Balancing 'Cherishing Family' and 'Loving Work' Can Be More Achievable. Supporting the First Step Towards 'Work-Life Balance and Caregiving' for a Society Where No One Gives Up Their Career

Our company endorses April Dream, which aims to make April 1st a day for announcing dreams.

This press release is the dream of "Change Wave Group Inc."

We want to realize a society where "balancing work and caregiving" is commonplace.

With this vision, Change Wave Group Inc. (Location: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Yuko Sasaki) is committed to supporting companies in achieving "work-life balance."

In Japan, the number of "business carers" who work while caring for family members is expected to increase further. Meanwhile, "caregiving-related job abandonment"—where individuals are forced to quit their jobs due to facing caregiving responsibilities without sufficient preparation or knowledge—remains a significant social issue.

We do not want this reality to be dismissed as "unavoidable" or "a private matter."

Before valuable colleagues and employees suddenly abandon their careers.

And to realize a society where everyone can continue to work with peace of mind.

The first step is not a special initiative, but begins with "knowing" and "preparing."

Change Wave Group promotes work-life balance support for companies through various initiatives, some of which are introduced below.

"Work-Life Balance and Caregiving Handbook"

This handbook is a guide to prevent caregiving from becoming a 'burden on your career.'

Born from over 2,000 cases of work-life balance support consultations, this single volume goes beyond mere system explanations. It compiles practical knowledge for business professionals to proactively tackle work-life balance, such as a mindset for acting as a 'manager' rather than a 'player' in caregiving, and time management techniques to not give up on your career 10 years from now. Customized delivery according to the situation of local governments and companies is also well-received.

Work-Life Balance and Caregiving Handbook Details

Activities of the Excellent Care Company Club

The 'Excellent Care Company Club (ECC Club)' is an eight-month community that aims to solve caregiving issues not as individual problems but through organizational power. Each year, leading companies participate, accumulating 'collective intelligence for work-life balance support' across industry boundaries.

Its greatest feature is cross-industry exchange among company representatives. By incorporating advanced practices from other companies, organizations can enhance their work-life balance support capabilities. Furthermore, connecting business carers outside the company prevents isolation and contributes to fostering awareness that "you don't have to give up your career even with caregiving responsibilities." We will accelerate social change that cannot be achieved by a single company through the power of the ECC Club community.

ECC Club Details

Other Service Introductions

Service Name: LCAT (Elcat)

An e-learning type work-life balance support cloud that allows both company representatives and employees to collect information and data useful for "balancing work and caregiving."

https://lcat.jp/about/

Service Name: My Panorama

A companion-type web service planned and operated jointly with Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd., which enables "employees to autonomously build a work-life balance and caregiving system from an early stage."

https://changewave-g.com/service/mypanorama/

Service Name: Work-Life Balance and Caregiving Support Package

This package allows easy support for all employees in three steps: deepening knowledge with "seminar videos," organizing what needs to be done with "web diagnostics," and having "experts" answer individual concerns.

https://changewave-g.com/service/support_package/

Service Name: Work-Life Balance and Caregiving Consultation Desk

Focusing on "balancing work and caregiving," experienced caregiving specialists advise on all anxieties and challenges related to caregiving, including necessary options, procedures, and how to interact with family members.

https://changewave-g.com/service/care-consultation-desk/

Service Name: Various Training Programs

Training programs to input knowledge and information for sustainable work-life balance with a perspective of "managing caregiving centered on work," such as "Employee Training," "Manager Literacy Training," "Theme-specific: Caregiving and Money," and "Theme-specific: Long-distance Caregiving."

https://changewave-g.com/service/business-carer-training/

By spreading these "easy-to-start first steps" throughout society,

We aim to realize a "society where no one gives up their career due to caregiving"

and a "society where balancing work and caregiving is commonplace."

April Dream is a day for companies to announce their "dreams" on April 1st.

However, for us, this is not just a dream, but a future that must be realized.

Change Wave Group will continue to support the sustainable growth of individuals and organizations and contribute to creating a society where everyone can continue to work in their own way.

[About Change Wave Group]

Our "Business Carer Support Business" supports corporate representatives who are struggling with "preventing caregiving-related job abandonment" and "supporting work-life balance and caregiving" for their employees.

We provide programs such as "LCAT" to assess the current risks of employee caregiving, training to learn knowledge for work-life balance, and individual consultation services. We accompany companies to help them avoid management risks such as resignations due to caregiving and reduced productivity, and to build a system where employees can balance work and caregiving with peace of mind throughout the organization.

[Company Overview]

Company Name: Change Wave Group Inc.

Representative: Yuko Sasaki, Representative Director and President CEO

Location: Seizan I 1202, 2-26-32 Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Company Website: https://www.changewave-g.com/

*The contents described in this press release are as of the announcement date. Please note that they may be changed without prior notice.