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Leaves & Holidays

At Fisher Investments, we believe in giving you time away to attend to your personal life. Whether for doctor’s appointments, visiting loved ones or traveling on holiday, we’ve got you covered.

Annual Leave

To balance your work and free time, we want you to spend quality time away doing what you enjoy. Our annual leave program is intended to give you the downtime and flexibility you need to stay happy and healthy.

Time off is based on length of service, employee status and the number of full months an employee has worked in a given year. Time off is awarded initially on a lump-sum basis and annually thereafter.

Years of ServiceAnnual Leave
0-5 years20 days
Greater Than 5 years25 days

Don’t forget, you can carry forward up to 8 days of annual leave into the New Year, but these must be used by 30 June. Annual leave is not paid out or carried forward beyond this date.


Resources

Holiday Schedule

Fisher Investments observes the following holidays, providing you with paid time off on these occasions.

For a downloadable holiday list PDF, click here.

HolidayDate
New Year’s DayJanuary 1
Exchange HolidayJanuary 2
Coming of Age DayJanuary 12
National Foundation DayFebruary 11
Emperor's BirthdayFebruary 23
Spring Equinox DayMarch 20
Showa DayApril 29
Greenery DayMay 4
Children's DayMay 5
Constitution Memorial Day (observed)May 6
Marine DayJuly 20
Mountain DayAugust 11
Respect for the Aged DaySeptember 21
National HolidaySeptember 22
Autumn Equinox DaySeptember 23
Sports DayOctober 12
Culture DayNovember 3
Labour Thanksgiving DayNovember 23
Exchange HolidayDecember 31

Leave Types

When you welcome a new child into your family, Fisher Investments supports you with various options for leave depending on your situation.

Please refer to the Employee Handbook for more information on details regarding the length of leave, eligibility and notification requirements. For additional questions or to discuss your leave needs, please contact BenefitsServices@fi.com.

  • Fisher Investments will provide up to 14 weeks of paid parental leave to female employees giving birth to a child, starting from 6 weeks prior to the expected birth of a baby (14 weeks in the case of multiple births). Additional unpaid leave time may be taken thereafter. For other maternity related scheduling reduction and accommodations, please reach out to ~Benefits Services.

  • Fisher Investments will provide up to 4 weeks of leave (of which 3 weeks are paid) for fathers upon the birth of a child. The leave can be taken in up to two instances up to 8 weeks after the birth of a child.

  • Upon request, Fisher Investments will grant unpaid childcare leave to employees who live with and are raising a child (including adopted children) up to the completion of the third grade of elementary school as outlined by Japanese law.

  • Upon request, Fisher Investments will grant employees who are rearing a pre-school age child unpaid child nursing leave of up to 5 days per year (or up to 10 days per year if the employee has two or more pre-school age children), if the employee’s child is injured, becomes ill or requires a health immunization or examination and the employee needs to care for the child. An employee may take the child nursing leave on an hourly basis.

  • Fisher Investments will provide up to 5 days of paid consecutive leave for an employee’s legal marriage. Leave must be taken within 3 months of the marriage event and proof of marriage may be requested. Annual leave may also be used with manager approval.

  • Fisher Investments will provide up to 4 hours of paid time off for annual health checks.