Last Updated: 2011.02.28
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Work/Life Balance
UNIQLO encourages employees to take their paid leave, reduce overtime and maintain their health in an effort to develop safe and comfortable workplaces for every worker.
We has taken a number of steps to assist employees in balancing work and private life and has created an environment that is conducive to ongoing personal and corporate growth. We have revised our childcare and nursing care leave programs to enable employees to remain even longer with the company. Childcare leave may be taken any time up to the child's first birthday. Upon returning to work, employees are able to work shorter hours until March of the year the child becomes a fourth-grader.
Expanding vacations
The Fast Retailing Group has designated four days each week as "no overtime days" at the Headquarters to reduce extended working hours and increase productivity. The support of the entire company is enlisted behind this effort, divisions and individuals that frequently engage in overtime work are monitored, and individual guidance is provided to these locations and workers.
Furthermore, we have set aside 16 days of special leave in addition to normal paid leave for regular employees and consistently encourage them to take their days off.
Implementing four "no overtime days" each week
With regard to health management, we regularly raise employee awareness through initiatives such as a monthly dissemination of health information via e-mail and consultation services. We also offer an external consultation service that supports mental well-being.
Industrial accidents
UNIQLO is working to raise the safety awareness of employees in order to prevent injuries and accidents during commuting or work.
Despite these efforts, there were 74 commuting-related accidents and 363 workplace injuries during FY 2010. With 83 reported cases, the most common workplace accidents were caused by display fixtures and shelves.We will continue to educate our employees through in-house communication and store manager training sessions conducted on a regular basis to prevent accidents from recurring.
