Increasing the rate of male employees taking childcare leave
First written in FY2024. 1 of 3 entries say "Softened", first in FY2025. Latest entry: FY2026.
29 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「We will continue to review and promote improvements to employees' working environment in response to changes in the external environment, and will make further efforts to encourage employees to take childcare leave. We will work to raise the rate of male employees taking childcare leave from 15.0% to a level comparable to the Company's 80.0% rate for female employees.」
The rate of male employees taking childcare leave rose from 4.8% to 15.0%, and the policy of aiming to raise it to a level comparable to the 80.0% rate for female employees is described. - FY2025SoftenedAnnual report
「The current rate of male employees taking childcare leave is 4.8%. Further efforts are needed to encourage more men to take leave. This will require the cooperation and support of supervisors and colleagues, as well as efforts to improve understanding of the childcare leave system and consideration of introducing the Company's own schemes and mechanisms to make it easier to take childcare leave. We will work to improve the rate of male employees taking childcare leave, with the aim of raising it in the future from 4.8% to a level comparable to the 61.3% rate for female employees at the Company.」
The rate of male employees taking childcare leave declined from 7.7% to 4.8%, while the future benchmark was changed from the 90.6% rate for female employees to 61.3%. Measures including improving understanding of the system and introducing the Company's own schemes continue to be described. - FY2024First statedAnnual report
「The current rate of male employees taking childcare leave is 7.7%. Although this has increased from the previous fiscal year, further efforts are needed to encourage more men to take leave. ... We will work to raise the future rate of male employees taking childcare leave from 7.7% to a level comparable to the 90.6% rate for female employees at the Company.」
With the male childcare leave participation rate currently at 7.7%, the Company aims to raise it to a level comparable to the 90.6% rate for female employees by promoting understanding of the system, support from supervisors and colleagues, and the introduction of its own schemes and mechanisms.