Programs, systems, and information processing methods

Abstract

We provide a program to streamline the provision of employee benefits. [Solution] The program causes the information processing device 2 to function as a provisioning unit 100 capable of providing a first welfare item and a second welfare item to target employees based on employee contributions by target employees belonging to the organization and organizational contributions of costs by the organization; an acquisition unit 102 that acquires first usage information including information on the target employees' usage record and / or usage results of the first welfare item and second usage information including information on the target employees' usage record and / or usage results of the second welfare item; and a setting unit 104 that sets the organizational contribution when the provisioning unit provides the first welfare item to target employees based on a first setting rule concerning the setting of organizational contributions, and sets the organizational contribution when providing the second welfare item to target employees based on a second setting rule concerning the setting of organizational contributions.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a program, a system, and an information processing method.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, technologies related to the provision of welfare have been known. For example, Patent Document 1 describes a technology that enables introduction according to the usage amount of welfare services by employees.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] However, with the technology described in Patent Document 1, the provision of welfare cannot be sufficiently streamlined. For example, there is room for consideration regarding the flexible determination of the cost burden rules related to welfare.

[0005] The present disclosure provides a program, a system, and an information processing method for streamlining the provision of welfare.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] A program relating to one aspect of this disclosure causes a computer to function as: a provision unit configured to provide a target employee with one or more first welfare items and one or more second welfare items based on employee costs, which are costs borne by the target employee belonging to the organization, and organizational costs, which are costs borne by the organization; an acquisition unit that acquires first usage information, which includes information on the target employee's usage record and / or results of using the first or more welfare items, and second usage information, which includes information on the target employee's usage record and / or results of using the second or more second welfare items; and a setting unit that sets organizational costs, which sets the organizational cost when the provision unit provides at least one of the first or more welfare items to the target employee based on the first usage information and first setting rules relating to setting organizational costs associated with the first or more welfare items, and sets the organizational cost when the provision unit provides at least one of the second or more welfare items to the target employee based on the second usage information and second setting rules relating to setting organizational costs associated with the second or more welfare items.

[0007] A system relating to another aspect of this disclosure includes a terminal device of an employee belonging to an organization and is capable of providing the employee with one or more first welfare items and one or more second welfare items based on employee costs, which are borne by the employee, and organizational costs, which are borne by the organization, wherein the terminal device outputs information on organizational costs set based on first setting rules for setting organizational costs associated with one or more first welfare items and first usage information, which includes information on the employee's usage record and / or usage results of the first or more welfare items, and outputs information on organizational costs set based on second setting rules for setting organizational costs associated with one or more second welfare items and second usage information, which includes information on the employee's usage record and / or usage results of the second or more welfare items.

[0008] A data processing method relating to another aspect of this disclosure involves causing a computer to perform the following actions: provide a target employee with one or more first welfare items and one or more second welfare items based on employee costs, which are costs borne by the target employee belonging to the organization, and organizational costs, which are costs borne by the organization; acquire first usage information, which includes information on the target employee's usage record and / or results of the first or more welfare items, and second usage information, which includes information on the target employee's usage record and / or results of the second or more welfare items; and set organizational costs, which involves setting organizational costs based on the first usage information and first setting rules relating to setting organizational costs associated with the first or more welfare items, and setting organizational costs when providing a target employee with one or more second welfare items based on second usage information and second setting rules relating to setting organizational costs associated with the second or more welfare items. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] According to this disclosure, the provision of employee benefits can be made more efficient. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0010] [Figure 1] This is a diagram illustrating an example of the functional configuration of System 1 in this embodiment. [Figure 2] This is a diagram illustrating an example of the operation of the information processing device 2 of this embodiment. [Figure 3] This is a diagram illustrating an example of the operation of the information processing device 2 of this embodiment. [Figure 4] This figure illustrates an example of the display screen of the administrator terminal device 3b in this embodiment. [Figure 5] This figure illustrates an example of the display screen of the administrator terminal device 3b in this embodiment. [Figure 6]This diagram illustrates an example of the hardware configuration of each device included in System 1 of this embodiment. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0011] 1. Overview Patent Document 1 discloses a technology for charging companies based on the amount of welfare services they use.

[0012] However, organizations may prefer to set their costs based on the rules corresponding to a particular benefit item when that benefit item is used, and based on other rules corresponding to other benefit items when those benefit items are used. For example, an organization might want to set the costs it bears for a coaching service (an example of a benefit item) when an employee uses it, based on a rule that "the organization will cover the cost for the first five sessions, and the employee will bear the cost thereafter." Similarly, an organization might want to set the costs it bears for a gym membership service (another example of a benefit item) when an employee uses it, based on a rule that "the organization will cover the cost for up to one session per week, and the employee will bear the cost thereafter." Another example is an English language lesson (another example of a benefit item) when an employee uses it, based on a rule that "the organization will cover the cost if the employee attends all five sessions, and the employee will bear the cost for all other sessions." Please note that employee benefits services are just one example of employee benefits items.

[0013] Furthermore, an organization may want to introduce a certain employee benefit item, but hesitate to do so because it could result in significant expenses if the employee uses that benefit item more than expected. To address this, there is a need for technology that, while the organization generally bears the cost of the employee benefit item, allows for exceptions where the cost burden is shifted to the employee.

[0014] The System 1 according to this embodiment (hereinafter simply referred to as "System 1") can solve the problems related to the example described above. System 1 will be described in detail below. In the following, when terms with ordinal numbers such as "1st" and "2nd" are referred to without distinction or collectively, the terms may be used without ordinal numbers. For example, when "1st Welfare Item" and "2nd Welfare Item" are not particularly distinguished or collectively referred to, they will simply be referred to as "Welfare Item". In another example, when "1st Setting Rule" and "2nd Setting Rule" are not particularly distinguished or collectively referred to, they will simply be referred to as "Setting Rule".

[0015] Furthermore, this embodiment will be described as involving three parties: an organization, its employees (hereinafter simply referred to as "employees"), and another organization that provides welfare items to employees on behalf of the organization (hereinafter referred to as "welfare provider"). The organization has entered into a contract with the welfare provider stipulating that the welfare provider will provide welfare items to employees on behalf of the organization. Based on this contract, employees can, for example, select welfare items they wish to use via a web service provided by the welfare provider and receive them from the welfare provider.

[0016] 2. Functional Configuration Referring to FIG. 1, the functional configuration of the system 1 of the present embodiment will be described. The system 1 includes an information processing device 2, an employee terminal device 3a, a manager terminal device 3b, an organization server device 4, and a communication network 5. Hereinafter, when the employee terminal device 3a and the manager terminal device 3b are not distinguished or when they are collectively referred to, they are simply referred to as the "terminal device 3". The information processing device 2 and the terminal device 3 are configured to be communicable via the communication network 5.

[0017] 2.1 Information Processing Device 2 The information processing device 2 executes processes for improving the efficiency of welfare provision. The information processing device 2 can be managed by a welfare provider. The information processing device 2 can be a server device when the terminal device 3 is a client device. The information processing device 2 can be a cloud server device. The information processing device 2 may be a device including one or more virtual or physical web server devices and one or more virtual or physical database server devices.

[0018] The information processing device 2 includes a control unit 10, a storage unit 12, a network interface unit 14, and a bus 16. The control unit 10, the storage unit 12, and the network interface unit 14 are electrically connected via the bus 16.

[0019] 2.1.1 Control Unit 10 By executing various programs stored in the storage unit 12 described later, the control unit 10 can function as a provision unit 100, an acquisition unit 102, a setting unit 104, a display control unit 106, an output unit 108, a storage control unit 110, a generation unit 112, and a reception unit 114. Various configurations that can be realized based on these functions will be described later.

[0020] 2.1.2 Storage Unit 12 The storage unit 12 stores various information for the operation of the information processing device 2. In one embodiment, the storage unit 12 stores programs executed by the control unit 10.

[0021] 2.1.3 Network Interface Unit 14 The network interface unit 14 enables communication with other devices via the communication network 5.

[0022] 2.3 Organization Server Device 4 Organizational server device 4 may be a server device managed by an organization. Organizational server device 4 may manage employee information about employees. Employee information may include any information about employees. For example, employee information may include information about employees such as name, age, family structure, gender, health check results, occupation, job title, department, address, hobbies, preferred employee benefits, performance, achievements, goals, and challenges. Organizational server device 4 may also set salaries for employees and perform processing related to their transfer.

[0023] 2.4 Terminal device 3 Employee terminal device 3a is a communication device used by employees. Administrator terminal device 3b is a communication device used by administrators regarding the organization's welfare. Terminal device 3 is, for example, a smartphone, personal computer, tablet terminal, and wearable device. Terminal device 3 is equipped with an input interface, an output interface, and a communication interface. The input interface is an interface for terminal device 3 to receive input from the user. The input interface may be a touch panel, microphone, camera, keyboard, and mouse. The output interface is an interface for transmitting information to the user via images and sound, etc. The output interface may be a display (which may also function as a touch panel) and speaker. The communication interface is an interface for enabling communication with other devices via the communication network 5. The communication interface may be a wireless communication interface or a wired communication interface. Terminal device 3 may access services provided by the information processing device 2, for example, via a web browser, or it may access such services by installing dedicated software.

[0024] 2.3 Communication Network 5 Communication network 5 enables communication between each device included in system 1. Communication network 5 enables communication between devices based, for example, on the TCP / IP protocol.

[0025] 3. Example configurations that the control unit 10 can implement The following describes various configurations of the control unit 10 that can be realized by the control unit 10 functioning as a supply unit 100, an acquisition unit 102, a setting unit 104, a display control unit 106, an output unit 108, a storage control unit 110, a generation unit 112, and a reception unit 114.

[0026] In one embodiment, the provisioning unit 100, acquisition unit 102, and setting unit 104 are configured as follows. That is, the provisioning unit 100 is configured to provide employees with a first welfare item and a second welfare item based on employee costs, which are the costs borne by employees belonging to the organization, and organizational costs, which are the costs borne by the organization. The acquisition unit 102 acquires first usage information, which includes information on the employee's usage record and / or usage results of the first welfare item, and second usage information, which includes information on the employee's usage record and / or usage results of the second welfare item. The setting unit 104 is a setting unit 104 that sets the organizational burden when an employee uses a welfare item. Based on first usage information and first setting rules relating to setting the organizational burden associated with the first welfare item, it sets the organizational burden when the provision unit 100 provides the first welfare item to an employee. Based on second usage information and second setting rules relating to setting the organizational burden associated with the second welfare item, it sets the organizational burden when the provision unit 100 provides the second welfare item to an employee. With this configuration, the information processing device 2 can set the organizational burden when an employee uses the first welfare item based on the first setting rules, and set the organizational burden when an employee uses the second welfare item based on the second setting rules. This allows for flexible setting of the organizational burden for each welfare item. As a result, the provision of welfare benefits becomes more efficient.

[0027] An organization can be a collection of multiple individuals and / or groups. Examples of organizations include companies, government agencies, non-profit organizations, departments, and teams. Employees can be individuals belonging to an organization who are eligible for employee benefits. Employees can include, for example, full-time employees, contract employees, outsourced employees, temporary employees, commissioned employees, and part-time employees.

[0028] The provision unit 100 can provide a web service for employees to use welfare items. Employees can access this web service, for example, by using an employee terminal device 3a, and select the welfare item they wish to use. The provision unit 100 can display multiple welfare items, such as coaching, books, a robotic vacuum cleaner, and an office chair, on the employee terminal device 3a via the web service, and accept the employee's selection of any of these welfare items.

[0029] The provision of welfare items by the provision unit 100 includes generating and outputting data indicating that an employee is using the welfare items.

[0030] Employee contributions may be the costs that employees themselves bear when using welfare items. In contrast, organizational contributions may be the costs that the organization bears when employees use welfare items. Employee contributions and organizational contributions may be monetary amounts (e.g., "10,000 yen" and "20,000 yen") or percentages of the total cost of welfare items (e.g., "100%" and "50%").

[0031] The provision of welfare items by the provisioning unit 100 based on employee contributions and organizational contributions is not limited to the employee bearing part of the cost of the welfare item and the organization bearing the other part, but may also include the employee bearing the entire cost of the welfare item, or the organization bearing the entire cost of the welfare item.

[0032] The provision unit 100 may stop providing welfare items. For example, if an employee's usage information meets the usage conditions (details below), the provision of welfare items to that employee based on the organization's full expense may be stopped, and the provision of welfare items based on the employee's full expense may be started.

[0033] "Employee benefits" refers to all services or goods provided by a company to its employees, directly or indirectly, whether work-related or not. This includes services provided by the company independently, even if not legally defined, and may include items that qualify as employee benefit expenses, items that do not, tax-exempt items (including those that qualify as expenses), and taxable items. Employee benefit items can be goods and / or services that an employee benefit provider can offer to employees on behalf of the organization. Employee benefit items may be services and / or goods that employees can receive and / or purchase using employee benefit points, services and / or goods that employees can receive and / or purchase through reimbursement, or services and / or goods that employees can receive at a discount. For example, employee benefit items may include services such as seminars on presentation skills, coaching, programming courses, language courses, SaaS that contribute to business efficiency, news apps, video learning services, travel, housekeeping, meal support, and babysitting. In other examples, employee benefits items may include health foods, exercise equipment, cleaning supplies, electrical appliances, and clothing.

[0034] Employee benefit items may be services and / or goods identified by specific service names, sales names and / or trademarks. Examples of services and / or goods identified by specific service names, sales names and / or trademarks may include "ChatGPT" (registered trademark, an example of SaaS that contributes to business efficiency) and "Roomba" (registered trademark, an example of an electrical appliance).

[0035] Employee benefits can be any company-wide system that provides financial assistance to employees. Examples of employee benefits include subsidies for book purchases, travel expenses, movie discounts, rent subsidies, and stock accumulation investment programs.

[0036] Usage information may include information regarding employees' usage of welfare items and information regarding the results of employees' use of welfare items.

[0037] Information regarding the usage of employee benefits items may include information identified based on an employee's history of using those items. For example, employee benefit item usage may include the number of times, frequency, quantity, and duration of use of the benefit item. For example, employee benefit item usage may include the costs incurred as a result of using the benefit item.

[0038] Information regarding the results of using employee benefits may include subjective and / or objective results obtained by employees as a result of using those benefits. For example, information regarding the results of using employee benefits may include the score an employee achieved on an exam related to an e-learning course (an example of an employee benefit) after using the course. Another example is the results of an employee's health checkup after using a gym (another example of an employee benefit) a predetermined number of times. Yet another example is a subjective evaluation of an employee's productivity after using coaching (another example of an employee benefit) a predetermined number of times.

[0039] The setting rules may be rules that the setting unit 104 refers to when setting organizational burdens. The setting rules may include usage conditions that the usage information must satisfy in order for the setting unit 104 to set organizational burdens. The setting rules may also include the setting details when the setting unit 104 sets organizational burdens. In other words, the setting rules in one example may include rules that indicate how the setting unit 104 sets organizational burdens when certain conditions are met by the usage information.

[0040] Setting the organizational burden by the setting unit 104 may include changing the organizational burden. Changing the organizational burden may mean changing the organizational burden to a second value that is different from the first value when the organizational burden is set to a first value. Here, the first value may be greater than or less than the second value. In other words, changing the organizational burden by the setting unit 104 may mean increasing the organizational burden or decreasing the organizational burden.

[0041] Furthermore, the setting unit 104 setting the organizational burden may include setting a new organizational burden. Setting a new organizational burden may include, for example, setting some value for the organizational burden when the organizational burden is so-called null.

[0042] Furthermore, the setting unit 104's setting of organizational burden is not limited to directly setting a value corresponding to the organizational burden, but may also include adjusting the costs that the organization will ultimately bear in a predetermined manner. For example, changing the organizational burden from 100% to 50% may be achieved by any of the following (1) to (3). (1) Change the organizational billing information used to bill the organization for 100% of the costs to be used to bill the organization for 50% of the costs, and generate employee billing information to bill employees for 50% of the costs. Billing based on the employee billing information may be performed by the benefits provider on behalf of the employees, or by the organization that receives the employee billing information on behalf of the employees. In either case, the organization's burden will ultimately be 50% of the costs. (2) Maintain organizational billing information to charge the organization 100% of the costs, while generating new deduction information to deduct 50% of the costs from employees' salaries. The deduction information is provided to the organization, and the organization can deduct 50% of the costs from employees' salaries by, for example, loading this deduction information into its payroll system. As a result, the organization's burden will be equivalent to 50% of the costs. (3) When an employee has paid 100% of the cost of a welfare item upfront, and bonus information is generated to reimburse the employee for 100% of the cost, change that bonus information to reimburse 50% of the cost. The bonus information is provided to the organization, and the organization reimburses the employee for 50% of the cost by, for example, loading the bonus information into its payroll system. As a result, the organization's burden will be equivalent to 50% of the cost.

[0043] Furthermore, if the setting unit 104 sets the percentage of organizational contribution, the setting unit 104 can calculate the specific amount of organizational contribution based on the cost of the welfare items and the said percentage. For example, if the setting unit 104 sets the percentage of organizational contribution to 50% and the total cost of the welfare items is 10,000 yen, the setting unit 104 can calculate that the organizational contribution will be 5,000 yen.

[0044] In one embodiment, the first setting rule includes first usage conditions relating to the employee's usage record and / or usage results of the first welfare item, and the second setting rule includes second usage conditions relating to the employee's usage record and / or usage results of the second welfare item. The setting unit 104 sets the organizational burden when the provision unit 100 provides the first welfare item to an employee based on whether the first usage information satisfies the first usage conditions, and sets the organizational burden when the provision unit 100 provides the second welfare item to an employee based on whether the second usage information satisfies the second usage conditions. With this configuration, the organizational burden can be adjusted according to the employee's usage record and / or usage results of the welfare item, thus enabling both promotion of welfare use and cost efficiency.

[0045] The usage conditions may include conditions that the usage information must satisfy when the setting unit 104 sets the organizational burden. Therefore, if the usage information includes information on the usage history of welfare items, the usage conditions may be configured to include conditions related to said usage history. For example, if the usage information includes information on the number of times a welfare item has been used, the usage conditions may include conditions related to said number of uses. Similarly, if the usage information includes information on the results of using welfare items, the usage conditions may be configured to include conditions related to said results. For example, if the usage information includes information on the score of a prescribed test taken by an employee after using a welfare item, the usage conditions may include conditions related to said score.

[0046] In this embodiment, the setting unit 104 setting the organizational burden based on whether or not the usage information meets the usage conditions is described as setting the organizational burden when the usage information meets the usage conditions, but it is not limited to this, and in other embodiments, the organizational burden may be set when the usage information does not meet the usage conditions.

[0047] In one embodiment, the setting unit 104 sets the organizational burden if the usage information meets the usage conditions, and sets the organizational burden in another manner or does not set it if the usage information does not meet the usage conditions.

[0048] In one embodiment, the first usage information includes information on the employee's usage record of the first welfare item, the usage record information includes information on the number of times, frequency and / or number of times the employee used the first welfare item, and the first usage conditions include conditions regarding whether the number of times, frequency and / or number exceeds a predetermined threshold. In another embodiment, the second usage information further includes information on the employee's usage record of the second welfare item, the usage record information includes information on the number of times, frequency and / or number of times the employee used the first welfare item, and the second usage conditions include conditions regarding whether the number of times, frequency and / or number exceeds a predetermined threshold. This configuration makes it easier to appropriately set organizational burdens according to the employee's usage record of welfare items.

[0049] For example, if the employee benefit item is coaching and the "predetermined threshold" is 5 times, the setting unit 104 may set the organizational burden for the employee benefit item so that the employee can receive coaching at 100% organizational cost for the first 5 times, and from the 6th time onward, the organizational burden is 0% (i.e., the employee bears 100%). In this example, the number of times coaching is received corresponds to usage information, whether the number of times coaching is received is more than 5 corresponds to the usage condition, and changing the organizational burden for an employee receiving coaching from 100% to 0% corresponds to setting the organizational burden.

[0050] In another example, if the employee benefit item is a total of five English lessons and the "predetermined threshold" is four, the setting unit 104 may set the organizational burden so that if an employee attends all five lessons, the organizational burden is 100% of the cost, and if the number of attendances is less than five (i.e., not more than four), the organizational burden is 0% (i.e., the employee's burden is 100%). In this example, the number of times an employee attends out of the total five lessons corresponds to the usage information, whether the number of attendances exceeds four corresponds to the usage condition, and changing the organizational burden from 100% to 0% corresponds to setting the organizational burden.

[0051] In relation to these examples, as explained in (1) and (2) above, changing the organizational burden from 100% to 0% may involve generating employee billing information to charge employees 100% of the costs, or it may involve generating new deduction information to deduct 100% of the costs from employees' salaries.

[0052] In one embodiment, the display control unit 106 can control the display of the welfare item related to the usage information on the employee terminal device 3b based on whether or not the usage information meets the usage conditions. For example, if the usage information meets the usage conditions, the display control unit 106 can control the display of the welfare item related to the usage information on the employee terminal device 3b.

[0053] In one embodiment, the first usage information includes information on the results of an employee's use of the first welfare item, and the first usage conditions include conditions regarding whether the results of said use reached a predetermined target set by the organization. In another embodiment, the second usage information further includes information on the results of an employee's use of the second welfare item, and the second usage conditions include conditions regarding whether the results of said use reached a predetermined target set by the organization. With this configuration, the organization can set its own burden depending on whether the results of using the welfare item are as expected (or not), which can further increase the cost efficiency for the organization. In addition, this configuration is expected to have a human resources policy effect because it motivates employees to produce results such as skill development.

[0054] For example, if the employee benefit item is English lessons and the "pre-set goal" is to achieve a certain score on an English test, the setting unit 104 may set the organizational cost for the English lessons to 100% if the employee achieves a score of 80 points or higher on the test, and to 0% (i.e., 100% employee cost) if the employee scores less than 80 points on the test. In this example, the score achieved on the English test corresponds to the usage information, whether or not the employee scored 80 points on the English test corresponds to the usage condition, and changing the organizational cost from 100% to 0% corresponds to setting the organizational cost.

[0055] The objectives in the above configuration can be set by the administrator via the administrator terminal device 3b. The objectives in the above configuration can be set based on employee information (for example, the scores an employee has taken on past English tests).

[0056] In one embodiment, the first setting rule further includes first setting content relating to the content of setting the organizational burden, and the setting unit 104 sets the organizational burden when the provision unit 100 provides a first welfare item to an employee based on the first setting content. In another embodiment, the second setting rule further includes second setting content relating to the content of setting the organizational burden, and the setting unit 104 sets the organizational burden when the provision unit 100 provides a second welfare item to an employee based on the second setting content. With this configuration, the content of setting the organizational burden can be varied depending on the welfare item, making it possible to achieve a more flexible organizational burden.

[0057] The setting content may be data indicating how the setting unit 104 will change the organizational burden. For example, the setting content may be data indicating that the organizational burden will be changed from 100% to 50%. For another example, the setting content may be data indicating that the organizational burden will be changed from 50% to 100%. For yet another example, the setting content may be data indicating that the organizational burden will be set from a state where no value is set to 50%.

[0058] In one embodiment, the first setting content may be associated with the first usage conditions, and the second setting content may be associated with the second usage conditions. In this case, the setting unit 104 may set the organizational burden based on the first setting content if the first usage information satisfies the first usage conditions, and may set the organizational burden based on the second setting content if the second usage information satisfies the second usage conditions.

[0059] In one embodiment, the first setting includes settings related to reducing the organizational burden when the provisioning unit 100 provides the first welfare item to an employee. In another embodiment, the second setting further includes settings related to reducing the organizational burden when the provisioning unit 100 provides the second welfare item to an employee. With this configuration, the organizational burden can be adaptively reduced, which can increase the cost efficiency of the organization. Furthermore, with this configuration, the organization can flexibly change the organizational burden in accordance with the progress of its personnel policies.

[0060] In one embodiment, the usage conditions include a condition that is met when the usage record and / or results of the welfare item exceed a predetermined threshold, and the setting unit 104 reduces the organizational burden when the usage conditions are met. That is, the setting unit 104 can reduce the organizational burden and increase the employee burden when employees use welfare items frequently. As described in "1 Overview" above, an organization may want to introduce a certain welfare item to its organization, but if that welfare item is used unexpectedly frequently by employees, it could result in significant expenses, which may cause the organization to hesitate in introducing that welfare item. According to this embodiment, the organizational burden can be reduced when welfare items are used frequently, thus preventing unexpected expenses from occurring for the organization. Also, as a personnel policy, an organization may be able to achieve its objective if it can get employees to use a certain welfare item (for example, some kind of course) to a certain extent, and may not want to spend any more than that. This approach allows organizations to bear the costs until they achieve their objectives, and then reduce their burden after achieving those objectives. From this perspective, cost efficiency can be improved.

[0061] In another embodiment, the usage conditions include a condition that is met when the usage record and / or results of the welfare item fall below a predetermined threshold, and the setting unit 104 reduces the organizational burden when the usage conditions are met. That is, the setting unit 104 can reduce the organizational burden and increase the employee burden if employees do not use the welfare item very often. For example, if the welfare item is English lessons and the usage condition is to participate in English lessons at least once a week, the setting unit 104 can set the organizational burden to 100% if the employee participates in English lessons at least once a week, and set the organizational burden to 30% and the employee burden to 70% if the employee participates in English lessons less than once a week. With this configuration, employees may be more likely to use the welfare item more actively in order to benefit from the organizational burden.

[0062] In one embodiment, setting (or, in one example, reducing) organizational costs involves generating deduction information for which the organization will deduct from employees' salaries. Generally, it may be convenient for both the organization and the benefit provider if the organization collects the costs of benefit items and pays them to the benefit provider. That is, it is desirable for both parties that the organization pays the benefit provider and then settles the accounts between the organization and the employee. With this configuration, the settlement between the organization and the employee can be facilitated because deduction information can be provided to the organization.

[0063] As described above, it is generally considered convenient for organizations and welfare benefit providers to conduct transactions directly. However, in some cases, it is conceivable that employees may pay for welfare items upfront, and then the organization may reimburse them by paying an additional amount equivalent to those costs. In such cases, the information processing device 2 can generate additional payment information for the organization to reimburse the employee for the upfront payment. In one embodiment, setting the organizational burden includes generating additional payment information. In particular, reducing the organizational burden includes reducing the amount of additional payment related to the additional payment information.

[0064] In one embodiment, the acquisition unit 102 acquires first evidence information showing evidence that an employee has used a first welfare item via at least one of the employee terminal device 3a, the organizational server device 4, and a device managed by the provider of the first welfare item, and the setting unit 104 further sets the organizational burden when the provision unit 100 provides the first welfare item to an employee based on the first evidence information. In another embodiment, the acquisition unit 102 further acquires second evidence information showing evidence that an employee has used a second welfare item via at least one of the employee terminal device 3a, the organizational server device 4, and a device managed by the provider of the second welfare item, and the setting unit 104 further sets the organizational burden when the provision unit 100 provides the second welfare item to an employee based on the second evidence information. This configuration makes it possible to set the organizational burden in a way that more accurately reflects actual usage. Furthermore, the provider of welfare items may be one of the welfare providers mentioned above (i.e., a person whose business is to provide welfare items to employees on behalf of an organization), or it may be a person who directly provides welfare items to employees upon request from a welfare provider (for example, a coaching coach, a sports gym, and an online training center).

[0065] For example, the evidence could include data objectively showing the date, time, location, cost, and details of the use of employee benefit items. In another example, the evidence could include data on certificates of attendance for coaching sessions used by employees, data on gym usage history, and records of online training sessions.

[0066] The acquisition of evidence information by the acquisition unit 102 via the employee terminal device 3a may include receiving data generated by the employee terminal device 3a capturing evidence with its camera. The acquisition of evidence information by the acquisition unit 102 via the employee terminal device 3a may also include receiving data uploaded from the employee terminal device 3a.

[0067] The acquisition unit 102 acquiring evidence information via a device managed by the provider of welfare items may include receiving information recorded on the device regarding the usage history and / or results of the welfare items. The device managed by the provider of welfare items may be, for example, a server device included in a coaching course system, a device for managing customer information at a sports gym, and a server device for providing online training services.

[0068] In one embodiment, evidence information is obtained through a different route than usage information. For example, if usage information is obtained via employee terminal device 3a, evidence information may be obtained via a device managed by the provider of the welfare item.

[0069] The setting unit 104 may set organizational burdens based on evidence information in addition to the usage information and setting rules described above. This may involve comparing the usage information and evidence information, setting organizational burdens based on the usage information and setting rules if they are consistent, and not setting organizational burdens if the usage information and evidence information are inconsistent. In other words, if there is a discrepancy between the usage information and the evidence information, organizational burdens may not be set regardless of whether the usage information meets the usage conditions described above.

[0070] In one embodiment, the acquisition unit 102 acquires employee attribute information relating to the attributes of employees and available attribute information relating to the attributes of employees who can use a plurality of welfare items, including the first welfare item and the second welfare item, and the display control unit 106 controls the display of the plurality of welfare items on the employee terminal device 3a based on the consistency between the employee attribute information and the available attribute information associated with each of the plurality of welfare items. With this configuration, the display of welfare items on the employee terminal device 3a can be appropriately controlled.

[0071] Employee attribute information may be employee information that pertains to the attributes of an employee. For example, employee information may include information about an employee's name, but employee attribute information, as an example, may not include information about an employee's name, but may include information such as the employee's age, family structure, gender, health check results, occupation, job title, department, address, hobbies, preferred employee benefits, performance, achievements, goals, and challenges.

[0072] Available attribute information can be compared with employee attribute information for consistency. Therefore, like employee attribute information, available attribute information may include information about employees such as age, family structure, gender, health check results, occupation, job title, department, address, hobbies, preferred employee benefits, goals, and challenges.

[0073] Controlling the display of multiple welfare benefit items on the employee terminal device 3a based on consistency with the available attribute information associated with each of the multiple welfare benefit items may, for example, mean that if an employee's job title is "management" according to the employee attribute information, then welfare benefit items that include "management" in the available attribute information will be displayed on the employee terminal device 3a.

[0074] In one embodiment, setting rules may be associated with a combination of a benefit item and the available attribute information associated with that benefit item. For example, a benefit item such as coaching associated with the available attribute information "management" may have an organizational cost set at 80% when the specified usage conditions are met, while a benefit item such as coaching associated with the available attribute information "any employee" may be managed as a separate item from the aforementioned benefit item, and an organizational cost set at 20% when the specified usage conditions are met.

[0075] In one embodiment, if there are multiple first welfare items and multiple second welfare items, the available attribute information associated with the multiple first welfare items is common, and the available attribute information associated with each of the multiple second welfare items is also common. With this configuration, organizational costs can be set based on the first setting rule for multiple first welfare items that are commonly associated with predetermined available attribute information, and organizational costs can be set based on the second setting rule for multiple second welfare items that are commonly associated with other available attribute information. In other words, organizational costs can be set based on a common setting rule for welfare items that are associated with common available attribute information.

[0076] For example, seminars on presentation methods and MBA courses (examples of multiple first-category employee benefits) may be associated with the common eligibility attribute information "management position," while coaching and English lessons (examples of multiple second-category employee benefits) may be associated with the common eligibility attribute information "regular employee." In this case, only employees with the "management position" can utilize the seminars on presentation methods and MBA courses, and whether or not organizational costs are set will be determined based on the first-category eligibility conditions. If the first-category eligibility information satisfies the first-category eligibility conditions, organizational costs may be set based on the first-category settings. Similarly, only employees with the "regular employee" position can utilize the coaching and English lessons, and whether or not organizational costs are set will be determined based on the second-category eligibility conditions. If the second-category eligibility information satisfies the second-category eligibility conditions, organizational costs may be set based on the second-category settings.

[0077] In one embodiment, the output unit 108 outputs information regarding organizational costs set by the setting unit 104. The information regarding organizational costs may include at least one of employee claim information, organizational claim information, deduction information, and bonus information. In one embodiment, the information regarding organizational costs may include organizational claim information (i.e., information regarding the execution of a claim process by the welfare provider to the organization) and information regarding the costs that the organization will substantially bear, as identified based on at least one of the employee claim information, deduction information, and bonus information. For example, the information regarding organizational costs may include information that the total amount of costs that the welfare provider claims from the organization is 1 million yen (an example of organizational claim information) and information that 200,000 yen can be deducted from the employee, and the actual cost burden will be 800,000 yen (an example of information regarding costs that the organization will substantially bear). In another embodiment, the information regarding organizational costs may not include organizational claim information, but may include information regarding costs that the organization will substantially bear. With this configuration, external devices such as the organizational server device 4 may be able to refer to the information regarding organizational costs.

[0078] In one embodiment, the first setting rule specifies at least one of the following for the first benefit item: cost item, available users, duration, and number of recurrences. In another embodiment, the second setting rule further specifies at least one of the following for the second benefit item: cost item, available employees, duration, and number of recurrences. This configuration allows for more flexible setting of organizational costs.

[0079] For example, an organization can define setting rules for welfare items within a specific expense category. In this case, the setting unit 104 sets the organizational burden based on usage information if the welfare item falls under that specific expense category, but does not need to set the organizational burden based on usage information if the welfare item falls under any other expense category.

[0080] In another example, an organization can establish setting rules for welfare items that have a duration longer than a predetermined period. In this case, the setting unit 104 sets the organizational burden based on usage information if the welfare item has a duration longer than the predetermined period, and does not need to set the organizational burden based on usage information if the duration of the welfare item is shorter than that period.

[0081] Expense categories may be classifications that identify the types of expenses incurred when using employee benefit items. Expense categories may also include, for example, tax classifications related to the cost of employee benefit items (e.g., taxable and non-taxable). Expense categories may include information indicating specific expenditure items such as transportation, accommodation, meals, entertainment, and training. Expense categories are used to classify where employee benefit points can be used and to identify employee benefit items that users can choose from, and may include categories such as movie tickets, travel, and book purchases.

[0082] The duration can be the length of time the employee benefit item is available. For example, if the employee benefit item is a 12-session English lesson course per season, with one lesson per month, the duration could be 12 months. For example, if the employee benefit item is a one-day seminar, the duration could be 1 day.

[0083] The number of recurring events can be the number of events that take place per unit of the employee benefit item. For example, if an employee benefit item is a 12-session English lesson course for one season, the number of recurring events could be 12. For example, if an employee benefit item is a one-day seminar, the number of recurring events could be 1.

[0084] In one embodiment, the first setting rule specifies the maximum number of times and / or maximum amount of organizational costs for the first benefit item. In another embodiment, the second setting rule further specifies the maximum number of times and / or maximum amount of organizational costs for the second benefit item. This configuration allows for more flexible setting of organizational costs. The maximum number of times and / or maximum amount may be included, for example, in the usage conditions described above.

[0085] The usage limit may represent the maximum number of times an organization will cover the cost of using an employee benefit item. This limit restricts the number of times an employee can use a benefit item within a specific period, contributing to the organization's budget management and ensuring fairness. For example, the number of times a monthly movie ticket is issued or the number of annual health checkups could be set as limits.

[0086] A cap can be a criterion that sets the maximum amount an organization is willing to spend on employee benefits. Caps can include features that limit the range of benefits available to employees and enable organizational budgeting. For example, they can be set as a monthly spending limit for specific benefit items or as a total annual spending limit.

[0087] The upper limit and / or the number of uses may be set for each employee or for each specific group to which the employee belongs. For example, if a designated employee benefit item can be used up to 5 times with 100% organizational cost covered, and the upper limit for the organizational cost of all employee benefit items for the first employee is 100,000 yen, then even if the employee uses the designated employee benefit item less than 5 times, they will not be able to use it once the upper limit has been reached. The organizational cost may be set and calculated by combining the usage conditions set for each employee benefit item and the usage conditions set for each employee or specific group.

[0088] In one embodiment, the memory control unit 110 stores contract information relating to the contract with the organization, and the setting unit 104 sets the organizational burden based on the contract information. In another embodiment, the memory control unit 110 stores first contract information relating to the first contract between the welfare provider and the first organization, and second contract information relating to the second contract between the welfare provider and the second organization, and the setting unit 104 sets the organizational burden of the first organization based on the first contract information, and also sets the organizational burden of the second organization based on the second contract information. With this configuration, since the organizational burden is set based on the contract information, it becomes possible to set an appropriate organizational burden according to the content of the contract.

[0089] For example, if a maximum usage limit for employee benefits is set in the contract information, the organization's share of the cost of employee benefits will be set based on the usage information and setting rules until the total cost of the employee benefits reaches that limit. If the limit has been reached, the organization's share may be set to 0% (i.e., the employee's share to 100%), regardless of the usage information and setting rules.

[0090] In one embodiment, the memory control unit 110 stores information regarding advance payments made by the organization for the use of the first welfare item and the second welfare item, and the generation unit 112 generates billing information for the organization based on the set organizational burden and the advance payment information. The advance payment information may be included in the above-mentioned contract information.

[0091] For example, if the total cost of the first and second employee benefit items for a given month is 1.5 million yen, and the advance payment for that month (i.e., the fee paid by the organization to the provider of the employee benefit items prior to their use) is 1 million yen, the generation unit 112 may generate billing information for an additional 500,000 yen to be billed to the organization. This billing information may include information relating to the total cost incurred by all employees belonging to the organization to which the billing is directed, or the total cost incurred by employees who have used the employee benefit items, over a specified period.

[0092] In one embodiment, information regarding advance payments is associated with a predetermined period, and billing information includes billing information associated with the predetermined period. The generation unit 112 further generates information regarding advance payments for the period following the predetermined period based on the billing information. For example, as in the above example, if the advance payment for a certain month is 1 million yen, and the generation unit 112 generates billing information regarding an additional 500,000 yen to be billed for that month, the generation unit 112 may further generate information indicating that the advance payment for the following month will be 1.5 million yen. With this configuration, information regarding advance payments for the next period can be generated based on billing information for a predetermined period, allowing for more appropriate forecasting and management of advance payments.

[0093] The specified period may be a time interval that serves as the unit for processing advance payments. This period may be, for example, a day, a week, a month, a quarter, or a year. The next period may be a future period that is continuous with the specified period.

[0094] In one embodiment, the reception unit 114 receives input of the first setting rule and the second setting rule via the administrator terminal device 3b. With this configuration, the administrator of the organization's welfare benefits can define the setting rules.

[0095] Accepting input for configuration rules may also mean accepting input for usage conditions, or it may mean accepting input for configuration content. Furthermore, accepting input for configuration rules may also mean modifying configuration rules that have already been entered.

[0096] 4. Example of Operation An example of the operation of the information processing device 2 will be explained with reference to Figures 2-4.

[0097] Figure 2 is a diagram illustrating several patterns for how the information processing device 2 sets organizational workloads.

[0098] [Pattern p1] When the setting unit 104 reduces the organizational burden when the usage conditions are met, and the provider of the welfare item can directly bill both the employee and the organization, the information processing device 2 may, in one example, execute the following flow.

[0099] First, when an employee uses a welfare item, the information processing device 2 generates organizational billing information to bill the organization for 100% of the cost. If the usage conditions are met, the billing amount in the organizational billing information is reduced from 100% to 50%, and employee billing information is generated to bill the employee for 50% of the cost. Billing processing is then performed based on both the organizational billing information and the employee billing information. Conversely, if the usage conditions are not met, billing processing is performed based on the organizational billing information without changing it.

[0100] [Pattern p2] If the setting unit 104 increases the organizational burden when the usage conditions are met, and the welfare provider of the welfare item can directly bill both the employee and the organization, the information processing device 2 may, in one example, execute the following flow.

[0101] First, when an employee uses a welfare item, the information processing device 2 generates employee billing information to charge the employee 100% of the cost. If the usage conditions are met, the billing amount related to the employee billing information is reduced from 100% to 50%, and organizational billing information is generated to charge the organization 50% of the cost. Billing processing is then executed based on both the organizational billing information and the employee billing information. Conversely, if the usage conditions are not met, billing processing is executed based on the employee billing information without changing it.

[0102] [Pattern p3] When the setting unit 104 reduces the organizational burden when the usage conditions are met, and the welfare provider of the welfare item can bill the organization directly and outputs deduction information (i.e., does not bill the employee directly, but has the organization deduct it from the employee's salary), the information processing device 2 may execute the following flow, for example.

[0103] First, when an employee uses a welfare item, the information processing device 2 generates organizational billing information to bill the organization for 100% of the cost. Regardless of whether the usage conditions are met, the information processing device 2 executes the billing process based on the organizational billing information. If the usage conditions are met, it generates deduction information to deduct 50% of the cost from the employee and outputs it to the organizational server device 4. Conversely, if the usage conditions are not met, it does not generate deduction information. As a result, when the usage conditions are met, the organization can deduct from the employee, thus reducing the organizational burden.

[0104] [Pattern p4] When the setting unit 104 increases the organizational burden when the usage conditions are met, and the welfare provider of the welfare item can bill the organization directly and output deduction information (i.e., does not bill the employee directly, but has the organization deduct from the employee's salary), the information processing device 2 may execute the following flow, for example.

[0105] First, when an employee uses a welfare item, the information processing device 2 generates organizational billing information to bill the organization for 100% of the cost, and deduction information to deduct 100% of the cost from the employee. Regardless of whether the usage conditions are met, the information processing device 2 executes billing based on the organizational billing information. If the usage conditions are met, the deduction amount related to the deduction information is reduced from 100% to 50% of the cost, and then the deduction information is output to the organizational server device 4. On the other hand, if the usage conditions are not met, the deduction information related to the deduction information is output to the organizational server device 4 without changing the deduction amount. As a result, when the usage conditions are met, the amount deducted by the organization decreases, so the burden on the organization increases.

[0106] [Pattern p5] When the setting unit 104 reduces the organizational burden when the usage conditions are met, and the welfare provider of the welfare item can directly bill the employee and output bonus information (i.e., does not directly bill the organization, but has the organization pay the employee the bonus), the information processing device 2 may execute the following flow, for example.

[0107] First, when an employee uses a welfare item, the information processing device 2 generates employee billing information to charge the employee 100% of the cost, and bonus information to pay the employee an additional 100% of the cost from the organization. Regardless of whether the usage conditions are met, the information processing device 2 executes the billing process based on the employee billing information. If the usage conditions are met, the bonus amount related to the bonus information is reduced from 100% to 50%, and then the bonus information is output to the organization server device 4. Conversely, if the usage conditions are not met, the bonus information is output to the organization server device 4 without changing the bonus amount related to the bonus information. As a result, when the usage conditions are met, the amount that the organization must pay the employee is reduced, thus reducing the burden on the organization.

[0108] [Pattern p6] When the setting unit 104 increases the organizational burden when the usage conditions are met, and the welfare provider of the welfare item can directly bill the employee and output the bonus information (i.e., does not directly bill the organization, but has the organization pay the employee the bonus), the information processing device 2 may execute the following flow, for example.

[0109] First, when an employee uses a welfare item, the information processing device 2 generates organizational billing information to charge the employee 100% of the cost. Regardless of whether the usage conditions are met, the information processing device 2 executes the billing process based on the employee billing information. If the usage conditions are met, it generates supplemental information to add 50% of the cost and outputs this supplemental information to the organizational server device 4. Conversely, if the usage conditions are not met, no supplemental information is generated. As a result, if the usage conditions are met, the organization will have to pay the employee a supplement, thus increasing the organizational burden.

[0110] Figure 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of the information processing device 2.

[0111] First, the information processing device 2 receives an operation from an employee regarding the use of coaching (an example of a welfare item) via the employee terminal device 3a (S100). Next, the information processing device 2 obtains information regarding the cumulative number of times the employee has used coaching (S102). Next, the information processing device 2 determines whether the cumulative number of uses exceeds 4 (S104). If it is determined that the cumulative number of uses exceeds 4 (S104 YES), the information processing device 2 sets the organizational burden for the use of that coaching to 30% (S106). Conversely, if it is determined that the cumulative number of uses does not exceed 4 (S104 NO), the information processing device 2 sets the organizational burden for the use of that coaching to 100% (S108).

[0112] The information processing device 2 may perform processing as described in steps S100 to S108 for each employee and each welfare item, and at appropriate intervals such as monthly or weekly, generate at least one of organizational billing information, employee billing information, deduction information, and bonus information based on the costs to be borne by the organization and each employee, and transmit it to the organizational server device 4.

[0113] Figure 4 shows an example of the display screen on the administrator terminal device 3b. The example display screen in Figure 4 shows the first setting rule table d100 and the second setting rule table d102. The first setting rule table d100 stipulates that the organizational burden should be set to 0% if the cumulative number of times the first welfare item has been used is 5 or more. As explained above, if the usage conditions are met, the first welfare item can be controlled so that it is not displayed on the employee terminal device 3b. The second setting rule table d102 stipulates that the organizational burden should be set to 0% if the test score after using the second welfare item is 800 points or higher, to 25% if it is 700 points or higher, and to 50% if it is 600 points or higher. Administrators of the organization's welfare benefits can define the setting rules by operating a screen like the one in Figure 4.

[0114] Figure 5 shows another example of a display screen on the administrator terminal device 3b. The example display screen in Figure 5 shows the organizational billing information table d200 and the deduction information table d202. The organizational billing information table d200 displays, for each use of a welfare benefit item, the name of the employee who used it, the user ID, the type of welfare benefit item used, the cost of the welfare benefit item, and the amount and percentage of the cost borne by the organization. The deduction information table d202 displays, for each use of a welfare benefit item subject to deduction, the name of the employee from whom the deduction will be made, the user ID, the type of welfare benefit item used, the cost of the welfare benefit item, and the amount and percentage of the cost that will be deducted.

[0115] 5 Hardware Configuration Referring to Figure 6, an example of a hardware configuration when the devices included in System 1 described above are implemented by computer 70 will be explained. Note that the functions of each device can also be implemented by dividing them among multiple devices.

[0116] As shown in Figure 6, the computer 70 includes a processor 700, a storage device 702, an input interface 704, a data interface 706, a communication interface 708, and a display device 710.

[0117] The processor 700 controls various processes in the computer 70 by executing programs stored in the storage device 702. For example, each functional unit of the control unit 10 of the information processing device 2 can be realized by the processor 700 executing programs stored in the storage device 702.

[0118] The storage device 702 is a storage medium such as RAM (Random Access Memory). RAM temporarily stores the program code of the program executed by the processor 700, as well as data required during program execution.

[0119] The storage device 702 can also be a non-volatile storage medium such as a hard disk drive (HDD) or flash memory. The storage device 702 stores the operating system and various programs for realizing the above configurations. The storage medium storing these various programs may be a non-transitory computer-readable medium. In addition, the storage device 702 can also store tables for registering various information and a database for managing those tables. Such programs and data are loaded into the storage device 702 as needed and accessed by the processor 700.

[0120] The input interface 704 is a device for receiving input from the user. Specific examples of the input interface 704 include cameras, buttons, microphones, keyboards, mice, touch panels, various sensors, and wearable devices. The input interface 704 may be connected to the computer 70 via an interface such as USB (Universal Serial Bus).

[0121] The data interface 706 is a device for inputting data from outside the computer 70. Specific examples of the data interface 706 include drive devices for reading data stored on various storage media. The data interface 706 may also be located outside the computer 70. In that case, the data interface 706 would be connected to the computer 70 via an interface such as USB.

[0122] The communication interface 708 is a device for performing data communication with external devices of the computer 70 via a communication network 5, either wired or wirelessly. The communication interface 708 may also be located outside the computer 70. In that case, the communication interface 708 would be connected to the computer 70 via an interface such as USB.

[0123] The display device 710 is a device for displaying various types of information. Specific examples of the display device 710 include liquid crystal displays, organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) displays, and displays for wearable devices. The display device 710 may be located outside the computer 70. In that case, the display device 710 is connected to the computer 70 via, for example, a display cable. Furthermore, if a touch panel is used as the input I / F 704, the display device 710 can be configured as an integrated unit with the input I / F 704.

[0124] Furthermore, the components of the device included in the System 1 described above are such that a program stored in the storage device 702 is executed by the processor 700, thereby realizing a defined process in cooperation with other hardware. In other words, these components are conceived as both software or firmware, and as corresponding hardware, and in both concepts, they are also described and interpreted as "function," "means," "part," "processing circuit," "unit," or "module," etc.

[0125] 6. Variations The embodiments described above are provided to facilitate understanding of this disclosure and are not intended to limit it. The configurations that the embodiments may have are not limited to those exemplified and can be modified as appropriate. Furthermore, configurations shown in different embodiments can be partially substituted or combined.

[0126] The term "welfare item" as described in the above embodiment can be replaced with "one or more welfare items" or "group of welfare items" to the extent that it does not create a technical inconsistency. Each welfare item belonging to "one or more welfare items" or "group of welfare items" may share a common category indicating the attributes, uses, nature, target, expense category, and / or purpose of the welfare item. In this case, for example, usage information may indicate information regarding the overall usage history and / or usage results of a group of welfare items belonging to a certain category. Similarly, for example, setting rules may indicate general rules regarding the setting of organizational costs for a group of welfare items belonging to a certain category. Similarly, the upper limit on the number of times and / or amount of organizational costs for welfare items as described in the above embodiment may be the overall upper limit on the number of times and / or amount for a group of welfare items belonging to a certain category.

[0127] In the above embodiment, when the information processing device 2 generates and outputs employee billing information, the information processing device 2 may acquire the employee's payment information (e.g., credit card information, etc.) in advance and perform billing processing to the employee based on said payment information. Furthermore, if the information processing device 2 requires an employee to bear the cost of providing welfare items, it may provide such welfare items to the employee on the condition that payment information is acquired. For example, if an employee receives coaching with 100% organizational cost for the first five sessions (50% organizational cost and 50% employee cost from the sixth session onward), the information processing device 2 may be configured to accept operations regarding the use of coaching from the sixth session onward if the employee's payment information has been acquired, and not accept operations regarding the use of coaching from the sixth session onward if the employee's payment information has not been acquired. Note that in this example, "not accepting operations regarding the use of coaching" may mean not displaying the display elements for using coaching (e.g., icons, buttons, etc.) on the employee terminal device 3a, or it may mean displaying the display elements for using coaching on the employee terminal device 3a and then rejecting the selection when the display elements are selected. Furthermore, in the example above, the coaching item with 100% organizational cost coverage is displayed for the first five sessions, and does not need to be displayed thereafter. After that, a separate coaching item with 50% organizational and 50% employee cost coverage may be displayed. In addition, in order for employees to use this 50 / 50 coaching item, they may be required to register a payment method such as a credit card so that they can be billed for it.

[0128] The first and second employee benefit items described in the above embodiment may be substantially the same type of employee benefit item. That is, in the above embodiment, the first setting rule and the second setting rule may be associated with a common employee benefit item. For example, with respect to a common employee benefit item such as English lessons, the organizational cost may be set at 80% for employees with the position of "International Department" and 20% for employees with other positions.

[0129] In the above embodiment, for example, Figure 3 illustrates an example in which it is determined whether or not it is time for expense settlement of an employee benefit item after the selection of that item has been accepted, but the embodiment is not limited to this. Expense settlement for employee benefit items (for example, outputting information on organizational burden) may be performed, for example, weekly or monthly.

[0130] In the above embodiment, employees may be provided with welfare points, and employees may use welfare items by using welfare points (instead of paying actual money). Welfare points may be provided to employees by the organization paying actual money to welfare providers. In other words, an employee using welfare points to use welfare items may be equivalent to an employee using welfare items at the organization's expense.

[0131] 7. Supplementary Information The wording in this embodiment may be understood as follows, to the extent that it does not cause any contradiction.

[0132] In this embodiment, "performing a predetermined process based on predetermined information" may mean performing the predetermined process based on at least a portion of the predetermined information, performing the predetermined process based on at least the predetermined information, or performing the predetermined process probabilistically based on the predetermined information. In other words, "performing a predetermined process based on predetermined information" is not limited to performing the predetermined process based solely on the predetermined information.

[0133] In this embodiment, "executing another process based on a predetermined process" may mean any of the following: executing the other process after the predetermined process has been executed; executing the predetermined process and the other process consecutively; executing the other process based on information determined by the predetermined process; executing the other process on the condition that the predetermined process has been executed; or executing the other process by means of the predetermined process. Furthermore, "executing another process by a predetermined process" may be understood in the same way as "executing another process based on a predetermined process."

[0134] In this embodiment, "the predetermined information includes other information" may mean either that at least a portion of the predetermined information is the other information, or that the other information can be obtained based on the predetermined information.

[0135] In this embodiment, "a predetermined process includes other processes" may mean either that at least a part of the predetermined process is the other process (i.e., the other process is performed in the process of obtaining the result of the predetermined process), or that one aspect of the predetermined process is the other process.

[0136] In this embodiment, "a predetermined object and another object correspond" may mean that there is a one-to-one relationship between the predetermined object and the other object, that the other object is included in a predetermined set identified based on the predetermined object, or that the other object can be identified based on the predetermined object. Furthermore, "a predetermined object and another object corresponding" is not limited to being managed, for example, in a database. Also, "a predetermined object and another object being associated" may be understood in the same way as "a predetermined object and another object corresponding."

[0137] In this embodiment, "acquiring information" includes making the information processable by the control unit 10. "Acquiring information" may include, for example, receiving the information from another device, obtaining the information through predetermined processing, and reading the information from the storage unit 12.

[0138] In this embodiment, "generating information" may mean either making the information obtained by a predetermined process processable in the control unit 10, or storing the information obtained by the predetermined process in the storage unit 12.

[0139] In this embodiment, "determining information" may mean either selecting at least one piece of information from one or more pieces of information, or generating new information.

[0140] In this embodiment, "outputting information" may mean either transmitting the information to another device or outputting the information as audio or video.

[0141] 8. Configuration Examples This disclosure includes the following technologies:

[0142] [Note 1] The computer 70 is configured to provide target employees with one or more first welfare items and one or more second welfare items based on employee costs, which are borne by the target employees belonging to the organization, and organizational costs, which are borne by the organization; an acquisition unit 102 that acquires first usage information, which includes information on the target employees' usage record and / or results of using the first or more welfare items; and second usage information, which includes information on the target employees' usage record and / or results of using the second or more welfare items; and an acquisition unit that sets organizational costs. A program that causes a setting unit 104 to function as a setting unit 104, wherein the setting unit 104 sets the organizational burden when the provision unit 100 provides at least one of the first one or more welfare items to the target employee, based on first usage information and first setting rules relating to setting organizational burdens associated with one or more first welfare items, and sets the organizational burden when the provision unit 100 provides at least one of the second one or more welfare items to the target employee, based on second usage information and second setting rules relating to setting organizational burdens associated with one or more second welfare items.

[0143] [Note 2] The program as described in Appendix 1, wherein the first setting rule includes a first usage condition relating to the usage record and / or usage results of one or more first welfare items by the target employee, the second setting rule includes a second usage condition relating to the usage record and / or usage results of one or more second welfare items by the target employee, the setting unit 104 sets the organizational burden when the provision unit 100 provides at least one of the first one or more welfare items to the target employee based on whether the first usage information satisfies the first usage condition, and the provision unit 100 sets the organizational burden when the provision unit 100 provides at least one of the second one or more welfare items to the target employee based on whether the second usage information satisfies the second usage condition.

[0144] [Note 3] The first usage information includes information regarding the usage history of one or more of the first welfare items by the target employee, and such usage information includes information regarding the number of times, frequency and / or quantity of at least one of the first welfare items used by the target employee, and the first usage conditions include conditions regarding whether the number of times, frequency and / or quantity exceeds a predetermined threshold, as described in Appendix 2.

[0145] [Note 4] The first usage information includes information regarding the results of the use of one or more of the first welfare items by the target employee, and the first usage conditions include conditions regarding whether or not the results of such use have reached the goals predetermined by the organization, as described in Appendix 2 or 3 of the program.

[0146] [Note 5] The first setting rule further includes first setting content relating to the content of setting organizational burden, and the setting unit 104 sets the organizational burden when the provision unit 100 provides at least one of the first welfare items to the target employee, as described in any one of the programs described in Appendix 1 to 4.

[0147] [Note 6] The first setting is the program described in Appendix 5, which includes setting details relating to reducing the organizational burden when the provisioning unit 100 provides at least one of the first or more welfare items to the target employees.

[0148] [Note 7] Setting organizational burdens is a program described in any one of the appendices 1 to 6, which includes at least one of the following: generating deduction information for which the organization deducts from the target employee, and generating bonus information for which the organization pays bonuses to the target employee.

[0149] [Note 8] The acquisition unit 102 further acquires first evidence information showing evidence that the target employee has used at least one of the first one or more welfare items via at least one of the employee terminal device 3a and a device managed by the provider of the first one or more welfare items, and the setting unit 104 further sets the organizational burden when the provision unit 100 provides at least one of the first one or more welfare items to the target employee, based on the first evidence information, according to any one of the programs described in Appendix 1 to 7.

[0150] [Note 9] The acquisition unit 102 further acquires employee attribute information relating to the attributes of the target employee and available attribute information relating to the attributes of employees who can use the welfare benefit item, which is associated with each of the multiple welfare benefit items, including one or more first welfare benefit items and one or more second welfare benefit items, and causes the computer 70 to function as a display control unit 106 that controls the display of the multiple welfare benefit items on the employee terminal device 3a based on the consistency between the employee attribute information and the available attribute information associated with each of the multiple welfare benefit items, as described in any one of the programs in Appendix 1 to 8.

[0151] [Note 10] The program described in Appendix 9, wherein the available attribute information associated with each of the first or more employee benefit items is common, and the available attribute information associated with each of the second or more employee benefit items is common.

[0152] [Note 11] The first setting rule is a program specified in any one of Annexes 1 to 10, which defines at least one of the following for one or more of the first employee benefits items: expense item, eligible employees, duration, and number of recurrences.

[0153] [Note 12] A program described in any one of the appendices 1 to 11, which further causes the computer 70 to function as an output unit 108 that outputs information regarding organizational burdens set by the setting unit 104.

[0154] [Note 13] The first setting rule is a program specified in any one of Annexes 1 to 12, which sets out the maximum number of times and / or maximum amount of organizational expenses for one or more of the first benefit items.

[0155] [Note 14] The computer 70 further functions as a memory control unit 110 that stores contract information relating to an agreement with an organization, and the setting unit 104 sets the organization's burden based on the contract information, according to any one of the programs described in Appendix 1 to 13.

[0156] [Note 15] A program according to any one of the appendices 1 to 14, which further causes the computer 70 to function as a memory control unit 110 that stores information regarding advance payments made by an organization for the use of one or more first welfare items and one or more second welfare items, and a generation unit 112 that generates billing information regarding invoices to the organization based on the organizational burden after setting by the setting unit 104 and the information regarding advance payments.

[0157] [Note 16] The program as described in Appendix 15, wherein the information regarding advance payments is associated with a predetermined period, the billing information includes billing information associated with a predetermined period, and the generation unit 112 further generates information regarding advance payments for the period following the predetermined period based on the billing information.

[0158] [Note 17] Setting the organizational burden by the setting unit 104 is a program described in any one of the appendices 1 to 16, which includes changing the organizational burden.

[0159] [Note 18] A program described in any one of the appendices 1 to 17, which further causes the computer 70 to function as a reception unit 114 that accepts input of the first and second configuration rules via the administrator's terminal device.

[0160] [Note 19] System 1 includes an employee terminal device 3a belonging to an organization, and is capable of providing a target employee with one or more first welfare items and one or more second welfare items based on employee costs borne by the target employee and organizational costs borne by the organization, wherein the terminal device outputs information on organizational costs set based on first setting rules for setting organizational costs associated with one or more first welfare items and first usage information including information on the target employee's usage record and / or usage results of the first or more welfare items, and outputs information on organizational costs set based on second setting rules for setting organizational costs associated with one or more second welfare items and second usage information including information on the target employee's usage record and / or usage results of the second or more welfare items.

[0161] [Note 20] Information processing method that causes computer 70 to perform the following actions: provide a target employee with one or more first welfare item and one or more second welfare item based on employee costs, which are costs borne by the target employee belonging to the organization, and organizational costs, which are costs borne by the organization; acquire first usage information, which includes information on the target employee's usage record and / or results of using the first or more welfare item, and second usage information, which includes information on the target employee's usage record and / or results of using the second or more second welfare item; and set organizational costs, which set organizational costs for providing at least one of the first or more welfare items to the target employee based on the first usage information and first setting rules for setting organizational costs associated with the first or more welfare items; and set organizational costs for providing at least one of the second or more welfare items to the target employee based on second usage information and second setting rules for setting organizational costs associated with the second or more welfare items. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0162] 1...System, 2...Information Processing Device, 3a...Employee Terminal Device, 3b...Administrator Terminal Device, 4...Organizational Server Device, 10...Control Unit, 12...Storage Unit, 70...Computer, 100...Providing Unit, 102...Acquisition Unit, 104...Setting Unit, 106...Display Control Unit, 108...Output Unit, 110...Storage Control Unit, 112...Generation Unit, 114...Reception Unit, 700...Processor

Claims

1. Computers, A provisioning unit configured to provide the target employees with one or more first welfare items and one or more second welfare items, based on employee contributions, which are the costs borne by the target employees belonging to the organization, and organizational contributions, which are the costs borne by the organization. An acquisition unit that acquires first usage information including information on the usage record and / or results of the first welfare item by the target employee, and second usage information including information on the usage record and / or results of the second welfare item by the target employee, The setting unit for setting the aforementioned organizational burden, Based on the first usage information and the first setting rules relating to the setting of the organizational burden associated with the first one or more welfare items, the provisioning department sets the organizational burden when providing at least one of the first one or more welfare items to the target employee. Based on the second usage information and the second setting rules relating to the setting of the organizational burden associated with one or more of the second welfare items, the provisioning department sets the organizational burden when providing at least one of the two welfare items to the target employee. The settings section, To make it function as, The first setting rule includes the first usage conditions relating to the usage record and / or results of the first welfare item by the target employee, The second setting rule includes the second usage conditions relating to the usage record and / or results of the use of one or more of the second welfare items by the target employee, The setting unit is, Based on whether the first usage information satisfies the first usage conditions, the organizational burden is set when the provisioning unit provides at least one of the first welfare items to the target employee. The system is configured to set the organizational burden when the provisioning unit provides at least one of the second welfare items to the target employee, based on whether or not the second usage information satisfies the second usage conditions. The setting unit sets the organizational burden, (1) With respect to organizational billing information for billing the aforementioned organization for a predetermined percentage and / or predetermined amount of the cost of welfare items, change the predetermined percentage and / or predetermined amount, (2) Maintaining organizational billing information for billing the organization for a predetermined percentage and / or amount of the cost of welfare items, and generating deduction information for deducting said predetermined percentage and / or amount from the salary of the target employee, (3) When the aforementioned employee pays a predetermined percentage and / or predetermined amount of the cost of welfare items, the system generates bonus information to pay the aforementioned employee the predetermined percentage and / or predetermined amount, A program that includes at least one of the following.

2. The first usage information includes information regarding the usage record of one or more of the first welfare items by the target employee, and the usage record information includes information regarding the number of times, frequency and / or quantity of at least one of the first welfare items used by the target employee, and the first usage conditions include conditions regarding whether the number of times, frequency and / or quantity exceeds a predetermined threshold. The program according to claim 1.

3. The first usage information includes information regarding the results of the use of one or more of the first welfare items by the target employee, and the first usage conditions include conditions regarding whether or not the results of the use have reached a target predetermined by the organization. The program according to claim 1.

4. The first setting rule further includes the first setting content relating to the content of the setting of the organizational burden, The setting unit performs at least one of (1) to (3) based on the first setting content. The program according to claim 1.

5. The first setting includes setting details relating to reducing the organizational burden when the providing unit provides at least one of the first welfare items to the target employee, The program according to claim 4.

6. The acquisition unit further, First evidentiary information showing evidence that the target employee has used at least one of the first welfare item is obtained via at least one of the target employee's terminal device and a device managed by the provider of the first welfare item. The setting unit performs at least one of (1) to (3) based on the first evidence information. The program according to claim 1.

7. The acquisition unit further acquires employee attribute information relating to the attributes of the target employee, and available attribute information relating to the attributes of employees who can use the welfare items, which are associated with each of the multiple welfare items, including the first welfare item and the second welfare item. The aforementioned computer, Based on the consistency between the employee attribute information and the available attribute information associated with each of the multiple welfare items, the display control unit further functions as a display control unit that controls the display of the multiple welfare items on the terminal device of the target employee. The program according to claim 1.

8. The available attribute information associated with each of the one or more of the first welfare items is common to all of them. The available attribute information associated with each of the two or more welfare items described above is common to all of them. The program according to claim 7.

9. The first setting rule specifies at least one of the following for one or more of the first employee benefit items: expense item, eligible employees, duration, and number of recurrences. The program according to claim 1.

10. The aforementioned computer, The aforementioned setting unit further functions as an output unit that outputs information regarding the organizational burden set by the aforementioned setting unit. The program according to claim 1.

11. The first setting rule specifies the maximum number of times and / or maximum amount of the organization's contribution for one or more of the first welfare items. The program according to claim 1.

12. The aforementioned computer, It further functions as a memory control unit that stores contract information relating to the agreement with the aforementioned organization, The setting unit further sets the organizational burden based on the contract information. The program according to claim 1.

13. The aforementioned computer, A storage control unit that stores information regarding advance payments made by the organization for the use of one or more of the first welfare items and one or more of the second welfare items, A generation unit generates billing information relating to the invoice to the organization based on the organizational burden after the setting by the setting unit and the information relating to the advance payment, The program according to claim 1, which further functions as such.

14. The information regarding the advance payments is associated with a predetermined period. The aforementioned billing information includes information relating to a bill associated with the aforementioned predetermined period, The generation unit further generates information regarding advance payments for the period following the predetermined period, based on the billing information. The program according to claim 13.

15. The aforementioned computer, It is further configured to function as a reception unit that receives input of the first setting rule and the second setting rule via the terminal device of the administrator of the said organization. The program according to claim 1.

16. A system including an information processing device and a terminal device, The aforementioned information processing device is A provisioning unit configured to provide the target employees with one or more first welfare items and one or more second welfare items, based on employee contributions, which are the costs borne by the target employees belonging to the organization, and organizational contributions, which are the costs borne by the organization. An acquisition unit that acquires first usage information including information on the usage record and / or results of the first welfare item by the target employee, and second usage information including information on the usage record and / or results of the second welfare item by the target employee, The setting unit for setting the aforementioned organizational burden, Based on the first usage information and the first setting rules relating to the setting of the organizational burden associated with the first one or more welfare items, the provisioning department sets the organizational burden when providing at least one of the first one or more welfare items to the target employee. Based on the second usage information and the second setting rules relating to the setting of the organizational burden associated with one or more of the second welfare items, the provisioning department sets the organizational burden when providing at least one of the two welfare items to the target employee. It includes a setting unit, The first setting rule includes the first usage conditions relating to the usage record and / or results of the first welfare item by the target employee, The second setting rule includes the second usage conditions relating to the usage record and / or results of the use of one or more of the second welfare items by the target employee, The setting unit is, Based on whether the first usage information satisfies the first usage conditions, the organizational burden for providing the target employee with at least one of the first welfare items is determined. The system is configured to set the organizational burden when the provisioning unit provides at least one of the second welfare items to the target employee, based on whether or not the second usage information satisfies the second usage conditions. The setting unit sets the organizational burden, (1) With respect to organizational billing information for billing the aforementioned organization for a predetermined percentage and / or predetermined amount of the cost of welfare items, change the predetermined percentage and / or predetermined amount, (2) Maintaining organizational billing information for billing the organization for a predetermined percentage and / or amount of the cost of welfare items, and generating deduction information for deducting said predetermined percentage and / or amount from the salary of the target employee, (3) When the aforementioned employee pays a predetermined percentage and / or predetermined amount of the cost of welfare items, the system generates bonus information to pay the aforementioned employee the predetermined percentage and / or predetermined amount, Includes at least one of the following: The terminal device acquires the information regarding the organizational burden set by the setting unit and outputs the information. system.

17. Computers Based on employee contributions, which are the costs borne by the employees belonging to the organization, and organizational contributions, which are the costs borne by the organization, the organization provides the target employees with one or more first welfare items and one or more second welfare items. To acquire first usage information, which includes information on the usage record and / or results of the first welfare item by the target employee, and second usage information, which includes information on the usage record and / or results of the second welfare item by the target employee, The aforementioned organizational burden is to be set, Based on the first usage information and the first setting rules relating to the setting of the organizational burden associated with one or more of the first welfare items, the organizational burden is set when providing at least one of the first welfare items to the target employee. Based on the second usage information and the second setting rules relating to the setting of the organizational burden associated with one or more of the second welfare items, the organizational burden is set when providing at least one of the second welfare items to the target employee. Setting the aforementioned organizational burden, An information processing method that performs the following: The first setting rule includes the first usage conditions relating to the usage record and / or results of the first welfare item by the target employee, The second setting rule includes the second usage conditions relating to the usage record and / or results of the use of one or more of the second welfare items by the target employee, The aforementioned computer, Based on whether the first usage information satisfies the first usage conditions, the organizational burden for providing the target employee with at least one of the first welfare items is determined. Based on whether the second usage information satisfies the second usage conditions, the organizational burden for providing the target employee with at least one of the second welfare items is determined. Setting the aforementioned organizational burden is (1) With respect to organizational billing information for billing the aforementioned organization for a predetermined percentage and / or predetermined amount of the cost of welfare items, change the predetermined percentage and / or predetermined amount, (2) Maintaining organizational billing information for billing the organization for a predetermined percentage and / or amount of the cost of welfare items, and generating deduction information for deducting said predetermined percentage and / or amount from the salary of the target employee, (3) When the aforementioned employee pays a predetermined percentage and / or predetermined amount of the cost of welfare items, the system generates bonus information to pay the aforementioned employee the predetermined percentage and / or predetermined amount, An information processing method comprising at least one of the following.

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