Human rights / Employment / Labor

Tsuruha Group respects the three labor rights of workers and strives to maintain harmonious labor-management relations. Tsuruha Group has labor unions, including Tsuruha Union, Fukutaro Union, Tsuruha Group Drug & Pharmacy West Japan Union, Lady Pharmacy Union, and Drug Eleven Union, with approximately 27,000 members (including part-timers). Each company in the Tsuruha Group and each labor union hold repeated discussions at labor-management councils about the workplace environment, working conditions, and treatment of employees, in an effort to resolve various issues.

The Tsuruha Group complies with laws and regulations regarding working hours and promotes work styles that do not assume overtime. The personnel department and managers of each department manage the working hours of employees every month and check the advance plan and acquisition record of holiday acquisition. At stores, we have introduced a system that supports the organization of monthly work shifts to optimize working hours at each store and visualize the number of employees and man-hours.

The Tsuruha Group pays wages that exceed the minimum wage stipulated by laws and regulations in each region where stores are located. In addition, based on the personnel system, we strive to pay wages according to ability and results through self-evaluation and feedback interviews twice a year.

We will ensure the safety and health of workers by creating a comfortable working environment and improving working conditions to prevent work-related injuries and illnesses (adverse effects on a person's physical, mental, or cognitive state).

We respect the right of people to have access to health insurance, pensions, social welfare systems and other benefits, both cash and in kind, without discrimination, in order to continue living a healthy and secure life when their lives become unstable due to injury, illness, unemployment, work-related accidents, retirement, etc.

We have established a consultation desk in the Human Resources Department regarding bullying and harassment in the workplace. Each labor union has also set up a consultation desk, and both parties work together to deal with cases. The Harassment Prevention Regulations define harassment, protect the person seeking advice, protect the privacy of those involved, and set out how to respond to incidents.

The Tsuruha Group prohibits child labor that deprives future children of their rights. The company regulations stipulate that the age of the hired employees should be at least 15 years old, and we thoroughly confirm the age at the time of hiring. In addition, any forced labor is prohibited from the viewpoint of human rights protection and legal compliance.

The Tsuruha Group discriminates on employee recruitment and personnel matters such as wages, duties and dismissals based on race, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical disability, nationality, social origin, political views, etc. We are striving to create an environment where diverse employees can play an active role.

Prohibit discrimination against minorities in terms of sexual orientation and gender identity, such as LGBT, and create a comfortable working environment for everyone.