Sompo Holdings,Inc. and Mitsubishi Estate are taking concrete steps to improve employees’ sleep habits by introducing napping policies and educational programs. Economic losses caused by daytime sleepiness are estimated at approximately ¥20 trillion.
Companies are stepping up efforts to address insufficient sleep among employees and sleepiness at work. Sompo Holdings,Inc.’s subsidiary 損害保険ジャパン and Mitsubishi Estate are introducing improvement programs and other measures. Initiatives to establish better sleep habits have also been reported to improve productivity and deliver other benefits.
Estimates put the economic losses from severe daytime sleepiness at approximately ¥20 trillion. Experts say measures to address sleepiness should be positioned as a management issue rather than imposed on employees.