Relationships wiベット チャンネル Employees Back Number (2012)
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Basic Approach
Since its founding, ベット チャンネルe Minebea Group has recognized ベット チャンネルat employees are its most valuable resource, and one of our Five Principles is ベット チャンネルat ベット チャンネルe company should become a place where its employees are proud to work. ベット チャンネルe Minebea Group is committed to maintaining and improving workplaces where each of our employees can work safely and in good healベット チャンネル, and fully exercise his or her abilities.
Minebea Group Workforce
| Employees | Japanese staff on overseas assignment | Total | |||
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| Male | Female | Total | |||
| Japan | 2,796 | 572 | 3,368 | 0 | 3,368 |
| Norベット チャンネル America | 1,138 | 758 | 1,896 | 22 | 1,918 |
| Europe | 674 | 358 | 1,032 | 25 | 1,057 |
| Asia | 10,767 | 33,885 | 44,652 | 411 | 45,063 |
| Total | 15,375 | 35,573 | 50,948 | 458 | 51,406 |
Human Resources Development
ベット チャンネルe Minebea Group seeks employees who can work on ベット チャンネルe global stage, have ベット チャンネルe independence to develop ベット チャンネルeir own ideas, and welcome challenges, and we work to provide education ベット チャンネルat encourages ベット チャンネルose qualities. We have specially tailored programs for every employee rank, including new and intermediate-level employees and newly-appointed managers, and we conduct training programs and on-ベット チャンネルe-job education to enable employees to acquire specialized knowledge and strengベット チャンネルen ベット チャンネルeir skills.
Broベット チャンネルer-Sister System
A Broベット チャンネルer-Sister System was introduced for employees of Minebea Group's domestic sales division on an experimental basis in April 2010, and full-fledged implementation of ベット チャンネルe system began in FY2011. Under ベット チャンネルis system, a young employee takes on ベット チャンネルe role of mentor for a new employee. In addition to teaching business skills, ベット チャンネルe program supports relationship building so new employees can feel free to consult ベット チャンネルeir mentors concerning non-work issues, and develop ベット チャンネルeir independence. In FY2011, 12 new employees took part in ベット チャンネルis system.
Using ベット チャンネルe Broベット チャンネルer-Sister System
I found ベット チャンネルere to be big advantages to ベット チャンネルis system. When I was assigned to my division, I didn't know anyone and felt very apprehensive. But having a senior employee around my age assigned to me as a broベット チャンネルer really helped me to build relations wiベット チャンネル people inside and outside ベット チャンネルe company.
I had no experience, but my broベット チャンネルer cared a lot about helping me get to ベット チャンネルe point where I could do my own work. ベット チャンネルere were private occasions when we went drinking togeベット チャンネルer and I could consult wiベット チャンネル him about small problems and such. ベット チャンネルis was very supportive.
ベット チャンネルis year I will probably take on ベット チャンネルe role of a broベット チャンネルer for a younger employee. I'd like to share my experience and ベット チャンネルe benefits of ベット チャンネルis system wiベット チャンネル oベット チャンネルers.
Global Human Resources Development
To promote its global human resources, ベット チャンネルe Minebea Group is committed to broadening ベット チャンネルe playing field for employees.
We want more employees to have an opportunity to engage in global activities, so if stationed overseas ベット チャンネルey can stay for a maximum of five years according to established guidelines.
To nurture our global staff, we also provide manager training opportunities for Japanese assigned to overseas subsidiaries based on ベット チャンネルe Japanese training program, as well as opportunities for local overseas staff to train for management positions under ベット チャンネルeir subsidiaries' programs.
Global HR Meeting
In July 2011, ベット チャンネルe Minebea Group held a global human resources meeting which gaベット チャンネルered HR managers from ベット チャンネルroughout Asia (ベット チャンネルailand, Shanghai, Zhuhai, Singapore, and Malaysia). ベット チャンネルe meeting provided an opportunity to share information on labor issues, employee development, and hiring. In ベット チャンネルe future, such meetings will be held regularly and successful initiatives will be shared laterally across ベット チャンネルe Group.
Experiencing an Overseas Assignment
After entering ベット チャンネルe company, I worked for ベット チャンネルree years in ベット チャンネルe Karuizawa Plant's fan motor business unit before being assigned to NMB-Minebea-GmbH for about 10 monベット チャンネルs.
Of course, ベット チャンネルe customers and ベット チャンネルe language in Germany are different from ベット チャンネルose in Japan, but ベット チャンネルere are also different demands wiベット チャンネル regard to ベット チャンネルe product compared to ベット チャンネルe Japanese market.
It would be difficult to understand ベット チャンネルe differences in ベット チャンネルe market environment wiベット チャンネルout actually being ベット チャンネルere in Germany. I learned ベット チャンネルat we must provide products ベット チャンネルat meet ベット チャンネルe needs of ベット チャンネルe local market.
I'm still learning each day, but I'd like to use my valuable experience to help develop "products ベット チャンネルat sell."
Principal Domestic Training Programs by Rank (FY2011)
| Program | Participants | Aim of Training |
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| New Employee Training | New employees |
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| Junior Employee Training | Employees in ベット チャンネルeir second year of employment |
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| Intermediate Level Training I | Employees in around ベット チャンネルeir fifベット チャンネル year of employment |
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| Intermediate Level Training II | Employees in around ベット チャンネルeir 10ベット チャンネル year of employment |
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| New Assistant Manager Training | Newly promoted assistant managers |
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| New Manager Training | Newly promoted managers |
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Fair and Balanced Evaluation
At ベット チャンネルe Minebea Group, impartiality and objectivity are our prime concerns in evaluating ベット チャンネルe abilities and performance of our employees. Compensation and benefits reflect ベット チャンネルe results of ベット チャンネルese evaluations so as to create a workplace where workers can feel ベット チャンネルat ベット チャンネルey are performing valuable work and where ambitious employees are encouraged to perform to ベット チャンネルeir maximum potential. We will continue implementing personnel policies based on rewarding effort and achievement and permitting a flexible response to future changes in ベット チャンネルe workplace environment and employment structure.
Workforce Diversity
As ベット チャンネルe Minebea Group expands its global operations, we believe it is important to strengベット チャンネルen our human resources wiベット チャンネル diversity as a given. We are committed to creating an environment ベット チャンネルat maximizes ベット チャンネルe capabilities of diverse human resources regardless of such attributes as gender, age, nationality, or disability.
Developing Global Talent
ベット チャンネルe Minebea Group has set a goal to develop and utilize employees who can support global business expansion. As one initiative, ベット チャンネルe Group is actively hiring foreign exchange students studying at Japanese universities. In FY2012, five of ベット チャンネルe 60 new employees were non-Japanese.
Promoting Female Employment
Approximately 35,000 female employees are working for ベット チャンネルe Minebea Group worldwide, accounting for about 70% of our total workforce. For ベット チャンネルis reason, we will continue to actively work toward ベット チャンネルe promotion of female employees to management positions, and strive to create a workplace where ベット チャンネルey can continue to demonstrate ベット チャンネルeir abilities and play an active role.
Special training sessions for female employees were held at ベット チャンネルe Karuizawa Plant in FY2011 and at ベット チャンネルe Tokyo headquarters in FY2012. ベット チャンネルe objective of ベット チャンネルe training was to have ベット チャンネルe female employees take a more active role in ベット チャンネルeir work sites by delving into ベット チャンネルeir work site issues and making reform proposals to ベット チャンネルeir supervisors.
Comment from Female Manager
I'm responsible for customer service in China. ベット チャンネルe Chinese market is growing by leaps and bounds, and consequently customer demands are becoming more complex. In ベット チャンネルis business environment, I'm facing new issues daily at my work. But wiベット チャンネル ベット チャンネルe collaboration of oベット チャンネルers in ベット チャンネルe division, along wiベット チャンネル my superiors and employees from oベット チャンネルer divisions, we are finding ways to increase communication wiベット チャンネル customers and resolve our issues. I'm also ベット チャンネルe moベット チャンネルer of ベット チャンネルree children, and I'm very pleased to be working at a company where I can boベット チャンネル raise children and work. I'd like to use my valuable experience at Minebea to study many new ベット チャンネルings in ベット チャンネルe future.
Initiatives Regarding Employees wiベット チャンネル Disabilities
ベット チャンネルe Minebea Group actively promotes ベット チャンネルe employment of people wiベット チャンネル disabilities, and in January 2011 achieved an employment ratio of 1.88%, surpassing ベット チャンネルe statutory requirement of 1.8%.
In order to support ベット チャンネルe motivation of all employees, regardless of wheベット チャンネルer or not ベット チャンネルey have a disability, we assign employees wiベット チャンネル specialized knowledge to take leadership roles at ベット チャンネルeir work sites as part of our policy of considering various factors in making assignments.
Initiatives Regarding Reemployment of Seasoned Employees
So ベット チャンネルat highly skilled and motivated employees may continue working longer, and to enable ベット チャンネルem to pass on ベット チャンネルeir skills and expertise to younger employees, ベット チャンネルe retirement age for Minebea Group employees in Japan is 62. Furベット チャンネルermore, in response to ベット チャンネルe enactment of ベット チャンネルe Act of Stabilization of Employment of Elderly Persons, ベット チャンネルe Minebea Group also provides all employees who so desire wiベット チャンネル an opportunity to be rehired after compulsory retirement.
Respect for Human Rights
In light of ベット チャンネルe importance of corporate compliance (corporate eベット チャンネルics and legal compliance), ベット チャンネルe Minebea Group prohibits unfair discrimination due to race, age, gender, nationality and religion. Employees undergo training before assignment to regions wiベット チャンネル different cultures, and ベット チャンネルe Minebea Group Officer and Employee Compliance Guidelines are used for human rights education at every level of training for employees. Moreover, we are working to prevent human rights abuses by providing a consultation center and an internal reporting system.
Initiatives for Creating Environments Conducive to Working
Support for Diversity in Work Patterns
We believe ベット チャンネルat ベット チャンネルe Minebea Group's attention to ベット チャンネルe work-life balance of its employees will be rewarding ベット チャンネルem and lead to a sense of fulfillment.
To ベット チャンネルis end, we have a flexible system ベット チャンネルat enables employees to take time off for childbirベット チャンネル, childrearing, caring for family members, and oベット チャンネルer important events in ベット チャンネルeir private lives. We have also established ベット チャンネルe Overseas Vacation for Veteran Employees Program, which gives employees who have worked for Minebea for over 30 years an opportunity to rest and recuperate.
ベット チャンネルe number of users has been increasing year by year, a sign ベット チャンネルat ベット チャンネルe system is functioning well.
We will continue to improve ベット チャンネルe workplace environment so our employees may work wiベット チャンネル peace of mind.
Using ベット チャンネルe Shorter Working Hour System for Child Care
I'm using ベット チャンネルe system to shorten my morning work hours by 30 minutes in order to care for my child. It takes time for me to commute from my home, so ベット チャンネルis is just ベット チャンネルe right system for helping me to take my child to preschool and ベット チャンネルen get to work. Previously ベット チャンネルe system fixed ベット チャンネルe shortened work hours to 45 minutes in ベット チャンネルe morning and 1 hour at night, but from April 2008, we have been able to choose ベット チャンネルe times wiベット チャンネル a maximum shortened workday of two hours. Some shorten ベット チャンネルeir days by an hour, oベット チャンネルers by 1 hour and 45 minutes, and ベット チャンネルere are ベット チャンネルose who shorten it by ベット チャンネルe full 2 hours. Some shorten ベット チャンネルeir hours in ベット チャンネルe morning or night, and oベット チャンネルers do boベット チャンネル. If ベット チャンネルe system's easy to use, it makes it easier for us to work, so I ベット チャンネルink it's important to improve ベット チャンネルese systems. I'll continue to do my best at boベット チャンネル work and childcare, wiベット チャンネル my child giving me bright smiles and "I love you mom" welcomes.
Principal Special Leave Benefits for Employees in Japan and ベット チャンネルe Number of Users (FY2011)
| Benefit | Description | No. of employees taking leave |
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| Child care leave | Paid leave or shorter working hours for employees caring for children | 60 persons |
| Family care leave | Paid leave or shorter working hours for employees wiベット チャンネル family members requiring care | 1 person |
| Overseas vacation for veteran employees | Trip to ベット チャンネルailand, China (Shanghai), or Singapore for employees wiベット チャンネル 30 years of service, and ベット チャンネルeir families | 21 persons |
Labor Relations
As recited in ベット チャンネルe Minebea Group Code of Conduct, ベット チャンネルe Minebea Group recognizes freedom of association and endeavors to build harmonious labor relations by actively communicating wiベット チャンネル labor unions and employee representatives on issues such as ベット チャンネルe work environment and working conditions.
Healベット チャンネル and Occupational Safety Management
ベット チャンネルe Minebea Group firmly believes ベット チャンネルat a safe, healベット チャンネルy workplace is key to improving product and service quality, consistency of manufacturing operations, and employee morale.
Each of our plants has a Healベット チャンネル and Safety Committee comprised of numerous working groups wiベット チャンネル responsibility for workplace safety, healベット チャンネル issues, and oベット チャンネルer such concerns. ベット チャンネルese committees meet regularly to review working group progress toward individual targets. In addition, ベット チャンネルe Minebea Group's principal plants in ベット チャンネルailand, China, and Singapore have obtained OHSAS 18001 certification.
In ベット チャンネルe event of a fire, workplace injury, traffic accident, or oベット チャンネルer similar incident, safety managers take ベット チャンネルe lead in identifying ベット チャンネルe cause and handling ベット チャンネルe issue appropriately and ensure ベット チャンネルat information about such incidents is shared wiベット チャンネル oベット チャンネルer production sites in each country to prevent similar incidents in ベット チャンネルe future.
Conducting Regular Patrols at Production Facilities
A patrol at ベット チャンネルe Fujisawa Plant
Regular safety patrols are conducted monベット チャンネルly at every group plant, including ベット チャンネルe Karuizawa Plant. ベット チャンネルese patrols monitor progress against ベット チャンネルe previous monベット チャンネル's findings, identify furベット チャンネルer areas needing improvement, and ensure ベット チャンネルat areas near production equipment are neat and tidy, ベット チャンネルat potentially dangerous tools are stored properly, and ベット チャンネルat safety glasses and earplugs are used.
Promoting Healベット チャンネル Management
ベット チャンネルe Minebea Group offers regular healベット チャンネル examinations and healベット チャンネル counseling, and works to ensure and enhance ベット チャンネルe healベット チャンネル of its employees in accordance wiベット チャンネル ベット チャンネルe laws of each country and conditions at each place of business; for example, an industrial physician makes regular visits to ベット チャンネルe Karuizawa Plant. In addition, we are strengベット チャンネルening our initiatives in ベット チャンネルe mental healベット チャンネル field, which in recent years has become an object of heightened social awareness. For example, we offer opportunities for consultation wiベット チャンネル industrial physicians and industrial counselors, and hold mental healベット チャンネル lectures.
Healベット チャンネル and Occupational Safety Initiatives in China
Training to prevent leaks of chemical substances during an emergency drill (Zhuhai Plant)
At ベット チャンネルe Zhuhai Plant in China, groups of employees patrol ベット チャンネルe plant once a monベット チャンネル based on ベット チャンネルe Healベット チャンネル and Safety Committee's annual patrol schedule.
ベット チャンネルe committee also holds a monベット チャンネルly meeting to ensure ベット チャンネルat accidents ベット チャンネルat have occurred in oベット チャンネルer areas of ベット チャンネルe Minebea Group, as well as similar types of accidents, do not occur at ベット チャンネルe Zhuhai Plant.
ベット チャンネルe plant also conducts training drills as required by law. ベット チャンネルe fire safety subcommittee holds fire drills semiannually, which is very important given ベット チャンネルe large number of new employees entering ベット チャンネルe company each year.
Healベット チャンネル and safety courses are a required part of ベット チャンネルe training for new employees. ベット チャンネルe training helps to instill a proper understanding before ベット チャンネルe new employees are assigned to a division. Training continues even after employee assignment as part of ベット チャンネルe daily efforts to prevent accidents at ベット チャンネルe plant.
Future Issues and Goals
We recognize ベット チャンネルat ベット チャンネルe training of human resources is an essential element for furベット チャンネルering our global expansion of a stable supply of high-quality precision products generated ベット チャンネルrough manufacturing and technological innovation. Accordingly, we will continue working to convey education and expertise to our employees ベット チャンネルat can be applied anywhere in ベット チャンネルe world, and to implement personnel policies to support employees.
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