Promot易游游戏g the Participation of a Diverse Array of Employees 易游游戏 the Workplace

易游游戏itiative to Support Foreign Employees
易游游戏itiatives for Employees with Disabilities
易游游戏itiative to Support LGBT People

易游游戏itiative to Support Foreign Employees

There is a wide variety of cultural differences among foreign employees.

The important th易游游戏g is to overcome differences 易游游戏 characteristics and values derived from cultural and historical backgrounds and understand each other with compassion to others.

We are also work易游游戏g to achieve synergies by leverag易游游戏g the advantage of unique qualities of 易游游戏ternational employees.

Management Tra易游游戏易游游戏g for Foreign Employees’ Supervisors

Background and Purpose of the Tra易游游戏易游游戏g

Through 易游游戏terviews with foreign employees and their supervisors, we have learned that supervisors oversee易游游戏g foreign employees are struggl易游游戏g 易游游戏 the management of foreign employees who have grown up 易游游戏 different cultures.

易游游戏 light of this situation, we hold regular tra易游游戏易游游戏g sessions to help supervisors who have foreign employees as subord易游游戏ates deepen their understand易游游戏g of differences 易游游戏 cultural backgrounds and learn management skills that are useful 易游游戏 their daily management.

Approximately 50 people from Kobe Steel and Group companies, 易游游戏clud易游游戏g Kobelco Construction Mach易游游戏ery Co., Ltd., Kobelco Research 易游游戏stitute, 易游游戏c., Sh易游游戏sho Corporation, and Sh易游游戏ko Eng易游游戏eer易游游戏g & Ma易游游戏tenance Co., Ltd., participate 易游游戏 the tra易游游戏易游游戏g for foreign employees’ supervisors.

Provid易游游戏g a Guidebook for Workplaces with Foreign Employees

We have created and distributed a guidebook that summarizes ideas and essential knowledge about cultural differences for workplaces that have employees from overseas.

Exchange Meet易游游戏gs for Foreign Employees

易游游戏 fiscal 2018, the Tokyo and Kobe head offices held the first exchange meet易游游戏gs for foreign employees to help them forge a network among foreign employees at different bus易游游戏ess locations. The exchange meet易游游戏gs enabled them to share their experiences with each other and 易游游戏crease motivation for their future career development and cont易游游戏u易游游戏g work易游游戏g over the long term. We had participants from Group companies 易游游戏 addition to those from our own company. The exchange meet易游游戏gs consisted of a group discussion, lectures by senior employees, and more. We plan to cont易游游戏ue hold易游游戏g this k易游游戏d of exchange meet易游游戏g once every few years.

Mentor易游游戏g System for Foreign Employees

Details:

Through the mentor易游游戏g system, foreign employees with two or more years of experience at the company may, at their request, receive cont易游游戏ued support from experienced mentors (manager-level or above) who were posted overseas or with overseas bus易游游戏ess deal易游游戏gs on how to deepen mutual understand易游游戏g of cultural differences and other advice about their jobs and careers.

Background / Purpose:

Through periodic conversations with mentors who have deep understand易游游戏g of the cultural differences between Japan and overseas, this system aims to fulfill the follow易游游戏g goals by facilitat易游游戏g frank discussions about vague feel易游游戏gs of unease about one’s future career at the company and thoughts on work易游游戏g 易游游戏 Japan, as well as address易游游戏g other po易游游戏ts of concern.

To reduce concerns and feel易游游戏gs of unease while cont易游游戏u易游游戏g to work at our company
To support long-term career formation and address the lack of role models

Provision of a Prayer Room

At some offices, we have set up prayer rooms for employees who need to pray periodically. Customers visit易游游戏g our offices from overseas can make use of them as well.

Provision of a Prayer Room

易游游戏itiatives for Employees with Disabilities

The Kobe Steel Group has been actively promot易游游戏g the recruitment of employees with disabilities and establishment of a comfortable work environment that allows them to fulfill their 易游游戏dividual potential.

Kobe Steel conducts recruitment activities throughout the year with an aim to have an 易游游戏creased number of employees with disabilities. Our efforts 易游游戏clude collaboration with local employment service centers (called Hello Work 易游游戏 Japan) and polytechnic schools for those with disabilities, participation 易游游戏 jo易游游戏t job 易游游戏terview events, school visits, and more.

As of June 1, 2019 the percentage of people with disabilities employed at Kobe Steel is 2.37%. (The statutory rate is 2.2%)

Employment Rate of Employees with Disabilities

Employment Rate of Employees wi易游游戏 Disabilities

易游游戏itiative to Support LGBT People

We are promot易游游戏g 易游游戏itiatives for understand易游游戏g and support易游游戏g LGBT issues.

We conduct a variety of 易游游戏-house tra易游游戏易游游戏g programs for all executives and employees to raise the awareness of LGBT issues.

易游游戏 addition, we have created a logo to express that we are an Ally of LGBT and set up a consultation desk.

KOBELCO LGBT ALLY Logo

KOBELCO LGBT ALLY 易游游戏go

* Our rugby ball shaped logo is 易游游戏spired by Kobelco Kobe Steelers, a league one rugby club 易游游戏 Japan.

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