Promotion of diversity
We have fostered a diversified business culture by utilizing a wide variety of human resources regardless of people’s gender, nationality etc
The Group has placed no restrictions on the promotion of women, foreign nationals, and mid-career hires to management positions and has been striving to ensure diversity.
Currently, the rate of female employees is 41.7% and that of female managers is 16.5% at the Company. As of the end of June 2023, one female director and three female corporate officers were appointed. Further, at TOHO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD., a subsidiary of the wholesale business, three female corporate officers are appointed, and the rate of female employees is 23.2%. In addition, at operating dispensing pharmacy business PharmaCluster Co., Ltd., there is one female director. The rate of female employees at the subsidiaries of the dispensing pharmacy business is 79.4%.
In-house environment improvement policy to ensure diversity
The Group has been bearing the corporate slogan “Total commitment to good health” and has improved the program to develop human resources who are capable of creating customer value. With broad utilization of human resources regardless of gender, nationality, age, etc. and respecting individualities, capabilities and teamwork of employees, we nurture a free-spirited corporate culture and work on human resources development, aiming at mid- and long-term enhancement of corporate value through continuing sustainable growth and establishment of our corporate brand.
・Development of working environment where employees are able to work in good mental and physical health with a sense of fulfillment
・Development of a woman-friendly working environment, post-retirement reemployment, promotion of the employment of persons with disabilities, and improvement of training systems
・Implementation of awareness-raising and information provision through various training, in-house newsletters, posters, etc. to ensure that every employee has accurate knowledge of, deepens understanding of diversity and is able to make appropriate responses according to the circumstances
Action plan based on the Act on the Promotion of Female Participation and Career Advancement in the Workplace(Submitted in April 2022)
We have formulated an action plan based on the Act on the Promotion of Female Participation and Career Advancement in the Workplace.
1. Planning period: April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2027
2. Challenges facing the Company
(1) The rate of women in managerial positions is low at 11.2%.
(2) The average length of service for women is 13.6 years, lower than the 19.6 years for men.
3. Target
Subject（１）：Increase the percentage of women in managerial positions to at least 30%.
Subject（２）：Extend the average length of service of women by more than two years from the current period.
4. Details of initiatives and timing of implementation
Subject（１）
(i) In addition to establishing an organizational structure in which both men and women can play an active role, support the career development of female employees through job transfers, etc.
(ii) Implementation of leadership development programs for women, including career design training and training to nurture female managers.
Subject（２）
(i) Make employees and managers fully aware of available systems for supporting work-life balance. In addition, promote further enhancement of various systems to support employees in balancing work and childcare/nursing care.
(ii) Take initiative more actively for promoting the acquisition of annual paid leave.
Data on women's activities (TOHO HOLDHINGS （non-consolidated））
| July 2021 | July 2022 | July 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| male (person) | 12 | 8 | 8 |
| female (parson) | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| July 2021 | July 2022 | July 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| male (person) | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| female (person) | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| FY2020 | FY2021 | July 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratio of female managers (%) | 10.8 | 11.4 | 16.5 |
| FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratio of new hires who are female（％） *TOHO HOLDINGS, TOHO PHARMACEUTICALS |
63.4 | 61.0 | 51.5 |
We are supporting the balance of childcare and work.
We are promoting the employment of persons with disabilities.
Statutory employment rate of persons with disabilities has been raised to 2.3% from March 2021. At TOHO HOLDINGS, the rate was 3.63% in the fiscal year 2022. Pharmacy for Pharmacies, a pharmacy of PHARMA MIRAI, which is our dispensing pharmacy subsidiary, was given a letter of gratitude from the Setagaya Ward and the Setagaya Ward Council for Employment Promotion of Persons with Disabilities for actively working to hire persons with disabilities and contributing to their independence and local welfare. We will continue to strengthen this initiative in future.
| FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate of persons with disabilities（％） | 2.66 | 2.77 | 3.63 |
The Group will, through initiatives such as promotion of the advancement of women, continue to endeavor to maintain an environment where women can work comfortably and fully demonstrate their abilities, and expand opportunities for women, while promoting acceptance of diverse human resources in order to actively assign persons with disabilities, foreign nationals, mid-career hires, and human resources with specialized knowledge.
