November 15, 2024

Dentsu Inc. (hereinafter “the Company”) has been driving Working Environment Reform efforts since 2017 and is happy to provide an update based on the 2024 Third-quarter (“Q3”) results.

The quarterly results for disclosure include: The number of employees violating Article 36 of the Labor Standards Act (daily and monthly); total work hours per employee (quarterly total); the hours in excess of statutory work hours per employee (monthly average); and the number of workplace harassment consultations brought to the attention of the Company’s consultation desk (quarterly). The number of paid holidays taken per employee and the usage rate of paid holidays per employee (statutory paid holidays) are reported annually.

2024 Q3 Results (July - September)

Indicators 2024 Q3 Results
(Jul-Sep)
2023 Q3 Results
(Jul-Sep)
Number of employees violating Article 36
(monthly)
Number of employees violating Article 36
(daily)
Total hours worked per employee
(quarterly)
509.3 hrs
(10.2 hrs more YOY)
499.1 hrs
Hours in excess of statutory work hours per employee
(monthly average)
9.7 hrs
(1.6 hrs more YOY)
8.1 hrs
Number of harassment consultations received by the consultation desk
(quarterly)
8
(2 less YOY)
10

2024 Year-to-Date Results (January - September)

Indicators 2024 Results
(Jan-Sep)
2023 Results
(Jan-Sep)
Number of employees violating Article 36
(monthly)
Number of employees violating Article 36
(daily)
Total hours worked per employee
(period total)
1513.7 hrs
(13.3 hrs more YOY)
1500.4 hrs
Hours in excess of statutory work hours per employee
(monthly average)
9.2 hrs
(0.1 hrs more YOY)
9.1 hrs
Number of harassment consultations received by the consultation desk
(period total)*
18
(19 less YOY)
37
* The figures represent the number of consultations brought from all offices to the harassment consultation desk set up in the Company’s HR during the relevant periods. The cases were not necessarily identified by the Company as instances of actual harassment.
We will continue to enhance training and consultation services to raise employee awareness and create an environment that makes it easy for employees to seek consultation, in addition to promoting educational activities aimed at eliminating harassment.

The next report is scheduled for February 2025 and will cover the 2024 Fourth-quarter (October-December) and annual results.