Governance
Work-Life Balance Framework
In order to enhance the implementation of management strategies, the Company is promoting initiatives to improve employee productivity and job satisfaction by designing work systems that include support for balancing work with childcare and nursing care, creating mechanisms and systems to encourage employees to make behavioral changes, setting and monitoring KPIs, and providing training, etc., in consultation with the labor union.
Approach
Based on the NEC Way, NEC Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries in Japan have established the work systems necessary to enable employees to balance their work and personal lives and to perform at their best, even when under certain constraints, and are promoting educational and awareness-raising activities to make the most of these systems. In addition, regarding paid leave, the employee regulations provide for up to 22 days of paid leave, exceeding the statutory requirement, as well as one year of carryover.
Metrics and Targets
FY2027 Goals
1. Realization of Work–Life Balance Support That Enables Diverse Talent to Realize Their Full Potential
- Reorganize the approach to work–life balance support
- Improve literacy regarding work–life balance support programs
- Promote annual paid leave utilization
FY2026 Goals and Results
1. FY2026 Goals
1.1. Utilize Health Data Strategically to Clarify Organizational Issues and Implement Countermeasures, and Build an Evaluation Cycle
- Utilize health data, as well as data on employee engagement and workstyles, to stimulate communication within organizations and teams, create a healthier work environment, and promote improved productivity
1.2. Establish Conditions That Provide the Optimal Place and the Optimal Time in Striving to Elicit Optimum Performance
- Provide workplaces that address societal and business changes
2. FY2026 Results
2.1. Utilize Health Data Strategically to Clarify Organizational Issues and Implement Countermeasures, and Build an Evaluation Cycle
- Released a dashboard that enables centralized understanding of engagement and working-style conditions within organizations
Initiatives for Work–Life Balance
Since fiscal year 2021, the number of employees working reduced hours to fulfill their childcare responsibilities has decreased. We believe that this is because the spread of telework and Super Flex Time has led to an increase in the number of employees who are able to balance work with childcare without having to work reduced hours. In addition, as a result of encouraging male employees to take childcare leave, the number of employees doing so has increased.
Number of Users Taking Parental Leave and Nursing Care Leave (Data Collection)
1. Childcare Support
NEC Corporation supports employees who are balancing work with childcare with benefits such as leave before and after a spouse gives birth, childcare leave for general childcare purposes, childcare leave of absence, and a system of reduced working hours for childcare. In particular, we have established programs that exceed those stipulated under the Act on Childcare Leave, Caregiver Leave, and Other Measures for the Welfare of Workers Caring for Children or Other Family Members for the period from pregnancy through the child-rearing period (e.g., leave for medical appointments during pregnancy (partially paid) and paternity leave (paid)).
In addition, the following initiatives are being implemented.
- In the “Will be” cafeteria-style benefits and welfare system, employees with children of elementary school age or younger are awarded additional childcare points.
- In addition to the postpartum parental fund (a payment of 550,000 yen to employees who have a new baby), a pre-natal parental fund (a payment of 100,000 yen to employees who submit a childcare leave plan sheet at least three months before the expected date of birth) was established.
- To increase the number of employees taking childcare leave, we created a system that promotes communication within the family and improves understanding by people managers (partners enter comments on the childcare leave plan sheet, and people managers meet with employees before the plan is submitted).
NEC Corporation acquired the “Kurumin” Next-generation Support Certification Mark from Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in 2007, 2012, and 2015 in recognition of the Company’s initiatives for childcare. We implemented a series of measures, including measures that are not incorporated in the action plan, and further improved the work-life balance of our employees. As a result of these measures, NEC Corporation acquired “Platinum Kurumin” certification in 2018.
The Company is encouraging greater understanding and utilization of childcare leave among male employees by issuing a Guide for Childcare Leave for Men in line with post-natal paternity leave (childcare leave at the time of childbirth) under the Act on Childcare Leave, Caregiver Leave, and Other Measures for the Welfare of Workers Caring for Children or Other Family Members (revised in October 2022) and by publishing stories about the experiences of men who have taken childcare leave.
Third-party Assurance
External Ratings and Evaluations
2. Nursing Care Support
To support employees’ efforts to balance work and nursing care, we have established systems such as nursing care leave, reduced working hours, and a work and care working system (shorter workdays).
In addition, a nursing care plan has been set up within “Will be,” the cafeteria-style benefits and welfare system, and employees with family members who require care are given additional nursing care points, to provide employees with a variety of support to meet their needs as they balance nursing care and work.
In FY2026, in addition to introducing a nursing care consultation desk staffed by external specialists (Nursing Care Concierge Desk), we held nursing care seminars and also worked to improve nursing care literacy, emphasizing the importance of advance preparation and other key points.
3. Promotion of Updating Workstyle
The Company is evolving into a purpose-driven organization that strives to realize its Purpose by maximizing team performance based on the health and integrity of each employee. Since fiscal year 2025, we have introduced a new policy to make face-to-face communication at least 40% of the time (two days a week), in order to improve the quality of communication while strengthening our ability to execute strategies.
- As a result of promoting activities to establish work rules through dialogue within teams based on the Work Style Guidelines, the implementation rate was 99%. (As of June 2025)
- We confirmed results showing that organizations that have formulated and practiced working-style team rules have, on average, engagement survey scores that are 4 points higher than organizations that have not practiced them. Formulating and implementing workstyle rules contributes to improving team engagement.
- We have continued to promote diverse workstyles and collaboration by utilizing a Communication Hub and Innovation Hub as workplaces that foster team connections and co-creation.
4. Establishing a Paid Leave System and Encouraging Employees to Take Vacation
At the Company, paid leave is granted up to a maximum of 22 days per year, and carryover for one year is permitted. In addition, we also provide five days of family-friendly leave per year (which can be accumulated to a maximum of 20 days) that can be taken for reasons such as childcare, children’s school events, caring for family members, personal medical treatment, volunteer activities, and self-improvement. We also provide paternity leave (10 days), career design leave (up to 10 days according to age and number of years of service), and other leave to promote work-life balance for employees. In addition, since fiscal year 2025, we have set recommended days for taking paid leave, and are working to create an environment in which it is easier for employees to take leave.
Average monthly overtime work hours and number of paid leaves taken per employee are presented below.
Indicators for Work-Life Balance (Data Collection)