Cultivating a culture that respects diverse values
Promotion of diversity and inclusion
We implement a variety of initiatives that enable diversehuman resources to play and active role, regardless of factors such as nationality, age or gender. These initiativesinclude the development of a work-life balance support system that goes above and beyond legal requirements tosupport employees who are raising children, and haveexpanded our childcare leave system to male employees based on the belief that encouraging men's participation in childcare will lead to greater participation by women throughout society. The ratio of male employees who took leave to raise children reached 90% in 2022 and exceeded 100% in 2023. Furthermore, we focus on actively training and recruiting women managers and candidates in order to encouragethe participation and advancement of female employees,and as of the end of December 2023, 7.7% of managerial positions were filled by women, and this ratio is increasing. Moving forward, we will continue to promote flexible work styles for different life stages and develop systems to support a balance between child care and work in order to foster a corporate culture in which each and every employee recognizes each other's varied values, and where everyone can play an active role regardless of their gender or lifestyle.
Creating workplaces where it is easy to work
Promoting improved work-life balance
We introduced measures that demonstrate our respectfor the work-life balance of all our employees, ensuringthat diverse human resources can work autonomously and produce results.
We reviewed our rules in response to the COVID-19pandemic, and even after COVID was downgraded to acommon infections disease (category 5), we continue to offer flextime and telecommuting systems without core hours that encourage flexible and autonomous work styles. At our plants, we have implemented a system that allows employees to work in a more balanced manner through initiatives such as being able to set days where they will not work overtime.
We also regularly notify managers regarding the taking of paid leave and encourage discussion among members to promote systematic acquisition of leave.
Aiming to create a safe and secure working environment
First and foremost, we actively work to create a workplace environment where employees can work safely and securely. Based on our safety guideline "Protecting ourselves and our colleagues," we are boosting our employees' safety awareness via steps such as rolling out the company-wide Comprehensive Safety Check Initiative 2022, where individual employees take the initiative in identifying dangerous areas in the workplace, and promoting activities for improvement.
We also focus on mental healthcare and walking rallies in collaboration with industrial physicians and health insurance societies to ensure employees can continue to work in prime physical and mental condition.
In terms of the workplace environment, we relocated our headquarters in 2019, renovated the office of the Yokkaichi Plant's Kasumigaura Plant in 2022, and refurbished Research Building 1 at the Technology Development Center (Yokkaichi) in 2023. The Chiba Plant office is currently being renovated, with the work scheduled for completion at the beginning of 2025.
