Launched lunch support initiative to promote communication when employees come to the office

Saison Technology Co., Ltd. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President and CEO: Makoto Hayama; hereinafter referred to as "Saison Technology") launched an initiative in August in which the company will partially cover the cost of lunch in order to promote internal communication when employees are in the office.

Saison Technology continues to offer a work system that allows employees to freely choose between "coming into the office" and "remote work" depending on the day. In addition, from October 2023, we also introduced "remote work," which can be chosen even without any special reason or circumstances. These days, the ratio of people coming into the office and working remotely per person is roughly the same. (*Excluding remote workers)

The newly launched lunch support initiative aims to promote communication when employees come to the office, embodying one of our company values: "Respect and Communicate with Each Other." Because the office is primarily a free-address system, often combined with remote work, opportunities for casual conversation and networking outside of work have become somewhat limited. Therefore, the lunch support initiative aims to create opportunities for (1) face-to-face communication with team members, (2) connections with employees from other departments, and (3) onboarding for new hires (opportunities to become accustomed to the company and organization). The company will subsidize up to ¥1,500 per person per lunch (number of participants) for groups of three to ten people. A total of three lunches (for each of (1) through (3) above) are allowed per month, with participants asked to post a photo and comment of everyone participating after lunch on the company's internal social media platform. These posts also help raise awareness of this initiative within the company and amplify online communication.

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