[T&G] Take and Give Needs wins Tokyo Governor’s Award for Excellent Company Employment of Persons with Disabilities Award
T&G Press release: November 7, 2024 Take and Give Needs wins Tokyo Governor’s Award for Excellent Company Employment of Persons with Disabilities Award ～High retention rate of people with severe disabilities and contribution to hospitality through cleaning of ceremony halls～ Take and Give Needs Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Kenji Iwase), a major wedding company, was awarded the Governor of Tokyo’s “Excellent Company Award for Employment of Persons with Disabilities” as a company that makes unique and outstanding efforts in the employment of persons with disabilities. We would like to inform you that we have received an award.
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approximately 80%, which is significantly higher than the average of 61.5%* for other companies, and we also maintain a high retention rate of 80%, which is our main business of weddings, by cleaning wedding halls. The company was recognized for its contribution to improving hospitality in Japan. *Research by Vocational Center for Persons with Disabilities Our employment team for people with disabilities has social partners who are highly skilled and have numerous
qualifications such as behavioral support workers and mobility support workers who provide appropriate support when out and about, and who help employees with disabilities work and live their lives.
Implemented the above support. In addition to supporting the execution of cleaning tasks through various efforts, such as incorporating tools to visually clarify cleaning locations and instructions depending on the characteristics of the person’s disability, we also utilize a contact book prepared for each employee and filled in daily. We closely share information with families and support organizations. In addition, we have created an environment in which employees can participate in company events such as company-wide morning assemblies and general meetings like other employees, and their families can also receive recognition for their continued service, allowing them to have a variety of experiences as members of the company and with their co-workers. I did. These efforts have led to a high retention rate and an average length of service of 10 years, and we currently host many external lectures and tours from organizations such as the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and companies. Our company will continue to aim to create an environment where each employee can feel motivated and demonstrate their full potential, and to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I). ■About the Award for Excellent Company Employment of Persons with Disabilities In order to create an environment in which people with disabilities can play an active role in the workplace, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will seek companies that are making unique and outstanding efforts to employ people with disabilities, and will award outstanding companies. Among the companies in Tokyo that have achieved the legal employment rate for people with disabilities, we select companies that take excellent initiatives, such as proactively developing the skills and improving the treatment of people with disabilities, and are selected as companies with excellent efforts to employ people with disabilities in Tokyo. We will be awarding the “Excellent Company Award for Employment of Persons with Disabilities” (Governor of Tokyo Award, Director of Industrial and Labor Affairs Bureau Award). Furthermore, we widely introduce the efforts of award-winning companies on our website and case studies to raise awareness regarding employment of people with disabilities.
https://www.hataraku.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/shogai/shien/award/ ■ Take-and-give-needs diversity initiatives ~ Employment of people with disabilities ~ The video below introduces our company’s employment of people with disabilities. https://vimeo.com/1026799226/7bc7d40205
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/12799/229/12799-229-62c185bf8e959269167018701929821b-1392×926.jpg ■Other major initiatives related to DE&I ・“Partnership oath system” that makes same-sex couples and their children eligible for welfare benefits as family members ・Maki Muraki, director of NPO Nijiiro Diversity, appointed as outside director ・Implementation of in-house LGBTQ training, DE&I-related online seminars and video archive distribution ・Information and opinion exchange through internal DE&I community ・Ratio of female department managers: 33%
