Work-Life Balance

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Basic approach and related initiatives

OMRON has always sought to create a working environment that helps highly motivated employees, regardless of gender, to work in comfortable and rewarding conditions. As part of this drive, OMRON has established various support initiatives for employees to achieve a balance between their work and personal lives.

Upgrading systems to help employees balance work and personal life

In fiscal 2006, OMRON Corporation strengthened and expanded these support initiatives. For example, the maximum childcare leave period was extended from the previous 'longer of up to end of March at the child's age of 1 year or up to the child's age of 1 year and 6 months', to 'up to the end of March at the child's age of 2 years'. The maximum period for short working hours for childcare was also extended from 'up to the time in which child enters elementary school' to 'up to the time in which child completes third grade in elementary school'. Also, to help employees adjust to returning to work after childcare leave, a system was established in which the manager can interview employees three months before their leave completes. In fiscal 2006, 33 employees took maternity leave and 39 employees took childcare leave, while 14 used the shorter working hours system for childcare. One employee took leave to care of her elderly family member.

In fiscal 2007, OMRON plans to expand the eligibility of these initiatives to include employees of major Group companies in Japan.

Establishment of onsite child daycare center

'Kirara Keihanna' onsite daycare center

Working while raising young children is a tough challenge for any worker. To build an environment that allows employees to continue working without having to choose between work and family life, OMRON opened a daycare center in April 2006 for employees' children at a facility close to the Keihanna Technology Innovation Center. This center is now being used by ten employees. As of March 2007, OMRON was working on plans for a new daycare center in Kyoto to open in July 2007.

: My wife and I can work without anxiety Tomohiko Matsushita
Microphotonics Group
Advanced Device Laboratory
Corporate Research and Development
Headquarters; We applied for the 'Kirara Keihanna' daycare center because my wife wanted to return to work after having a baby last year. The staff includes professional child-care workers and teachers who also provide helpful advice in child-rearing for beginning parents like us. We feel we can entrust our child to them without worry.