NTN Corporation (hereinafter referred to as ‘NTN’) has been recognised by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan and the Japan Health Council as one of the top 500 corporations in the ‘Health Management Excellence Corporations 2025 Large Corporations Sector’ as a corporation with particularly outstanding health management practices. The ‘Conscientious 500’. This is the fifth consecutive year that NTN has received this recognition.
NTN believes that the health of its employees and their families is the foundation for the continued growth of the Group, and it has been working on various initiatives such as workplace health, mental health, and physical health in solidarity with its management, employees, labour unions, and health insurance organisations. In addition, in order to realise the sustainable ‘Nameraka Society’ that NTN seeks to achieve, NTN, as a leading company in the promotion of healthy management, not only makes efforts on its own, but also promotes the spread of healthy management among its customer companies. In the future, NTN will continue to promote healthy management, create workplaces and environments where all employees can fully develop their abilities, and improve productivity and motivation from a health perspective.
NTN’s initiatives for healthy management
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Mental Health Development
At NTN, in addition to stress screening, all employees meet with an industrial consultant once a year to work on preventing mental health problems. Through measures such as mental health training at the time of entry and promotion, and the installation of counselling rooms, the ratio of people with high stress levels has been maintained at a level below the all-Japan benchmark of 10%. In addition, in order to promote frontline care*, frontline care training will be held annually from 2021 for all managers, including domestic affiliates. *First-line care: A mental health countermeasure that supports the mental health of subordinates, mainly by supervisors or management supervisors in the workplace.
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Physical health building
The company encourages in-house sports clubs and has been recognised as a ‘Sports Supporting Company’ by the Japan Sports Agency for six consecutive years as a company that actively supports sports activities for its employees. In addition, as a measure to address passive smoking, the Company has been actively implementing smoking cessation campaigns, such as subsidising a portion of the cost of smoking cessation aids for those who are challenged to quit smoking, as well as NTN Quit Day for all employees.
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Activities to promote healthy management at client companies
We are working to promote healthy management by holding joint seminars between employees of client companies and our own employees. In addition, we hold ‘remote disaster prevention seminars’ where employees learn about preparations for natural disasters such as typhoons and rainstorms, as well as about first aid (CPR, AED) and BCP in the event of an injury.
NTN’s Health Management Initiatives in China
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Health checkups and self-management
NTN China has strengthened regular health checks for its employees to help individuals keep abreast of their health indicators, identify potential illnesses, and intervene in a timely manner to address health risks.
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Healthy Lifestyle Promotion
Equipped with gyms and fitness equipment, employees are encouraged to take advantage of work breaks to exercise. Organising sports games, badminton clubs, etc. emphasises teamwork and competitive spirit, encouraging everyone to maintain physical and mental health.
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Mental Health Support
All NTN China subsidiaries/branches have set up psychological counselling windows to help employees relieve work pressure and improve mental toughness. At the same time, personal information is kept strictly confidential, and workplace violence and sexual harassment are strictly prevented and controlled.
NTN believes that the essence of a company is a vehicle for the pursuit of happiness, creating unique value through intelligent innovation, providing unprecedented quality goods and services, and winning the love of users.
The true meaning of an enterprise is that this love is transformed into the happiness of its employees, which in turn is shared by the people concerned. If a company fails to create happiness, its existence is meaningless. With this in mind, we will endeavour to create a ‘Namaraka Society’.
