We have been enhancing each of our leave entitlement programs, including beginning in 2018 to allow employees to apply accumulated annual paid vacation in one-day increments for infertility treatment and cancer treatment. As for annual paid vacation, we had already expanded to 40 the number of accumulated unused days of annual paid vacation that may be carried over, and this was further expanded to 60 days in January 2020. We also adopted a system for annual time off based on hourly increments in January 2020.

From June 2020, eligibility for child nursing care leave was expanded from employees with children up to the third grade at elementary school to those with children up to the sixth grade, and use of accumulated annual paid vacation is also possible. Also, in January 2021, we enabled employees to acquire child nursing care leave and family care leave in hourly increments, so that these can be accrued either in ten-minute or one-day increments. Effective January 1, 2022, the number of annual days off for regular daytime workers has been increased by two days. As a result, the prescribed annual working hours have been reduced. We will continue to implement such initiatives as part of efforts to further promote better work-life balance.

Our Group is naturally providing each employee with education on preventing infections, as we put effort into establishing an environment in which we can work with assurance by reducing the risk of infection for our employees and for guests who visit our Company.

From January 2021, we introduced a work-from-home system for the entire company, and we are working to create an environment that allows employees to work from home regardless of what department they work in.

We are also recommending remote conferencing as a communication tool among customers and employees, and the environment is being expanded with the installation of dedicated private booths. While reducing infection risk in the future, we are working to make our operations even more efficient through optimum combinations of in-person and remote work.

In addition, in October 2021, a special paid leave system was introduced to support the child-rearing generation, providing a total of 21 employees with a total of 47 days off as of March 31, 2023.

Kurumin received Kurumin Plus certification in recognition of its efforts to balance child-rearing and work, as well as its efforts to support fertility treatment.

In fiscal 2023, in order to foster a culture where male employees can take childcare leave, Kurumin provided education to support balancing child-rearing and work, and introduced the voices of those involved. In addition, in order to create an environment where employees can continue to work with peace of mind while undergoing fertility treatment, Kurumin established a leave system for infertility treatment, and worked to promote understanding among superiors and colleagues in the workplace through e-learning.