Beyond's welfare benefits/internal system [2021 latest version]

My name is Fujisawa, and I'm in charge of public relations and recruitment, and I've been practicing dancing every day lately.

Did you know that Beyond has various internal systems?

I have introduced them many times in previous blogs, but there are so many that I don't understand them myself, so I have summarized the latest version of Beyond's welfare benefits and internal systems

This content will be released as a video on Beyond's YouTube channel at a later date, so please come and take a look.

Click here for Beyond's official YouTube channel "Biyomaru Channel"

Welfare

basic benefits

• Fully equipped with various social insurance (health insurance, welfare pension insurance, employment insurance, workers' compensation insurance)
• Health checkup (once a year)

Welfare benefits common to IT companies

• Flex system (you can come to work freely between 9:00 to 12:00, core time 12:00 to 18:00)
• Remote work OK
• Office casual OK
• Free hairstyle/hair color

Remote work began in earnest in April 2020. Currently, I am working in a hybrid format of working in the office and working remotely.

Clothes are optional; some people wear jerseys, while others don't wear socks. You may also wear a suit when having meetings with external parties.

Of course, you can style your hair as you like. Gold , blue , pink , yellow , purple , silver , etc. Any color is acceptable.

↑Our infrastructure engineer with blond hair and over-the-top clothes

Welfare benefits for engineers

• Cost burden for external training
• Burden of book purchase costs
• Qualification acquisition incentive system (cost burden of qualification exam)

The company will cover the cost of participating in external paid seminars and study sessions.

When I find an IT-related technical book that I want, I check with my superior and purchase it at the company.

We provide a separate stipend upon obtaining qualifications. The amount paid varies depending on the difficulty of the qualification.

Benefits related to vacation

• GW vacation
• New year holiday season
• Congratulatory and condolence leave
• Prenatal and postnatal leave
• childcare leave
• summer vacation
• christmas vacation
• refreshing vacation

For summer vacation, the dates are not specified by the company, but you can freely choose the days you want to take between July and September. So you can do it on consecutive holidays, or you can take a pinpoint break.

For Christmas vacation, if both December 24th and 25th are weekdays, you can take vacation on either date.

Those who have been with the company for more than five years since being hired as full-time employees can take refreshment leave, which includes two weeks of vacation and a 100,000 yen merit award. Click here for the blog of an employee who actually went to Okinawa for a refreshment vacation.

Other allowances/systems

• On-duty allowance (night shift, L shift, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, year-end and New Year holidays)
• Commuting allowance (up to 30,000 yen per month)
• Neighborhood allowance (20,000 yen per month)
• Telecommuting allowance (500 yen per day)
• Retirement allowance system
• Influenza vaccination subsidy system

If you are an infrastructure engineer, you will be paid an allowance when you start a shift (on duty) to monitor servers.

Neighborhood allowance is paid to those who live within two stations from the office. Therefore, many employees live near the office.

Since the start of remote work, we have been providing an allowance of 500 yen per day for the days we work from home.

We also have a retirement benefit system, which is unusual for IT companies. Click here for a blog with detailed information about retirement benefits system

Beyond's unique internal system

Internal system for engineers

• In-house study session (once a month)
• English training
• Blog writing allowance

We hold an in-house study session every month, where three members of the company speak for about 10 to 15 minutes. The topic is either technical or non-technical, and non-engineers like me choose a non-technical topic of our choice.

English training began after Beyond's Canadian office was opened. has written a blog about why we do English training,

Blogs written within the company are paid an allowance of 2,000 yen per article. Every month, we give away an Amazon gift card to the person with the highest number of accesses that month. I bought a vacuum cleaner with the gift certificate I received.

Internal system to promote internal communication

• Internal exchange meeting
• beyond lunch
• coffee break

Beyond has a team called the Organizational Culture Committee that promotes communication within the company, and they plan online welcome parties and internal networking events. Click here for a blog with detailed information about the Organizational Culture Committee

Once a month, we also provide an opportunity to have lunch with other members of the company online. The company pays for food and drinks for company social gatherings and lunches.

Systems added due to the influence of coronavirus

• Mental support (mental care telephone support)
• coaching system

With the increase in remote work, we want to take better care of our employees' mental health, so we have made it possible to use an anonymous mental support telephone service.

We have also introduced ``coaching,'' where you can discuss your concerns and think about your goals together, and you can regularly talk online with Jun Otsuka

Systems not implemented due to the influence of coronavirus

• Company trip
• Cherry blossom viewing
• barbecue
• Inter-site work system

Until 2019, we held seasonal events such as cherry blossom viewing and barbecues, but we have now shifted to online social gatherings.

There is also a system in which employees can work at three locations in Osaka, Yokohama, and Shikoku for about a week, but we plan to implement this once it is possible to move to other prefectures.

Other internal systems

• Business training at a learning agency
• siesta system
• Anniversary early arrival system (up to 6 hours of actual work/4 times a year on family/lover's birthdays)
• Side job outside the company
• Side job within the company
• Benefit One
• YASAI at the office
• Nomushin store
• In-house bar
• Unlimited tea, water and coffee in the open space
• It is OK to work while listening to music with headphones, and it is OK to listen to music in the office.
• NANKAI NAMBA WORKERS Minapita Point Card (can be used at discounted prices at several shops in Namba)

The siesta system allows employees to take a nap once a day. a blog that interviews engineers who often use the Siesta system , so please read it if you'd like.

Starting in 2020, side jobs will be allowed, and if you get permission from your department's superior, you can do the work you want outside of work hours.

Starting in 2021, side jobs within the company will also be allowed. Among them, there is a private shop run by an engineer called ``Nomu Shin Shoten'', where cup ramen and sweets are sold at low prices. an interview article with the owner of Nomsin Store , so please read it if you like.

At YASAI in the office, healthy foods such as yogurt and chicken salad are sent regularly, and each item is sold within the company for 100 yen.

That’s it!

Even as I was writing this, I thought to myself, ``There are so many things out there.''

We have introduced various welfare benefits and in-house systems, including those common in IT companies and those unique to Beyond, but we are still undergoing trial and error as to what kind of work style is best for engineers, so we will continue to create a better environment. I want to work on improving the company!

Related pages

• List of initiatives related to work style reform
• List of initiatives to prevent new coronavirus infection