Basic approach
One year has passed since we established our human resources strategy for the Fiscal 2026 Medium-Term Management Plan, which is “growing people (employees) into stronger individuals and connecting them.” In the wide range of business domains within the Nichimo Group, it is essential for each individual employee to become a professional in their respective domains of expertise. From the perspective of improving corporate value, however, we recognize that it is important to enhance the abilities of each individual (strong individuals) and to foster collaboration as an organization (connections), and we have been implementing measures to that end. In today’s rapidly changing business environment, many challenges cannot be resolved by specializing in a single domain alone, and we have entered a phase where systematic human resource development is necessary. Therefore, we have begun to expand employee training at each hierarchical level and are incorporating the training into promotion requirements. On the other hand, as a measure to encourage our key employees to work with us long-term, we are working to improve the work environment by obtaining certifications such as Outstanding Organization of KENKO Investment for Health and Kurumin, as well as by partially reviewing our salary system and ensuring appropriate treatment to improve employee engagement. Furthermore, we are now fully committed to internal digital transformation (DX) initiatives aimed at improving operational efficiency, and have begun reviewing our internal systems.
Achievement and road map of long-term vision
Connecting strong individuals to businesses and the future
Strong individuals come together to form strong organizations, expanding collaboration and enhancing corporate value
We have classified the points to focus on for developing human resources who can realize our vision for covering “From Ocean To Dining, Challenges For The Better Future.” We will develop human resources over the medium to long term in two stages.
KPI progress
| Item | KPI | Progress | |
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| 1 | Visualization of human resource information and measures | Acquisition of ISO 30414 certification |
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| 2 | Sharing a Group-wide vision | 100% understanding of the vision | 52% understanding (39% in FY2024, up 13 percentage points year on year)
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| 3 | Creation of a plan for human resource retention and development | Employee turnover of no more than 5% | Employee turnover: 4.38% * Non-consolidated results
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| 4 | Diversity | Ratio of female hires: 50% Ratio of female managers: 10% or more Rate of men using childcare leave: 100% |
Ratio of female hires: 44% Ratio of female managers: 1.5% Rate of men using childcare leave: 100% * Non-consolidated results
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Improving diverse work styles and labor environment
Obtained Kurumin certification
Nichimo was certified by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare as a childcare support company based on the Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children, receiving Kurumin certification on August 29, 2025.
Aiming to create a workplace environment where both men and women can easily balance work and childcare, we are focusing on introducing flexible work systems such as staggered working hours and telecommuting, as well as curbing long working hours and encouraging the use of annual paid leave.
As employee work styles grow more diverse in the future, we will promote comprehensive work-life balance support that allows each individual to work with peace of mind, including striking a balance between their work and childcare or nursing care obligations. We will continue to actively work not only on improving systems but also on fostering a positive workplace culture.
Rate of using childcare leave
| FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Women | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Systems for realizing diverse work styles and female participation
- Telecommuting system for childcare or nursing care
- ⇒ By deciding on an approach that incorporates the individual’s wishes and the execution of work, together with the Company, we can offer a telecommuting system that does not compromise work quality.
- Telecommuting system for regular employees
- ⇒ Regular employees are also permitted to use a telecommuting system once a week in case they need to concentrate on preparing documents or other work.
- Staggered work shift system
- Hourly paid leave system
- Shortened working hours system for childcare (up to elementary school age)
- ⇒ Consideration of the childcare period before entering elementary school
- Shortened working hours system for nursing care
- Setting of days to encourage employees to take paid leave
- ⇒ We set recommended days each year to encourage employees to take annual paid leave so that leave is coordinated in a company-wide manner
- Annual paid leave can be carried over for up to 2 years (medical leave)
- ⇒ The carryover period is set at two years, not only in cases where annual leave is not taken, but also in cases of long-term ill health.
Furthermore, up to 15 days of unused annual paid leave can be banked as medical leave.
Soliciting opinions
- Company-wide assessment
- ⇒ Conducted every year to improve engagement among all employees and identify management issues, with the results made known to employees.
- Individual interviews with young employees
- ⇒ We check any minor concerns of young employees with 10 years or less of experience by having them meet with human resources personnel.
Training opportunities
- Video streaming to understand systems
- ⇒ Instead of just posting on the intranet, we use videos to carefully explain the background to system revisions and the key points of systems.
Improving employees’ health
Certification as an Outstanding Organization of KENKO Investment for Health
Nichimo was certified as an Outstanding Organization of KENKO Investment for Health 2026 (Large Enterprise Category) under the Outstanding Organizations of KENKO Investment for Health Program jointly implemented by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Nippon Kenko Kaigi. At Nichimo, we believe that the physical and mental well-being of each employee, enabling them to reach their full potential, is essential for the Company’s growth and development. Based on this, the participation rate for regular health checkups and stress checks remains at 100%, and we provide thorough individual follow-up, including secondary examinations, specific health guidance, and mental health support. In recent years, we have been working to raise health literacy by enhancing measures such as smoking cessation programs and training on gender differences in the workplace. We are committed to health and productivity management. Both management and employees work together to ensure that Nichimo remains a safe and secure workplace, and we actively support the physical and mental well-being of our people.
| FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | |
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| Average monthly overtime work (hours) | 12.2 | 12.6 | 12.9 |
| Rate of taking annual paid leave | 66.3% | 57.9% | 58.5% |
| Health checkup uptake rate (%) | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Stress check uptake rate (%) | 100% | 100% | 100% |