The survey, conducted by the Japan Productivity Center for Socio-Economic Development, also found that the less room companies give for nurturing employees and the less scope they give them for contemplating the meaning of work, the more mental illness patients they have.
A report by the Mental Health Research Institute of the Japan Productivity Center for Socio-Economic Development said nearly 75 percent of the survey's respondents reported having employees who take leaves lasting longer than one month, up from 67 percent in 2004.
The Japan Productivity Center for Socioeconomic Development surveyed 2,669 publicly listed companies (only 282 responded) regarding outlays for employee mental health.
It is being arranged through the cooperation on the International Productivity Service, headquartered in Washington and the Japan Productivity Center in Tokyo.
The poll by Japan Productivity Center for Socio-Economic Development also showed 69 percent of the respondents said they do not want to be freeters while 21 percent said they do not care even if they became part-timers.
The Japan Productivity Center for Socio-Economic Development found that 82 out of 330 respondents in a recently conducted survey have either been carrying out PFI projects or were planning to do so in the near future.
