting 1 point = 1 yen, or can be used for the cost of social gatherings in departments, and some employees can earn 20,000 yen worth of points annually.