Balancing Life Events with Work
The Sony Group is committed to diversity as one of its key sustainability initiatives based on Sony’s Purpose, "Fill the world with emotion, through the power of creativity and technology" and on Sony's People Philosophy. We are creating a workplace where each employee can play an active role and work comfortably.
Sony believes that strong revenues are sustained by providing a worker-friendly environment where all employees can perform to their full potential. Under this vision, Sony considers employee health and work-life balance as essential to creating innovation and sustaining strong revenues as a company. Sony offers flexible working provisions and work conditions for employees, while adhering to the customs and laws in countries and regions where it does business.
Each employee of the Sony Group plays a part in the sustainable growth of the company. Sony has an important responsibility to create inclusive workplaces with attractive working conditions, and to encourage ways of working that enable employees to make the most of their talents while balancing their work responsibilities with events in their personal lives, including parenting, nursing care, and medical treatment. Sony recognizes the need to accommodate diverse ways of working to secure the health and motivation of employees.
Sony Group Initiatives Across Countries and Regions
The Sony Group, which operates globally, promotes unique initiatives tailored to the culture of each country, region, and company.
Japan
Creating a Sustainable Environment for Long-Term Success
Sony is building a corporate culture in which employees can continue to build their careers throughout the events in their lives. This is supported by domestic initiatives such as the Symphony Plan (a system to support employee work-life balance), childcare seminars and social events, distribution of interviews with men at Sony who have taken parental leave, partnership with daycare providers, seminars and training for nursing care, regularly held community meetings run by employee volunteers and provision of financial planning consultations.
Here are some of our main initiatives.
Symphony Plan
Everyone faces life-changing events such as pregnancy, childbirth, parenting, nursing care and treatment of illnesses at some time or other. Nobody can foretell when they are likely to occur. Sony's Symphony Plan is designed to create an environment that enables employees who face life-changing events to continue working and reach their full potential by providing support for a solid work-life balance at any career stage.
United States
Support Activities for Employees and Their Families
Sony Corporation of America holds an annual health fair and educational forum, as well as training on work-life balance and stress management. Sony Music Entertainment expanded support through medical plans and long-term care insurance, while Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) promoted work-life balance by supporting employees and their families through mental health, education, pet protection, childcare, and other resources. SPE also provides discounts to concerts, theme parks, sporting events and travel services.
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Europe
Supporting a Stable Life and Career Across Financial and Health Fronts
Sony Music Publishing offers webinars and consultations with financial advisors to help employees better manage their finances and achieve future security. They also run workshops run by stress management specialists. The company further provides an annual health stipend to cover costs such as gym memberships and educational pursuits.
