デュエルビッツ 出金asant Work Environment for Employees

デュエルビッツ 出金el respects the personality and individuality of company employees. To create a vibrant and attractive work environment, the Company has implemented a variety of personnel policies including strong support for healthy work-life balance and the success of women in the workplace, as well as human resources development programs.

We also work in cooperation with Group companies in various ways to "support each employee in developing his or her abilities, while respecting mutual cooperation in the デュエルビッツ 出金el Group," which is one of the principles of the デュエルビッツ 出金el Group Corporate Philosophy.

Respect for Human Rights

デュエルビッツ 出金el strives to maintain sound working environments that are free from discrimination.

Stratified companywide training ranging from managerial to new-employee training is in place. Training strives to educate employees on appropriate ethics and codes of conduct related to human rights as defined under デュエルビッツ 出金el's Corporate Code of Ethics to encourage respect for human rights in the course of business activities and to teach the importance of creating sound working environments that are free from discrimination.

Additionally, we distribute Guidelines for Employee Conduct to all employees, encourage employees to act in accordance with respect for human rights, carry out training at individual sites to raise awareness of human rights and otherwise strive to prevent human rights issues before they occur.

Preventing Harassment

Sexual Harassment Prevention Manual

Sexual Harassment Prevention
Manual

デュエルビッツ 出金el does not condone sexual, power or any other harassment in the workplace. In the event that harassment does occur, we respond with swift and firm measures.

Our Corporate Code of Ethics includes clear policies and standards regarding harassment. E-learning and other training on preventing harassment is carried out for managers, and we strive to build workplace environments where it is difficult for harassment to occur.

We use compliance manuals such as our Sexual Harassment Prevention Manual to raise awareness of issues, ensuring that individuals in the workplace have a proper understanding of what constitutes harassment and do not overlook problems when they occur.

We also pursue broad range of measures to prevent harassment and to resolve issues quickly when they occur. For instance, we have established sexual harassment consultation hotlines at all locations with staff trained in appropriate responses.

Corporate Code of Ethics: Standards of Corporate Conduct

2.3. Respect for human rights and prohibition of discrimination

The Company is committed to maintaining a healthy and productive workplace free from harassment and discrimination based on race, creed, color, gender, religion, nationality, language, physical traits (disability), wealth, origin or any other reasons whatsoever. Workplace harassment has become a societal problem in recent years. The company has zero tolerance for any sexual, power or other forms of workplace harassment. Should a violation of this policy be found, the Company will investigate immediately, provide aid to the victim, and take necessary action to prevent reoccurrence.

Promoting Diversity

In order to adapt flexibly to changes in the business environment and society and to pursue sustained development and growth, デュエルビッツ 出金el considers the viewpoint of diversity to be an integral aspect of management. Promoting diversity is one of our important management tasks.

In October 2014 we established the Diversity Development Section. We respect the diversity of each employee. We strive to create thriving workplaces and a society where workers can demonstrate their talents to the fullest.

In particular, we promote success for women in the workplace, actively pursuing recruitment activities that include concrete numerical targets for female representation among new hires. We also offer a variety of support programs for female workers, including individual career planning to promote future prospects for young female workers in career-path positions.

Chosen for First Time for Nadeshiko Brand Stock Selection (March 2016)

Nadeshiko Brデュエルビッツ 出金tock Selection FY2015

Nadeshiko Brand Stock Selection FY2015

デュエルビッツ 出金el was chosen for inclusion in the Nadeshiko Brand Stock Selection. The Nadeshiko Brand stock selection is a list of companies that build conducive work environments for women and actively strive to promote success for women in the workplace. The brand was first announced by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2012.

Forty-five companies throughout Japan were selected for inclusion, including デュエルビッツ 出金el.

Creation and Implementation of Action Plans in Accordance with the Law Promoting Women in the Workplace

In addition to promoting diversity and women in the workplace, we are reexamining companywide working styles for all employees, male and female. We strive to create more pleasant working environments for employees, including through efforts to eliminate excessive working hours, increase use of paid vacation and improve productivity.

Major Programs and Initiatives to Promote Diversity and Success for Women in the Workplace

  • Career sabbatical program (enables career to be resumed later in the case of a spouse's work transfer, etc.)
  • Reemployment system (reemployment for people who quit for reasons such as marriage, childcare or caregiving)
  • Support for early return after childcare leave (up to ¥600,000)
  • Diversity Support Network
  • Support measures for early development of skills (career planning for young female workers)
  • Mentoring program/initiatives to reduce working hours and encourage use of paid vacation
  • Female employee exchange meetings/diversity training for managers

Employee Statistics (As of March 31, 2016)

Men Women Total
No. of employees No. of employees 10,090 743 10,833
Managers 1,718 26 1,744
Career-track employees 1,839 119 1,958
Technical workers 6,234 549 6,783
Medical staff 0 15 15
Contract ("shokutaku") employees & seconded employees 299 34 333
New hires New hires 597 47 644
New graduates 363 26 389
Mid-career 234 21 255
Length of employment 17.3 years 16.9 years 17.3 years

* Numbers hired are for fiscal 2015.

Work-Life Balance

Kurumin Mark

Kurumin Mark

Handbook on Balancing Work and Childrearing

Handbook on Balancing Work and
Childrearing

デュエルビッツ 出金el is active in maintaining work environments that are conducive to a healthy work-life balance. Our efforts so far have garnered official praise, twice receiving the government's "Kurumin Mark" certification (in 2012 and 2015), which recognizes companies that offer proactive support for childrearing,

  • Creation and implementation of action plans based on the Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children
  • Establishment and expansion of childcare and caregiving programs that exceed the provisions required by law

In the company, we publicize and encourage the use of our support programs, promoting a fulfilling work-life balance and active childrearing for both female and male employees.

Main Initiatives to Support Childrearing and Nursing

  • Extension of childcare leave (up until child is 3 years old)
  • Expansion of flexible work hours for childcare (through elementary school age)
  • Work-from-home system
    (4 days/month, expanded to pregnant women/nursing care/children up to elementary school age)
  • Extension of caregiving leave (up to 3 years)
  • Remuneration introduced for child and family care leave
  • Distribution of Handbook on Balancing Work and Childrearing
  • Childcare/caregiving support services
  • Point award system for childcare items under welfare benefits program

Use of Childcare Leave

FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015
No. of employees taking leave (of which are men) 24 (0) 21 (1) 20 (5)

* All female employees who gave birth during the time period above took advantage of childcare leave. All male and female employees who took childcare leave have or are expected to return to work after their leave. (As of May 2016)

Employing People with Disabilities

Employment Rate of People with Disabilities
(デュエルビッツ 出金el)

Employment Rate of People with Disabilities

The デュエルビッツ 出金el Group actively promotes the employment of people with disabilities. We also strive to create working environments in which individual employees can work comfortably and make the most of their abilities.

デュエルビッツ 出金el carries out year-round recruitment. We cooperate with local employment offices and polytechnic schools for persons with disabilities, participate in joint job-placement interview sessions, visit local schools, and otherwise strive to expand employment for people with disabilities.

As of June 1, 2015, people with disabilities accounted for 2.31 percent of デュエルビッツ 出金el's workforce, exceeding the 2.0 percent required by law. However, we plan to continue efforts to increase this percentage in the future.

Employing Older People

Percentage of Retired Employees Reemployed
(デュエルビッツ 出金el)

Forest development work デュエルビッツ 出金he KOBELCO Forest

At デュエルビッツ 出金el, we operate a reemployment scheme for experienced older workers to enable us to rehire employees after they reach retirement age. We also reemploy older workers from group companies and other organizations, so that we can continue to benefit from the know-how and skills possessed by veteran employees. As well as facilitating the transfer of skills to younger workers, this also helps to maintain and improve vitality in the workplace, by highlighting the drive and motivation of older workers.

Currently, the rehiring rate at デュエルビッツ 出金el for persons past retirement age is around 90 percent. Nearly all employees continue to work even after reaching the set retirement age of 60.

As the workforce continues to grow younger, the skills and technical abilities of these veteran workers are integral to supporting quality manufacturing at デュエルビッツ 出金el. Transmitting these skills to the next generation of workers will help form the cornerstone for future manufacturing at our company.

Other companies in the デュエルビッツ 出金el Group have introduced similar systems.

Health and Safety Management

Health and Safety Management Policy

At デュエルビッツ 出金el, we believe that health and safety are fundamental to business management and take priority over all business activities. In keeping with this principle, we take various steps to create a vital workplace where employees can safely pursue their careers with peace of mind.

Goals of Health and Safety Management Plans

  • Correctly understanding relevant laws, regulations, and company rules, and building a consistently compliant organization and structure.
  • Quickly responding to changes occurring in areas such as production, quality, personnel, company organization, and the environment.
  • デュエルビッツ 出金 corporate culture in which all employees work to protect not only their own health and safety, but also those of their fellow workers.

Safety Management

As a result of efforts to eliminate occupational accidents over the medium to long term, デュエルビッツ 出金el has been able to reduce the number of accidents and maintain an overall low frequency of occurrences. Unfortunately however, a fatal accident occurred in fiscal 2014, the first such accident since 2008. We recognize that protecting the lives and health of our employees is of the utmost priority in fulfilling our corporate social responsibilities. In fiscal 2016, continuing on from fiscal 2015, the デュエルビッツ 出金el Group and its cooperative companies will make a unified effort, in terms of people, equipment and supervision, to further raise their level of safety.

Frequency of Accidents Resulting in Absence From Work

Frequency of Accidents Resulting in Absence From Work

Number Fatalities and Injuries

Number Fatalities and Injuries

Health Management

Chosen for Health and Productivity Stock Selection for Second Time Running

Health and Productivity

The ‘Brand of Companies Enhancing Corporate Value through Health and Productivity Management (the Health and Productivity Stock Selection)’, which was introduced in 2015, lists companies, chosen by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), which promote strong initiatives to preserve and improve employee health.

The Health and Productivity Stock Selection lists corporations that make strategic efforts to take employee health into consideration from a management point of view. The list recognizes that careful employee health management is a form of investment that helps to increase productivity and corporate value.

25 companies were selected for the second Health and Productivity Stock Selection, released in February 2016, including デュエルビッツ 出金el, which was also included in the first (fiscal 2015) selection.

Strengthening Preventative Care

デュエルビッツ 出金el undertakes health management based on a set of basic principles. We recognize the importance of early detection and treatment of illnesses and of improvements to lifestyles (preventive care). We are enhancing our health management system that addresses both physical and mental health. We are also working to further strengthen our initiatives for preventative care.

デュエルビッツ 出金el engages in health and safety initiatives to ensure thriving work environments where employees can work in safety and peace of mind.

Human Resource Development

Developing Human Resources and Transferring Skills to Support Manufacturing Capabilities, Quality Control Circle Activities

Human Resource Development Policies

Human resource development at デュエルビッツ 出金el aims to instill in employees a sense of pride and satisfaction in their work. To achieve this, it is important that employees have concrete goals and experience daily growth. We fully support opportunities for employee to grow through personal diligence and dedication.

We want each and every employee to share in a diverse sense of values and to feel pride and enthusiasm in their daily work. To this end we have established the following "Vision for Human Resources at デュエルビッツ 出金el."

"As employees, we will continually strive to establish trust in KOBELCO on a global scale."

  • Sincerity
    People who seriously accept reality and act in good faith
  • Cooperation
    People who express their own views while accepting the opinions of others and also working in partnership with others
  • Innovation
    People who are never satisfied, but constantly challenge and strive to innovate

Developing Human Resources in Support of Manufacturing Capabilities at Production Sites

We take a proactive role in training young engineers. In addition to five years of required technical training after entering the company for technical employees, we also offer support for trade skill tests and other qualifications, and dispatch employees to the College of Industrial Technology.

Additionally, we carry out training at headquarters and other locations to improve management skills for those appointed as on-site foremen. We also carry out training for managers, not only in regard to quality and production, but also the knowledge required for managers to fulfill their duties. This includes knowledge on safety, the environment, compliance and human rights.

Training System for Technical Workers

Training System for Technical Workers

Promoting Skill Succession

Our aim is raise the skill level of younger workers at each plant in the デュエルビッツ 出金el Group through both on-the-job training (OJT) and off-the-job training (OFF-JT) at skill training centers. To help make training more systematic, we also utilize skill maps that show who has mastered which skills and to what level. Activities such as these are in place to ensure skill succession at each plant. Companywide training is in place to help raise the skills and technical abilities of young technical workers.

Quality Control Circle Activities

KOBELCO QC Circle Conference

KOBELCO QC Circle Conference

The デュエルビッツ 出金el Group carries out improvement activities (quality control circle activities) on the shop floor, believing that manufacturing capability is the wellspring behind global competitiveness.

Once a year, we hold a KOBELCO QC Circle Conference to share information across the デュエルビッツ 出金el Group as well as educate, in an aim to raise the activity level throughout the organization.

Support for Career Development and Technical Skills Development

In order to assist employee career development, we create opportunities for managers and their employees to discuss business objectives and future career plans. These opportunities are available to all managers, career-track employees and technical workers, male and female alike. Furthermore, we provide training through job rotation, with consideration given to the employee's personal aspirations and the company's current needs. We also operate a personnel recruitment system that is designed to encourage independent career development.

Regarding skill development, we are also focusing on expansion of offline training to compliment on-the-job training. We are expanding elective training, strengthening basic training for young employees, working to bolster problem-solving skills, specialist knowledge and foreign language skills of mid-career employees, and implementing leadership training for management.

Training System

Training System

In order to support personal development for employees, we offer financial support for correspondence language courses. There are also a variety of financial support options included in our "Cafeteria Plan" (a selection-based welfare benefits system) that help cover costs for things such as acquiring qualifications, purchasing textbooks or commuting to outside educational institutions.

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