Open House Group Co., Ltd.
Open House Operation Center receives “Telework Promotion Award” Promoting an environment that makes it easy for people with
disabilities to work and a rewarding workplace
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Open House Group Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Masaaki Arai; hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) is sponsored by the Japan Telework Association (Chairman: Hiroshi Kurihara; Location: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; hereinafter referred to as the “Telework Association”) In the “24th Telework Promotion Award”, we recognized the merits of choosing multiple satellite offices as work locations other than the head office, rather than working from home, as a flexible way of working when hiring people with disabilities, and the fact that we employ a wide range of people with disabilities. We were highly evaluated and received an encouragement award in the social contribution category.
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Reason for award
1. Through activities to promote the employment of people with disabilities through telework, we are contributing to improving the inclusiveness of organizations and the well-being of people with disabilities. This is a noteworthy initiative in light of the trend toward securing and utilizing diverse human resources.
2. Through measures such as assigning specialized support staff and providing social support, we have maintained a workplace retention rate of around 95% for people with disabilities and achieved long-term employment. The longest-serving employee has reached his 8th year, and we are beginning to see examples of people’s disabilities improving through work. The city was also praised for its high proportion of people with mental disabilities.
3. In the future, through analysis of the results of past activities, we will disseminate information such as the relationship between employment of people with disabilities and telework, and the benefits of choosing a satellite office rather than working from home, thereby expanding the field of telework at an even higher level. It is expected that this will continue to be developed.
Award summary
Award details: Social contribution category “Encouragement Award” Application title: Progress and efforts in employment of people with disabilities by satellite offices
Application video URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnlQ_I8bmOM
[Video 2: Our group respects the human rights of each and every employee, based on our corporate philosophy of “We will create an organization that accepts a wide range of motivated people and rewards them for their results.” We strive to create an organization that takes advantage of diversity and create a comfortable work environment. We also position diversity promotion as one of our important management strategies, and not only fulfill our social responsibility of providing employment opportunities for people with disabilities, but also actively work to create an environment where they can work for a long time with a sense of fulfillment, and work to expand the employment of people with disabilities. I have been working hard.
Going forward, we will continue to actively employ people with disabilities as valuable “strengths” that continue to contribute to the “improvement of corporate value” of our group, and we will promote the creation of a workplace where everyone can continue to work and shine.
Current status of employment of people with disabilities
The number of people with disabilities employed across the group exceeded 100, achieving an employment rate of 2.9%. Since April 1, 2018, we have been actively hiring people with mental disabilities, who have become subject to the mandatory employment of people with disabilities, and they account for 69.2% of the total. (as of June 2023)
In addition, although we have achieved the legal employment rate (target of 2.7%), which will be gradually raised from 2024, we have set a higher target employment rate of 3.0% in order to realize a society where everyone can play an active role with fulfillment. We will continue to actively recruit. Currently, we are only hiring mid-career employees, but we are preparing to hire new graduates in the future.
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About the operation center
The “Operation Center” transfers and carries out administrative operations within our group, and has three locations: Hachioji City, Tokyo, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture.
For people with disabilities, working in a regular office environment can be difficult, and they may be forced to give up on continuing to work. In order to solve these problems, our company has established operation centers in Hachioji City, Yokohama City, and Kashiwa City, and only takes care of facilities such as barrier-free (elimination of steps, etc.), rest spaces, interview rooms, multipurpose toilets, etc. In addition, we have introduced regular interviews and operational support from a full-time support person, as well as a half-day work exemption system for regular hospital visits. We are also actively working to improve the environment and systems so that diverse human resources can demonstrate stable performance.
Features of the operation center regarding employment of people with disabilities
At the operation center, where approximately 83.1% of our group’s people with disabilities work, we have created an environment that is comfortable for people with mental disabilities, whose retention rate is generally said to be low, by leveraging our knowledge of hiring people with disabilities and our unique system design and management system. We have achieved a one-year retention rate of 94.9% for members who joined the company within the past three years. (as of June 2023)
1) Achieve career advancement through initiatives to demonstrate abilities and improve skills
2) Achieving long-term employment through the development of three main support systems
3) Proactive promotion of full-time employment
・Recruitment page for people with disabilities
https://recruit.openhouse-group.com/career_specialist/diversity/ About Open House Group Co., Ltd.
From January 2022, Open House Co., Ltd. and related companies have transitioned to a holding company structure with Open House Group Co., Ltd. as the pure holding company. The group’s business revolves around the detached house business, condominium business, income real estate business, and real estate business in the United States, as well as various services related to housing and daily life.In terms of regions, in addition to the Tokyo metropolitan area where it was founded, the Nagoya area, We have expanded to the Kansai and Fukuoka areas, and in recent years we have also been focusing on regional co-creation activities and environmental conservation activities. In the detached house business, which has been our main business since our founding in 1997, we have an integrated manufacturing and sales system that covers everything from land purchasing to construction and sales, and provide homes in convenient locations at affordable prices. We have been working on initiatives that are unique to the group, such as locations that are close to work and home, which are required by the increasing number of dual-income households, and plans that meet the new needs of diversifying work styles. Our group will continue to strive to provide housing that more customers can choose from. Open House Group Co., Ltd. Website URL: https://openhouse-group.co.jp/ – company overview –
Trade name Open House Group Co., Ltd.
Head office location 2-7-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-7020 JP Tower 20th floor (general reception) / 21st floor
Founded September 1997
Representative Representative Director and President Masaaki Arai Capital 20,110,170,000 yen
Number of employees (consolidated): 4,904 (as of the end of September 2023)