Japan’s health ministry is set to promote workplace transparency by introducing a measure encouraging companies to publicly disclose initiatives supporting women’s health, such as offering “period leave” and providing consultation services, reports The Mainichi.

Under the women’s professional life promotion law, businesses that have at least 101 employees are required to create “general employer action plans.” The ministry aims to encourage companies to include these health-related efforts in their plans, which will then be disclosed on platforms such as health ministry-operated websites.

These measures are expected to be included in a draft report that will be presented this month by a subcommittee of the Labor Policy Council, an advisory body to the health minister comprising representatives from labour and management.

The ministry also plans to introduce a new certification to recognise businesses that actively promote women’s health, in addition to the existing certificate given to companies that push efforts to advance women’s participation in the workplace.