Health Management
We consider “Respect for People” to be an important value and we believe that the health of our employees and their families is the foundation for a prosperous future for the Company. We have established the following “Health Declaration,” as follows, in order to promote the improvement of health awareness of each and every employee and the realization of a comfortable workplace by clarifying the health awareness of employees and their families from the viewpoint of “Health and Productivity Management”.
Hankyu Travel International "Health Declaration"
At Hankyu Travel International, we believe that the physical and mental health of our employees and their families is the source of happiness as well as the foundation of a rich future for society. In addition, we believe that, in order to deliver travel with "peace of mind and comfort" and "dreams and deep impressions" to our domestic and overseas customers through agent-organized tours, corporate group tours and holidays in Japan, having all of our employees being healthy and able to make the most of their diverse personalities and abilities is of the utmost importance. In order to achieve this, we have a high awareness of our own health, and work on health promotion together with our colleagues and family members. Hankyu Travel International hereby declares that the company and health insurance societies will work together under the slogan of the “Hankyu Hanshin Wellness Challenge” and actively support the health management of each and every one of our employees and strive to create a working environment in which they can work with vitality.
April, 2025
Hankyu Travel International Co., Ltd.
Representative Director and President,
Health Management Promotion Officer
Atsushi SAKAI
Health and Productivity Management Promotion System
At HANKYU TRAVEL INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD., the director in charge of the General Affairs and Personnel Department is responsible for promoting health management, and the General Manager of the General Affairs and Personnel Department acts as the leader taking on this initiative.
Four times a year, the Central Health Committee and the Health Management Promotion Committee hold meetings to discuss policies and issues related to the Company's health management. In addition, opinions and topics for discussion from each regional Health Committee are consolidated and shared throughout the company. We also periodically collaborate with the Hankyu Hanshin Health Insurance Society to analyze any health issues of our employees, while continuously reviewing and improving our policies.
Health Management Strategy Map and Performance Results
At Hankyu Travel International, we have created a "Health Management Strategy Map" that clearly illustrates our health management initiatives, from our efforts to the resolution of management issues, so that each employee can be aware of their health and deepen their understanding of our health declaration.
Priority policies of the "Hankyu Hanshin Wellness Challenge"
Physical Health
- ・Raising of health awareness
- ・Improving lifestyle habits, such as exercise and eating habits
- ・Ensuring regular medical checkups (including for family members)
- ・Prevention of lifestyle-related diseases, implementation of specific health instruction
- ・Ensuring thorough examinations for those for which medical anomalies have been found, and ongoing treatment of those requiring medical attention
- ・Cancer early detection measures
- ・Promotion of quitting smoking
Mental Health
- ・Conducting of stress checks
- ・Conducting mental health education
- ・Maintenance of the system for employees to take leave and return to work
Workplace Health
- ・Securing work-life balance through optimization of working hours
- ・Creating a workplace with a sense of vitality and unity
- ・Implementation of measures against passive smoking
Specific Initiatives
1. Physical Health
- Ensuring 100% of employees undergo regular health checkupsWe provide more comprehensive medical checkups than those legally required. Substitute examinations at a comprehensive medical checkup center are also available, and we partially subsidize the cost of comprehensive medical checkups and brain checkups (*).
Even after regular health checkups, medical staff members contact employees individually in an effort to improve the rate of them receiving full medical checkups.
- - Reinforce specific health guidanceWe encourage employees to participate in specific health guidance programs, with the aim of preventing the onset and progression of illnesses caused by lifestyle-related diseases. (Target rate: 60%)
- - Installation of a Sphygmomanometer
Blood pressure monitors are installed in all of our offices (37 locations) for daily health management.
- - Installation of Equipment to Prevent Heat StrokeAll of our offices (37 locations) are equipped with equipment to prevent heat stroke.
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- - Full subsidy for influenza vaccination costsIn some areas, group vaccinations are conducted on workplace premises. The cost of individual vaccinations is also fully subsidized.
- - Provide kencom, a health support app, free of charge to employees*
The app allows users to manage their steps, weight, and behavioral goals, and provides health information tailored to the user.
We also encourage employees to participate in “Minnade Arukatsu,” a walking event (held in the spring and fall) that utilizes this app, and that is hosted by the Hankyu Hanshin Health Insurance Society.
- - Subsidized Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening in Addition to Gastric Examinations (*)We provide full coverage for gynecological screenings (including Pap smears, mammograms, and breast ultrasound scans),
and offer up to ¥15,000 in coverage for gastric screenings (gastroscopies and barium X-rays).
The number of employees receiving health checkups has increased as a result of holding lectures on health for men and women and regularly calling for health checkups in in-house magazines and other media.
- - Corporate Action to Promote Cancer Control
On June 29, 2023, Hankyu Travel International was registered as a supporting partner company of the "Corporate Action to Promote Cancer Control."
- - Subsidy system for outpatient smoking cessation treatmentWe fully subsidize and provide an online smoking cessation outpatient program.
- - Publication of the Health Newsletter ""Harebare""
A health newsletter in line with company policy is jointly created by the medical staff and health management promotion staff and issued once every two months.
- - Refreshment Room
This is set up as a space for communication where employees can casually interact with each other, as well as a place for rest and relaxation to refresh the mind and body.
2. Mental Health
- - Conduct stress checksStress checks are conducted in all workplaces, including those with fewer than 50 workers, in order to improve work environments.
- - Consultation System Hosted by Medical StaffWe have a system in place so that if you have any physical or mental concerns related to work, you can contact a public health nurse directly.
We collaborate with and support industrial physicians.
- - Mental Health Training
Mental health training is provided for new employees by public health nurses. We also incorporate training on mental health into our rank-specific training programs as an effort to maintain the mental health of our employees.
- - Offer health consultations/counseling services*We provide a 24-hour phone health counseling service (phone) and mental health counseling service (phone/online).
- - Introduced a Social Networking Site for Employees on Childcare and Nursing Care LeaveWe have introduced a social networking site, airy DIVERSITY CLOUD, for employees who leave the workplace for long periods of time for childcare, nursing care, or other reasons. The site provides the latest information about the company and also hosts online roundtable discussions for those on childcare leave before they return to work. According to the survey results, at least 80% of participants indicated that the program was meaningful, and we plan to continue holding the program twice a year in the future to coincide with the employee return period.
3. Workplace Health
- - Implementation of Nationwide Unified No Overtime DayA No Overtime Day is held once a month on a specific day for all departments to help secure time for lifestyles outside work.
By implementing this initiative, our ultimate goal is to foster a workplace-wide culture of leaving early even on non-designated days.
- - Have implemented a flextime system and half-day leave systemThese programs help to optimize working hours and ensure proper work-life balance/personal time.
- - Introduction of an Interworking Interval SystemWe have introduced an 11-hour interval between shifts via a labor-management agreement to promote the reduction of overtime and ensure adequate periods of rest.
- - Implemented a system to shut down computersWe set computers to shut down at designated times in order to reduce overtime work.
- - Club support activitiesAs part of the labor union's efforts, we subsidize the activity costs of club activities of groups with 10 or more participants to promote communication within the workplace.
Activities range from sports teams to hiking, deepening interactions between workplaces.
*Initiatives are led by the Hankyu Hanshin Health Insurance Society.
External evaluation
On March 10th, 2025, the company was recognized for the sixth consecutive year as the 2025 KENKO Investement for Health leader (large corporations category), jointly selected by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in tandem with the Nippon Kenko Kaigi.