Health & Wellness
Declaration of “Health & Wellness”
At USJ, we believe that our crew being able to work with vigor and enthusiasm contributes to the energy delivered to our guests for today and tomorrow through bold, innovative, and immersive experiences.
We will strive to become an “Employer of Choice” by creating an environment filled with hearty smiles where all crew members can feel safe, secure and healthy both physically and mentally and be “proud to work”.
We will actively engage in improving the work environment and promoting physical/mental fitness so that all team members respect diversity in terms of gender, age, culture, and line of work, enjoy what they do, and become “Super Energetic.”
J.L. Bonnier, President & CEO
Masako Taguchi, Senior Vice President, Human Resources Division
Framework for Driving Health & Wellness Forward
The CEO assumes the highest responsibility for promoting health management in the company. As promotion leaders, the Senior Vice President of Human Resources and industrial physicians provide support to the teams in charge of each issue and encourage the steady promotion of activities.
EHS, Health Care Center and Human Resources serve as a core group responsible for remediation of various issues and provide project teams with necessary talent to push on with specific activities.
Principles for Approaching Health & Wellness
We will drive various measures forward in the following main categories:
1. Promotion of healthy activities
With an aim to achieve a state in which every single employee is engaging in activities and practices that have positive impact on health, we will offer opportunities for them to attend various events and seminars in order to generate awareness about health.
- Organizing health seminars
- Hosting sports events (volleyball tournament, softball tournament, “Ekiden” relay race, yoga, body combat, etc.)
- Offering healthy menus at Crew Cafes
- Waiving cancer screening costs, etc.
2. Work-Life Balance
We will aim to create an environment where all employees understand diversity in working practices and are able to respect each other. We will also promote working practices which enable each employee to achieve a good balance between a fulfilling career and a fulfilling private life.
- Putting in place various systems (childcare and nursing care support, flexible working practices, etc.), promoting understanding and improving utilization rate of these systems
- Monitoring working hours and enhancing guidance on remediating long working hours
- Offering labor management training to attendance managers and members in managerial positions
- Encouraging employees to take long vacations, etc.
3. Mental health measures
In order for all employees to be able to engage in work actively and energetically while fully displaying their personality and ability, we will work toward resilience enhancement at an individual level, provide appropriate response to those suffering from mental disorders at their workplace, and support their career.
- Support provided by occupational health and safety staff as well as HRBP (in charge of departmental personnel affairs)
- Workplace inspection and internal training based on the results of organizational stress check analyses
- Support for emotional labor, Providing internal/external consultation services, etc.
4. Quitting smoking for good
We have introduced the total non-smoking policy on the premises since January 1, 2024 for the purpose of achieving a healthy work environment where all employees, smokers and non-smokers alike, can spend their work hours in comfort and in good spirits. Going forward, in addition to the ongoing arrangements such as out-of-the-premises smoking and separation of smoking areas, we will take a step further and enhance our activities to support smokers’ efforts to quit smoking for good.
- Aid for outpatient smoking cessation treatment
- Offering seminars presented by external lecturers, etc.
5. Prevention of infectious diseases
With no occurrences of cluster infections within the company as an objective, we will keep a close eye on outbreaks and trends of infectious diseases to prevent them from spreading within the company and push on with activities to assist infected employees in making a smooth comeback to their workplaces.
- Sending out information on infectious diseases via health education and Health Newsletter
- Providing opportunities for various vaccination as well as cost-free influenza vaccinations for employees
- Monitoring and improving occupational health activities via workplace inspection
- Working in partnership with external medical institutions, etc.
6. Women's health
With an aim to create a work environment where women can work with vigor and vitality, we will promote on a company-wide level a better understanding about health issues that are specific to women and set up a contact point for consultation.
- In-house seminars on women's health
- Activities to raise awareness via Health Newsletter
- Identifying women’s health issues and offering support for remediation, etc.
7. Improvement of health literacy at the managerial level
With an aim to improve literacy concerning Health & Wellness at the managerial level, we will promote the concept on a company-wide basis by, for example, holding seminars for those in managerial positions to enhance knowledge and awareness about healthcare of team members.
- Adding content on Health & Wellness as a mandatory training course to be taken at the time of promotion to a managerial position
- Providing environment that allows quick learning by introducing e-learning for managerial positions, etc.
