Received "Eruboshi Certification (two stars)" from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare

NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo) received the "Eruboshi Certification (Two Stars)" from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare on July 22, 2020, as an excellent company based on the "Act on Promotion of Women's Participation in Professional Life (hereinafter referred to as the Women's Empowerment Act)".

"Eruboshi Certification" is a certification system based on the Act on Promotion of Women's Participation and Advancement in the Workplace, which came into force on April 1, 2016. Among the companies that formulate and submit an action plan for promoting women's empowerment, companies with excellent implementation status are certified by the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare.

 

NOMURA Co.,Ltd. has a mission to continue providing "Delight and Passion" even amidst changing times and environments. Aiming to improve the ease of working and enhance job satisfaction for employees who create Delight and Passion, the company is working to realize healthy working styles for its employees, mainly through its Diversity Promotion Department. In addition, the company is working to create an environment where women can work and thrive, and has met the criteria for three items: "working hours and working styles," "management ratio," and "diverse career paths," and has now obtained the "two-star" certification, the second level of the "Eruboshi" certification.

 

Moving forward, NOMURA Co.,Ltd. will continue to promote a work environment, systems, and training plans that enable each employee to feel comfortable and fulfilled in their work, in order to grow into a company and individuals that can achieve sustainable value enhancement and contribute to society.

 

■ What is “Eruboshi” certification?

Based on the Act on Promotion of Women's Participation and Advancement in the Workplace (Act on Promotion of Women's Participation and Advancement in the Workplace), this is a system that certifies companies that meet certain standards and excel in terms of promoting women's participation in the workplace.

Accreditation is evaluated based on five items: "Recruitment", "Continued employment", "Work style such as working hours", "Ratio of managerial positions", and "Diverse career courses". Of the above five evaluation items, it is divided into three levels from one star to three stars according to the number of items that are satisfied.

 

・Meet all 5 criteria: 3 stars (3 levels)

・Meet 3 to 4 criteria: 2 stars (2 levels)

・Meet 1 to 2 criteria: 1 star (1 level)