New trends in worker wellbeing

In Japan a new strategy to enhance productivity is now being promoted, focusing on the health and the wellbeing of the employees of all organizations.
Emphasizing the importance of the above new approach, Kai Kawano, Director, Standards and Regulations Division, Intellectual Property and Innovation Department, Japanese External Trade Organization (JETRO) said that they are now seeking to focus from market penetration to market creation.  
He was speaking on the occasion of the media briefing on Tuesday at the Jetwing Colombo 7 Hotel to announce the launch of the ‘Sri Lanka Corporate Health and Productivity Awards’ to be held in February 2019, jointly organized by COYLE (the chamber of young entrepreneurs) and JETRO.
Mr. Kawano said that the healthcare industry has become one of the most competitive business areas and a unique initiative in Japan is of healthcare hours as the corporate sector is now looking at the healthcare management which commenced in Japan a few years back and now becoming one of the fastest growing ways of management. 
He said, “This is a unique approach and the health of employees is very much important and this Japanese system works very well as productivity would be enhanced when promoting employees’ health”.  He said that this is the first time that this awards ceremony is conducted outside Japan. (QP)