Want to reduce employee turnover? 14 ways to improve it! [Case studies]

This is Umi Fujisawa from Public Relations

One of the reasons people leave a company is because of interpersonal relationships

One of the reasons why interpersonal relationships deteriorate is the working environment

Over the past year, Beyond has implemented internal improvements to reduce employee turnover

As a result, this year's employee turnover rate has improved to 0%

we will introduce the "14 improvement measures to reduce employee turnover " that we implemented in 2018

table of contents

1. Payment of duty allowance
2. Leader Tweet Chat
3. Organizational Culture Committee
4. Team drinking party
5. Young people drinking party
6. In-house study session
7. Enhanced new office environment
8. Siesta System
9. Retirement benefits system
10. Leader Lunch
11. In-house DJ
12. Refreshing vacation
13. Vegetables at the office
14. Benefit One
15. summary

1. Payment of duty allowance

Beyond is a company that operates and monitors cloud servers 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

Therefore, shifts are arranged on a weekly basis with duties divided into "early shift," "late shift," and "night shift."

"duty allowance" will be added to the salary of the person on duty

This has changed the company's awareness of how important the role of on-duty work is, and has also led to an improvement in employee turnover

2. Leader Tweet Chat

This chat can now answer the simple question, "What do leaders usually think about?"

The leaders of each department (mainly CEO Haraoka) post even the smallest details in the chat, allowing employees to find out everything from important things like what the company is planning to do in the future or what dramas they're hooked on, to things they're not that interested in

3.Organizational Culture Committee

In order to gather complaints and opinions from within the company, was formed to come up with improvement measures

Anonymous internal surveys will be conducted regularly, and new internal systems will be introduced as the Organizational Culture Committee considers improvement proposals based on the results

4. Team drinking party

With the idea of ​​"each team having a drinking party to communicate with each other," the company started providing 4,000 yen for meals per person

"The company pays for drinking parties!?" was a shock to me as I had just joined the company.

Regular team communication in this way not only reduces turnover but also increases motivation

5. Young people drinking party

exclusively for people in their 20s was held for the first time.

Just like the team drinking party, I was shocked to hear, "The company is paying for the drinking party?! And it's young people too?"

That was the first time I was able to remember the faces and names of people from other departments, so I was grateful as a new employee

Since new employees tend to have a lot of anxiety and high turnover rates, setting aside this time is one way to improve the situation

6. In-house study sessions

Once a month, two members from the company take turns giving a 30-minute presentation

The topic is free, and you can spread your knowledge within the company and practice speaking in public

7. Enhancement of the new office environment

Our Osaka office has moved to Namba!

We said goodbye to the Sakuragawa Building, where we had been located for 10 years, and moved to the 10th floor of the Ontex Namba Building

↓ Former office, Sakuragawa Building

↓New office Ontex Namba Building

It's really spacious

At first, I was a little nervous working there because I wasn't used to the stylish desk and chair, but after about six months I felt more at ease

8. Siesta System

We have established a system where employees can take 15 minutes of sleep once a day on the giant sofa in the break room

You might think, "Just 15 minutes!?", but sleeping for too long can actually make your body feel sluggish, so 15 minutes is just right

Click here for more information about the siesta system!

[Workstyle Reform] "Siesta System" has begun!

9. Retirement benefits system

We have introduced a retirement pension system that is rare among IT companies

It's a great system that allows you to receive a retirement pension even before retirement age if you work long enough

Click here for more information on the retirement benefits system!

[Preparing for retirement] We have launched a retirement pension system

10. Leader Lunch

Each month, the leader of each team goes to lunch with someone chosen by lottery

Since I don't have much interaction with leaders of other teams, I can take my time to talk about my worries or trivial matters

As a young person, I'm happy to have the opportunity to go for a slightly more expensive lunch than usual

11. In-house DJ

The person who becomes the DJ for the day can play their favorite music throughout the office all day long

Click here for more details about our in-house DJ!

[Company system] The company DJ was born

12. Refreshing Vacation

Those who have worked for more than 5 years 2 weeks of special leave every 5 years!

The company 100,000 yen bonus for meritorious service, so even traveling abroad is not a dream.

13. Vegetables at the office

To improve nutritionally deficient diets, a variety of vegetables are sold in the break room

In addition to vegetables, there are also healthy fruit juices and high-quality yogurt drinks, all priced at just 100 yen .

Click here for more information on vegetables in the office!

Eat fresh vegetables at work! OFFICE DE YASAI has started!

14. Benefit One

When a company becomes a member of Benefit One, it can enjoy discounts on a variety of services, including movie theaters, travel, sports gyms, English conversation classes, and shopping

English conversation classes now have free enrollment fees, and people who want to go to the gym but aren't sure they'll stick with it can pay a one-time fee instead of paying an annual membership fee

Personally, I think it's great that TOHO Cinemas tickets will be reduced from the usual 1,800 yen to 1,300 yen

Click here for more information about Benefit One!

https://bs.benefit-one.co.jp/bs-official/index.html

summary

What did you think?

These efforts to improve the working environment may have been a shortcut to reducing turnover rates

But in the end, the most important thing is to value daily communication

If relationships are going well, then most things will go well

If you want to reduce your employee turnover rate, first think about what you can improve!

First of all, I ask myself every day whether I am still able to "be considerate," something I learned in the second grade of elementary school