Health and Productivity Management
Policies
The NISSIN FOODS Group believes that maintaining the good health of all employees at all times so that they can demonstrate their maximum capabilities and apply them to their work is an key corporate challenge.
In August 2018, we issued the NISSIN FOODS Group Declaration of Health and Productivity Management in August 2018 and developed a specific promotion structure for health and productivity management. We implement various measures relating to employee health with the chief executive officer (CEO) of NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS as the person with ultimate responsibility. The details of measures are required to be regularly reported, such as at meetings of the Management Committee which bring together directors of Group companies.
We are also providing support for promoting health and productivity management at the Japan Association for the World Food Programme, an external organization.
NISSIN FOODS Group Declaration of Health and Productivity Management
"Bi Ken Ken Shoku"
-Eat wisely for beauty and health-
As the originator of the instant noodles industry, it is our important mission to contribute to the health and wellness of our customers through our foods.
To achieve this, our employees must be healthy.
As Nissin Foods Group, we will position our employees’health promotion and maintenance as a key corporate challenge, creating an ideal work environment to promote, encourage, and support their health activities.
Koki Ando
President & Representative Director, CEO
NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Structure
Initiatives
Enhanced Medical Examinations
Medical examinations with tests beyond those required by law are conducted for all employees* for the early discovery and treatment of lifestyle diseases. In addition, we analyze employee medical examination results and provide referrals to hospitals and other measures to employees who need health guidance or consultations with an industrial physician.
Starting from FY 3/2020, comprehensive medical examinations for NISSIN FOOD PRODUCTS employees*, which previously were limited to managers, have been expanded and made available to employees who are 45, 50, and 55 years old.
We reach out to employees who require retests or detailed tests based on the results of medical examinations and comprehensive medical examinations to undergo such tests. We also bear the full costs for these tests. For cases where employees undergo treatment while working, we provide support to maintain a balance between work and their treatment through advice from the overseeing industrial physicians and industrial health nurses (nurses and health nurses) according to consultation from the employee in question.
- *Employees of NISSIN FOOD PRODUCTS (including employees on temporary assignment to companies such as NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS, NISSIN CHILLED FOODS, and NISSIN FROZEN FOODS)
Provision of 24-hour Consultation Service
We provide an external service for consultation on matters such as health, healthcare, nursing care, childcare, and mental health. Employees and their families can seek advice and consultation by mail or telephone 24 hours a day. In addition, since April 2018, NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS has started providing a consultation service at the Tokyo Head Office staffed by nurses. Since May 2020, it is also possible to seek advice and consultation online. We cooperate with an industrial physician in utilizing inquiries received through the service for disease prevention, reoccurrence prevention, and assisting employees on sick leave in returning to work.
Health and Productivity Management Strategy Map
In promoting health and productivity management, we formulate health-related key performance indicators (KPIs) for each stage and visualize how each measure is linked to the solution of management issues.
Health and Productivity Management Strategy Map [PDF 110KB]Strengthening of Industrial Health Structure
To share matters such as the roles to be fulfilled by industrial health medical practitioners (industrial physicians, nurses, and health nurses), issues and measures of business sites nationwide, and cases of health guidance and consultation, since September 2021, we conduct a company-wide meeting by industrial health medical practitioners twice each year aimed at solving management issues through health and productivity management.
By having health nurses at our Tokyo Head Office, Osaka Head Office, “the WAVE,” and plants directly managed by NISSIN FOOD PRODUCTS (Kanto Plant, Shizuoka Plant, Kansai Plant, Shiga Plant, and Shimonoseki Plant). In FY 3/2024, 331 health guidance interviews were conducted by in-house medical professionals (industrial physicians, public health nurses, and nurses), and 175 health consultation interviews were conducted.
Employee Awareness Activities
We also put efforts into activities for raising the awareness of employees. Through our intranet, we provide employees with information on health promotion and a consultation service.
| Lectures and seminars |
Regular conduct of lectures on health promotion themes such as methods for self-healthcare based on the results of medical examinations and quitting smoking
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Regular conduct of programs to strike a balance between health promotion and support for children afflicted by hunger and poverty, as part of the Hyakufukushi Project for social contribution “Sleep Smart, Work Smart,” Sixtieth-year, 60 Year Sleep Project that recommended sleeping 7.5 hours each day (December 2017 to July 2018)
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Measures to Prevent Telecommuting Depression
In August 2020, the Telecommuting Depression Prevention Team was established to embark on initiatives toward achieving the well-being*1 of employees. The fatigue/stress monitor MF100 (produced by Murata Manufacturing) was used to measure the balance and deviation of the autonomic nervous system of NISSIN FOOD PRODUCTS employees*2 to obtain an understanding of employees with strong self-awareness and concern about stress and those facing unconscious stress. Out of these employees, approximately 20% were assessed to require preventive measures. They were given books on self-care methods and the autonomic nervous system and had online interviews with the NISSIN FOODS Group’s industrial health nurses. In FY 3/2022, the coverage was expanded to include MYOJO FOODS, NISSIN CISCO, NISSIN YORK, and BonChi.
- Media Coverage
- 3 times on television, 7 times in newspapers, 2 times in magazines, and 14 times on websites for a total of 26 times (as of September 2023)
- *1A concept that refers to an individual or group being in a good state physically, mentally, and socially
- *2Coverage: Employees of NISSIN FOOD PRODUCTS (including employees on temporary assignment to companies such as NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS, NISSIN CHILLED FOODS, and NISSIN FROZEN FOODS) working from home; limited to employees who have consented to the handling of personal information (approximately 60
Related Information and Data
Investments in Health
Coverage: Employees of NISSIN FOOD PRODUCTS (including employees on temporary assignment to companies such as NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS, NISSIN CHILLED FOODS, and NISSIN FROZEN FOODS)
| FY 3/2020 | FY 3/2021 | FY 3/2022 | FY 3/2023 |
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| ¥ 122 million | ¥ 132 million | ¥ 154 million | ¥ 173 million* |
- *Main purposes: ¥54 million for medical examinations, ¥7 million for vaccinations against infectious diseases, and ¥6 million for productivity improvement measure
Employee Health-related Targets and Results
Coverage: Employees of NISSIN FOOD PRODUCTS (including employees on temporary assignment to companies such as NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS, NISSIN CHILLED FOODS, and NISSIN FROZEN FOODS)
| FY 3/2019 | FY 3/2020 | FY 3/2021 | FY 3/2022 | FY 3/2023 | FY 3/2024 target | |
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| Medical examination rate | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | - |
| Reexamination rate | 70.1% | 87% | 71.6% | 83.2% | 89.5% | 90% |
| Smoking rate | 23.7% | 21.2% | 19.2% | 22.4% | 20.6% | 20% |
| Employees with BMI within acceptable range | 67.5% | 66.5% | 66.3% | 67.4% | 66.2% | 70% |
| Employees with blood pressure within acceptable range | 76.2% | 76.8% | 75.2% | 80.2% | 77.8% | 80% |
| Hypertensive high-risk* rate | - | 1.86% | 1.55% | 2.01% | 2.21% | 2.0% |
| Health guidance cases | 345 | 591 | 476 | 940 | 1134 | - |
- *Employees with systolic blood pressure of 140 or higher or diastolic blood pressure of 90 or higher despite being on medication.
Other Relevant Data
| FY 3/2019 | FY 3/2020 | FY 3/2021 | FY 3/2022 | FY 3/2023 | ||
| Stress check program implementation ratio (%) | 69.0 | 79.9 | 81.1 | 87.4 | 90.1 | |
| Comprehensive health risk* | 108 | 106 | 103 | 10 | 115 | |
- *Comprehensive health risk is an index showing the degree of impact on employee health due to stress at the workplace. It is calculated from stress check results. The national average for a standard organization is 100, and the lower the number, the lower the possibility of the workplace environment having a risk on health.
Survey of employee performance conditions
The NISSIN FOOD PRODUCTS has been conducting Presenteeism*1 and Absenteeism*2 surveys since FY 3/2020 and FY 3/2023, respectively. We quantitatively assess the health status of our employees and take remedial measures to ensure that each individual can fully demonstrate his or her abilities.
- *1A state of low productivity due to work with health problems, based on the WLQ-J (Work Limitations Questionnaire, Tufts University School of Medicine). The standard value is 94.0%. A lower value indicates a decline in job performance and labor productivity. Number of respondents: 3,262 (Response rate: 87.3%)
- *2A condition in which an employee is absent from work due to health problems. Surveyed through an independent questionnaire; the percentage of employees who did not take paid leave due to health problems out of the paid leave used in FY2023. Number of respondents 2,380 (Response rate 65.5%)
Presenteeism Surveys
| FY 3/2020 | FY 3/2021 | FY 3/2022 | FY 3/2023 | FY 3/2024 target |
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| 94.1% | 94.2% | 93.8% | 93.9% | 95.0% |
Absenteeism Survey
| FY 3/2023 |
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| 52.3% |
Engagement Survey
| Engagement Scores | Overall Satisfaction (out of 5 points) | Number of responses | Response rate | ||||
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| Company | Work | Supervisor | Workplace | ||||
| June 2022 | 61.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 469 persons | 95.3% |
| February 2023 | 60.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 467 persons | 93.8% |
- *Deviation values are calculated based on data from Link and Motivation, which includes data from more than 10,000 companies and approximately 2.89 million people.
External Evaluation Regarding Health and Productivity Management
In recognition of their active health promotion measures, four NISSIN FOODS Group companies* were certified for five consecutive years since 2019 under the Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations Recognition Program (White 500) by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Nippon Kenko Kaigi. In addition, certification has been received for six consecutive years since 2017 as a Sports Yell Company by the Japan Sports Agency and as a Tokyo Sports Promotion Company by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
- *NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS, NISSIN FOOD PRODUCTS, NISSIN CHILLED FOODS, and NISSIN FROZEN FOODS