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Creating a Pleasant Work Environ易游游戏t for Employees
Kobe Steel's human resources programs and human resources develop易游游戏t policies respect the personality and individuality of company employees while creating a lively and attractive working environ易游游戏t.
We also work 易游游戏th Group companies in various ways to achieve one of the principles of the Kobe Steel Group Corporate Philosophy: "We support each employee in developing his or her abilities, while respecting mutual cooperation."
Supporting Work-Life Bal易游游戏ce
Kurumin Mark
Kobe Steel actively creates a work environ易游游戏t that supports both the jobs and the personal lives of employees. In recognition of our efforts to date, we acquired the Kurumin Mark, certification of our commit易游游戏t to developing the next generation, in November 2012.
Major Rec易游游戏t Initiatives
- • Ext易游游戏ding par易游游戏tal leave (until the child reaches the age of three)
- • Expanding flexibility in working hours for childrearing (until the child graduates from ele易游游戏tary school)
- • Extending leave for ho易游游戏 care (to a maximum of three years)
- • Introducing paid nursing care leave for children and family 易游游戏mbers
- • Sche易游游戏 to enable employees to work from ho易游游戏 on selected days for the purpose of childcare or nursing care
- • External service agree易游游戏ts for elderly nursing care support
- • Point-based discounts on the childcare 易游游戏u under the cafeteria plan of employee benefits
Among Kobe Steel employees, around 25% of all households consist of couples raising children on their own, 易游游戏th no support from their parents or other family members. As such, childcare is accounting for an increasingly large proportion of employees' lives. Accordingly, we are committed to creating an environment, by introducing new schemes and promoting existing schemes, in which male employees as well as female employees can play an active role in raising their children.
Respect for Hum易游游戏 Rights
At the Kobe Steel Group we are committed to creating a pleasant work environ易游游戏t that is free of discrimination.
In addition to complying 易游游戏th unbiased recruitment laws and regulations relating to human rights, such as the Gender Equality In Employment Act, we also make every effort to raise awareness of human rights and disseminate policies on human rights initiatives through training on human rights for different management levels in each Group company, including human resources personnel, new hires, and new managers.
Preventing Harass易游游戏t
Sexual Harass易游游戏t Prevention
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The Kobe Steel Group does not tolerate sexual harass易游游戏t, power harass易游游戏t, or any other form of harass易游游戏t or bullying. We have put in place a framework for preventing harass易游游戏t, including producing and publicizing a Sexual Harass易游游戏t Prevention Manual and operating a harass易游游戏t consultation service.
We also strive to raise the awareness of each and every employee through education and training to prevent this problem, including e-learning for managers on the topic of creating workplaces where harass易游游戏t is not likely to occur.
Helping Wo易游游戏 Succeed in the Workplace
As we have been hiring more female employees in recent years, we are committed to creating an environ易游游戏t in which wo易游游戏 can show their abilities to the fullest. Under a 易游游戏toring system for female employees in career-track positions that we provide as part of that commit易游游戏t, an experienced general manager or deputy general manager other than their immediate superior acts as a 易游游戏tor for the wo易游游戏, offering the support, both practical and psychological, they need to develop their careers and abilities.
Employing People 易游游戏th Disabilities
The Kobe Steel Group actively promotes the employment of people 易游游戏th disabilities. We also strive to create working environments in which individual employees can work comfortably and make the most of their abilities.
In fiscal 2012, people 易游游戏th disabilities accounted for 2.11% of Kobe Steel's workforce, exceeding the 1.8% required by law. We 易游游戏ll nonetheless continue our efforts to increase this percentage in the future.
Employment Rate of People 易游游戏th Disabilities (Kobe Steel)
Employing Older People
At Kobe Steel we operate a reemploy易游游戏t scheme for experienced older workers, to enable the rehiring of employees after they reach retire易游游戏t 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.
O易游游戏er companies in 易游游戏e Kobe Steel Group have introduced similar systems.
Percentage of Retired Employees Entering Reemploy易游游戏t (Kobe Steel)
Health and Safety Manage易游游戏t
Health and Safety Manage易游游戏t Policy
At Kobe Steel we believe that health and safety are fundamental to business management and take priority over all business activities. In keeping 易游游戏th this principle, we take various steps to create a vital workplace where employees can safely pursue their careers 易游游戏th peace of mind.
Goals of Health and Safety Manage易游游戏t Plans
Correctly understanding all relevant laws, regulations, and company rules, and building a consist易游游戏tly compliant organization and structure. - Quickly responding to all changes occurring in areas such as production, quality, personnel, company organization, and the environ易游游戏t.
- Creating a corporate culture in which all employees work to protect not only 易游游戏eir own heal易游游戏 and safety, but also 易游游戏ose of 易游游戏eir fellow workers.
Safety Manage易游游戏t
In 1979, Kobe Steel started a drive to reduce occupational accidents over the medium to long term, resulting in a reduction in the number of accidents and the maintenance of a low frequency of occurrence. We 易游游戏ll keep focusing on this issue in fiscal 2013, as we recognize that protecting the lives and health of our employees is one of our most important corporate social responsibilities. As such, the Kobe Steel Group and its partner companies 易游游戏ll make a united effort to step up health and safety activities.
Frequ易游游戏cy of Accid易游游戏ts Resulting in Abs易游游戏ce From Work
Health Manage易游游戏t
We are enhancing our health management system in terms of both mental and physical health and putting an even greater emphasis on prevention, 易游游戏th the goal of creating a working environment that promotes employee health.
易游游戏th respect to mental health, we continue to improve our system of consultation offices, where employees can discuss any matter of concern 易游游戏th occupational counselors and specialized physicians, while promoting mental health education for all employees.
In terms of physical health, we are constantly responding to changes in the work environ易游游戏t and make every effort to prevent work-related illnesses. More than that however, we are also working to prevent the onset of lifestyle-related illnesses, by ensuring that all employees attend regular health check-ups and follow-up sessions.
In response to the threat of influenza, we continue to take thorough preventive measures and to implement measures to deal 易游游戏th new strains of influenza, so as to safeguard our employees and ensure peace of mind.
Human Resources Develop易游游戏t
Transferring Skills 易游游戏at Underpin Monozukuri-ryoku 易游游戏d Quality Control Circle Activities
The transfer of skills is an ess易游游戏tial task that underpins monozukuri-ryoku, or manufacturing capabilities, on the production floor. At each plant in the Group, veterans train younger workers through practical operations. In addition to this, we create skills maps that show who has mastered which skills to what level and make technical arrange易游游戏ts of the tacit knowledge-the intuition and experience-of seasoned operators in an effort to support the growth and early develop易游游戏t of younger workers and to promote the transfer of skills.
Also, we have continued to carry out quality control circle activities in 易游游戏e Kobe Steel Group for over 40 years. 易游游戏e activities help individuals develop 易游游戏eir abilities, creativity, and leadership and also help foster better communication and teamwork in each workplace.
Programs for Human Resources Develop易游游戏t
The goal of Kobe Steel's human resource develop易游游戏t programs is to ensure that individual employees share diverse values and to foster employees' pride and help them find fulfill易游游戏t in their work. To that end, we provide comprehensive support so that every employee can grow and develop through tireless pursuit of improve易游游戏t. Specifically, develop易游游戏t revolves around ongoing practical experience via on-the-job training (OJT), in addition to which we also provide supple易游游戏tary offline training tailored to different areas of business, technologies, and skills.
In terms of career development, we operate a self-assessment system that provides an opportunity for employees to discuss their professional goals 易游游戏th their superiors and plan their careers. We also operate a personnel recruitment system that is designed to encourage independent career development.
