Various pregnancy, childcare, and nursing care systems

We are working towards enhancing various systems to ensure that all employees can continue working while balancing work, child-rearing, caregiving, and other responsibilities.
Within our organization, we strive to create an environment where everyone can work comfortably and unleash their full potential, fostering a spirit of mutual support and collaboration.

Various pregnancy and childcare systems
Programs for nursing care

Various pregnancy and childcare systems

	Eligible Period	Overview of Policy
Birth support program	During infertility treatment period	Employees can utilize staggered working hours, late arrivals, early departures, and leave to visit medical institutions.
Birth support program	During pregnancy or within 1 year postpartum	Employees can utilize late arrivals, early departures, breaks, and leaves for health check-ups. Additionally, employees can change their commuting route or transportation method, or move up or down their work hours by up to one hour to ease commuting.
Maternity leave	6 weeks before childbirth (14 weeks for multiple pregnancies), 8 weeks after childbirth	Taking leave before and after date of birth.
Parental leave for spouse's childbirth (2 days)	Within 10 days before and after the date of birth	Special leave for childbirth of spouse.
Childcare leave	Up to 2 years old	Employees can take Childcare leave until their child reaches 1 year old. In cases where the child cannot enter a nursery school,an extension until the child reaches 2 years old is possible. *If taken within 8 weeks after birth, the first 5 days are paid leave.
Shorter working hours	Until the child reaches 3rd grade	Working hours can be shortened to a minimum of 5 hours and 30 minutes.
Childcare time	Until the child turns 1 year old	Employees can take two 30-minute breaks per day
Restrictions on non-scheduled work	Until the child reaches 6th grade	Non-scheduled work (overtime) can be limited
Restrictions on overtime work	Until the child reaches 6th grade	Overtime work can be limited to 20 hours per month and 120 hours per year
Exemption from late-night work	Until the child reaches 6th grade	Late-night work can be exempt
Nursing leave for childcare	Until the child reaches 6th grade	Up to 5 days per year for one child, up to 10 days per year for two or more, in increments of one day or one hour

Promotion of childcare leave

We are improving and promoting childcare-related programs to ensure that all employees can balance work and childcare. In addition to promoting the use of Childcare leave and Shorter working hours for female employees, we actively encourage male employees to take Childcare leave as well, aiming for a 100% Childcare leave utilization rate.

Consultations before Maternity leave and before returning to work

Before or after Maternity leave, employees meet with their supervisors to address any concerns about returning to the workplace and to share their ideas on how to balance work and family.

Training before maternity/paternity leave and after returning to work

Before taking maternity/paternity leave, we provide training to address concerns about returning to work and how to spend the time during Childcare leave. Upon returning to work, we provide return-to-work training to acquire necessary knowledge and skills.

External correspondence education

We provide various company-sponsored correspondence courses to strengthen skills and acquire broad knowledge.

Early return-to-work

In the case that an employee returns to work early from Childcare leave, an allowance will be paid until the month the child reaches 1 year and 6 months of age.

External evaluation

Orico has been awarded the Kurumin certification for five consecutive years since 2012.

"Platinum Kurumin Plus", a certification for companies supporting childcare

Based on the Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children, we have received the "Platinum Kurumin Plus'' certification as a company supporting childcare (November 2022). "Platinum Kurumin Plus" certification is granted to companies that have implemented strong initiatives to support the balance of work and infertility treatment at a high level among Kurumin certified companies. At Orico, we are committed to creating an environment where children who will lead the next generation can be born and raised in good health. To support the balance between work and childcare, we have implemented various initiatives, including creating support programs for balancing infertility treatment and work.

*Orico has been awarded the "Kurumin" certification for five consecutive years since 2012.

Programs for nursing care

Orico has established a comfortable work environment and a variety of support systems for employees who are balancing work and nursing care. We invite external expert lecturers to conduct seminars to address concerns and questions that employees may have regarding nursing care.

Program	Description
Nursing care leave	Up to a total of 186 days per family member, which can be taken in discontinuous periods.
Reduced working hours	Minimum of 5 hours and 30 minutes per day for 3 years from the start of use.
Shortened working days	Within the range of normal working hours, the prescribed daily working hours can be reduced to a minimum of 6 hours and 30 minutes per day for a period of 3 years from the start of use, with 3 days off per week starting on Sundays.
Restrictions on non-scheduled work	Non-scheduled overtime work can be limited.
Restrictions on overtime work	Overtime work can be limited to 24 hours per month and 150 hours per year.
Exemption from late-night work	Late-night work can be exempted
Family care leave	Up to 5 days per year for one family member and up to 10 days per year for two or more family members, in increments of one day or one hour.

Other career support programs

Continuous Work Support System

If an employee is unable to work at their current location due to marriage, relocation of spouse or family members, or nursing care for family members, they may request to be transferred to the nearest sales office to their new location.

External evaluation

The "Tomonin" mark, a certification for companies that support balance between work and nursing

We have registered our nursing care support initiatives with the "Support for Balancing Work and Nursing Care Program" operated by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, and acquired the mark (nicknamed "TOMONIN") that can be used by companies that are creating a workplace that allows employees to balance work and nursing care.