Tsunagu Inc.'s Work-Life Balance Support Case Study Featured on Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Industrial and Labor Affairs Website

Tsunagu Inc. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Masahiro Oiwa) announces that its case study on work-life balance support initiatives was featured on March 13, 2026, in the 'Case Studies and Personal Accounts of Balancing Medical Treatment and Work' section of the 'Portal Site for Supporting Balance between Home and Work' by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's Bureau of Industrial and Labor Affairs. The article introduces our practical examples of supporting the balance between work and medical treatment, including for cancer, by focusing not only on system development but also on dialogue, operation, and mutual understanding. We hope this will be widely read as a source of hints for work style support that can be practically applied in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Read the article here: https://www.katei-ryouritsu.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/cure/ill/jirei/j11.html

Effective 'Balancing Medical Treatment and Work' Support, Especially Needed in SMEs

In SMEs with a limited number of employees, each person's workload is significant, and balancing medical treatment with work can easily become an issue for the entire organization, not just the individual. Especially in fields like IT, services, consulting, creative production, and professional services where small teams handle high-value-added tasks, the question is not just about the existence of a system, but how it is actually operated.

On the other hand, workplaces often face dilemmas such as 'Are we being too considerate and depriving them of growth opportunities?', 'Are we pushing them too hard?', or 'We don't know how far we should inquire.' The interview article featured on the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's portal site introduces our approach to supporting work-life balance from both systemic and communication aspects, precisely on the premise of these realistic concerns of SMEs.

The featured case study shows that while sharing medical conditions and treatment details is based on the individual's will, and ensuring it doesn't affect their evaluation or treatment, we are working on establishing consultation services and creating an environment where employees can work with a sense of satisfaction. This is not just a matter of employee benefits but a practical theme deeply related to organizational sustainability and productivity.

Tsunagu Inc. will continue to promote the importance of work-life balance support that considers a suitable working style together with the person, rather than a binary choice of 'work or quit'.

Tsunagu Inc.'s Practical Examples of Work-Life Balance Support That Don't Just End with Systems

The featured article introduces the concrete mechanisms Tsunagu Inc. has promoted for balancing medical treatment and work. Key elements include a flextime system without core hours, a standard remote work system, setting shorter workdays/hours according to individual circumstances, 'medical treatment leave' of 5 days per year, paid leave available in half-day units, and even the establishment of 'emergency paid leave'.