Pocke Inc., a BellSystem24 group company, received the Good Work-life Balance Award, a special prize awarded at the 4th White Company Way Awards on January 22, 2018. White companies are companies that places importance on employees' well-being, the significance of work, and social contribution.
Pocke is an IT company providing an array of content that aids or amuses users, such as fortune telling services and Zutool. Because Pocke is an IT company it has automated routine work and increased the efficiency of its operations. As a result, the average monthly overtime of its 85 employees is 5 hours, and they take 86.6％ of their paid leave. These are reasons why the company won the award. Another reason is that Pocke is expected to be a model employer enabling new and enjoyable work styles in the IT industry. Ten employees are balancing childcare with work, and no one has left the company in the last four years.
