Bringing the 'Third Wage Increase' to SMEs in an Era of High Prices. 'TwooCa' Adoption Decided at Machinery Installation Site!

Kort Valuta Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Hideki Shibata; hereinafter 'the Company') is pleased to announce that Joshin Maintenance Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Koto-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Takahiro Inoue; hereinafter 'Joshin Maintenance'), which operates a machinery installation business, has introduced the next-generation wallet 'TwooCa.' ■ Background. Joshin Maintenance was seeking to 'enhance employee benefits' with the aim of creating a more comfortable working environment for employees. While building on existing benefit systems, they were considering realizing a richer workplace environment by adding mechanisms that employees can voluntarily and daily engage with. This time, the introduction of 'TwooCa' was decided with the aim of promoting the use of benefits at Joshin Maintenance, as well as improving employee engagement and reducing turnover rates. The biggest deciding factor was the 'mechanism that promotes behavioral change in employees and grants points exchangeable for electronic money that can be used for payments with international brand cards.' It was evaluated that it would lead to revitalization within the company by fostering a sense of proactive participation in each employee through a mechanism where daily positive actions are visualized and evaluated, rather than just preparing a system. In an era of continuing high prices, the initiative called 'third wage increase' is attracting attention, mainly in the media. Through the functions utilizing points exchangeable for electronic money in TwooCa, we believe that we can support the 'improvement of real take-home pay' for employees, as well as contribute to the improvement of employee satisfaction (ES) and the reduction of turnover rates. Our initiative was featured on TOKYO MX News as an initiative for 'real take-home pay improvement' utilizing electronic money. ■ Overview. At Joshin Maintenance, among the various functions provided by 'TwooCa,' we will first link and utilize the following services. - In-house campaign (Poi-katsu function): In-house campaigns are measures that grant points exchangeable for electronic money according to in-house policies and daily actions of employees. Points are granted for voluntary initiatives and participation actions that try to make the workplace better, such as tidying up and beautification activities in the factory. It promotes the improvement of the workplace environment and voluntary behavioral change. - TwooCa Mental Check Service: Periodically visualizes the mental condition of employees. We build a system that can quickly notice changes in members working on-site and provide appropriate follow-up. - Engagement data linkage: By appropriately grasping and evaluating voluntary initiatives and behavioral changes, we realize the provision of more detailed benefits. ■ Comments on this initiative. Joshin Maintenance Representative Takahiro Inoue: The work of Joshin Maintenance requires advanced technology, and it takes many years to become a full-fledged professional. Although there are individual differences, it is a world where you can start to see the whole picture in 5 years, and you can finally call yourself a professional in 10 years, so I believe that the retention rate of employees is the lifeline of company management. Currently, we are strengthening recruitment along with business expansion, but I feel that it is an era where it is difficult to convey the appeal to the younger generation just by enhancing treatment. I hope that the introduction of TwooCa will update the corporate image and become an opportunity for young people to have interest and concern. Also, I feel great value in being able to touch on near-future knowledge such as digital salary payment and on-chaining. While protecting the important asset of employees, I want to challenge the future era positively. ■ What is TwooCa? TwooCa is a general term for various services provided by our company, and the main services are provided through the TwooCa app equipped with employee IDs and membership cards with international brand card payment functions. Since the payment-enabled card linked to the app is a prepaid type, it can be used by all employees and members (*limited to those residing in Japan). You can also perform expense transfers and transfers between employees and members. TwooCa was also developed based on the idea that valuing employees and members leads to the improvement of corporate and organizational value. It embodies the philosophy that 'kindness is not for others (actions that care for others will eventually return to become the power of the organization and society)' through technology. ■ Future Outlook. In the future, by sequentially expanding the functions within TwooCa, we will support the creation of an environment where each employee can feel the connection with the workplace and colleagues, and foster pride and motivation for working. Through TwooCa, we will strongly support Joshin Maintenance's 'workplace creation where employees are the protagonists' from both the aspects of technology and engagement support.