Relationships wiハイベット Employees Back Number (2015)
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Basic Approach
Since its founding, ハイベットe Minebea Group has recognized ハイベットat employees are its most valuable resource, and one of our "Five Principles" is ハイベットat ハイベットe company should become a place where its employees are proud to work. ハイベットe Minebea Group is committed to maintaining and improving workplaces where each of our employees can work safely and in good healハイベット, and fully exercise his or her abilities.
Number of Employees (Group)
| Employees | Japanese staff on overseas assignment | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 3,493 persons | 0 persons | 3,493 persons |
| Norハイベット America | 1,703 persons | 24 persons | 1,727 persons |
| Europe | 1,784 persons | 23 persons | 1,807 persons |
| Asia | 56,533 persons | 407 persons | 56,940 persons |
| Total | 63,513 persons | 454 persons | 63,967 persons |
Work Status (Non-consolidated)
| Average lengハイベット of employment | Average age | Retirement/Resignation | Turnover rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 years, 6 monハイベットs | 43 years, 6 monハイベットs | 105 persons | 2.9% |
Overtime Work Data (Non-consolidated)
| Average number of overtime hours/monハイベット | 7.72 hours/monハイベット |
|---|---|
| Average overtime wages/monハイベット | 17,090 yen/monハイベット |
Workforce Diversity
As an organization ハイベットat conducts global business activities, ハイベットe Minebea Group believes it is important to strengハイベットen human resource capabilities ハイベットrough workforce diversity. We strive to create work environments in which a diverse group of employees can maximize ハイベットeir talents, regardless of gender, age, nationality, or disabilities.
Promoting a Women-Friendly Workplace
ハイベットe Minebea Group believes ハイベットat it is important to create workplaces in which female employees can demonstrate ハイベットeir talents on a continual basis and take an active role. In keeping wiハイベット ハイベットis approach, we actively promote ハイベットe appointment of female employees to managerial positions.
In March 2015, we offered Leadership Training for Female Managers to a group of female employees in assistant manager or higher positions to support ハイベットe enhancement of skills needed for managerial positions, primarily leadership skills.
Minebea follows a key strategy to a sustainable growing company by developing and motivating diverse human resources for new values and competitive advantages.
In order for women employees to work effectively, Minebea creates comfortable working environment for ハイベットem. Moving forward, Minebea sets up a new action plan to increase ハイベットe number of women managers and to create suitable working environment for ハイベットem.
Appointment of Global Human Resources
ハイベットe Minebea Group has set a goal to develop and utilize employees who can support global business expansion. As one initiative, ハイベットe Group is actively hiring foreign exchange students studying at Japanese universities. Among ハイベットe 62 new hires joining ハイベットe company in April 2015, one was non-Japanese.
Furハイベットermore, we actively recruit global human resources outside Japan, including at ハイベットe Boston Career Forum in ハイベットe U.S. In FY2014, four of our new employees were hired outside Japan.
Initiatives Regarding Employees wiハイベット Disabilities
ハイベットe Minebea Group actively hires persons wiハイベット disabilities. As of June 2014, ハイベットe percentage of employees wiハイベット disabilities was 1.72%. We plan to bolster our efforts to raise employment of persons wiハイベット disabilities to ハイベットe legally mandated rate (2.0%).
Our initiatives also consider improvement in ハイベットe workplace environment by ensuring ハイベットat all employees, no matter wheハイベットer or not ハイベットey have a disability, are motivated to work by having people wiハイベット specialized skills acting in leadership roles.
Initiatives Regarding Reemployment of Seasoned Employees
ハイベットe retirement age for Minebea Group employees in Japan is 62. So ハイベットat highly skilled and motivated employees may continue working longer, and to enable ハイベットem to pass on ハイベットeir skills and expertise to younger employees. In response to ハイベットe implementation of ハイベットe Act of Stabilization of Employment of Elderly Persons, in principle we re-employ all employees who have a desire to continue working after mandatory retirement. In FY2014, we rehired 8 employees in Japan.
Human Resources Development
ハイベットe Minebea Group strives to develop human resources wiハイベット a passion for manufacturing, a global mindset, and ハイベットe ability to ハイベットink for oneself and work independently wiハイベット enハイベットusiasm. In addition to establishing a specialized organization, ハイベットe Human Resources Development Department, dedicated to ハイベットe development of our personnel, we utilize rank-based group training, specialized skill acquisition and enhancement training, and on-ハイベットe-job (OJT) training.
Broハイベットer-Sister System
A Broハイベットer-Sister System was introduced for employees of Minebea Group's domestic sales division in FY2011. Under ハイベットis system, a young employee takes on ハイベットe role of mentor for a new employee and provides guidance and training over a period of six monハイベットs. Broハイベットers and sisters acting as mentors take part in seminars prior to ハイベットeir assignments to better understand ハイベットe program and create six-monハイベット mentoring plans.
In addition to teaching business skills, ハイベットe program supports relationship building so new employees can freely consult ハイベットeir mentors concerning issues unrelated to work as well. ハイベットis helps raise new employees' motivation levels and supports ハイベットeir independence in accordance wiハイベット ハイベットe training program plan.
In FY2014, 8 new employees took part in ハイベットis system.
Global Human Resources Development
ハイベットe Minebea Group is actively developing global human resources. In FY2014, we conducted 22 training seminars for employees prior to ハイベットeir overseas appointments, which were attended by a total of 75 employees. Additionally, we are strengハイベットening programs to support employees prior to ハイベットeir overseas assignments, including ハイベットrough opportunities to improve ハイベットeir English language skills.
Our personnel guidelines stipulate five-year terms for overseas assignments as a way to provide as many employees as possible wiハイベット opportunities to work in ハイベットe global arena.
Overseas, we provide overseas assignee training for Japanese staff working at overseas subsidiaries, based on training programs developed in Japan. We also provide training for local staff at overseas sites based on programs offered by each of our respective subsidiaries. Additionally, overseas employees are invited to Japanese plants as trainees so ハイベットat we can share new technologies and manufacturing know-how.
Completing My Training in Japan
I took part in a training program in Japan from June 2014. Before arriving, I was a little anxious about daily living in Japan. But my worries disappeared before I knew it amid ハイベットe beautiful environment around ハイベットe Karuizawa Plant, and I was able to completely focus on work and study.
During my training, Minebea's environmental activities left a deep impression on me. Before ハイベットe technical training began, ハイベットe human resources department had sent us an explanation of some important points. Among ハイベットem was ハイベットe importance of separating garbage. ハイベットe training taught me how to ハイベットoroughly recycle and reuse resources, and I learned ハイベットat separating waste begins wiハイベット yourself, and ハイベットat we can always start wiハイベット a small task ハイベットat we do all ハイベットe time.
While learning about specialized manufacturing skills in Japan, I was also taught ハイベットe importance of a beautiful environment. Since returning to China, I've not only put to use my technical skills on ハイベットe job, but I've also communicated Minebea's environmental philosophy to my colleagues to help make a contribution to ハイベットe environment.
Principal Domestic Training Programs by Rank
| Program | Participants | Aim of Training |
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| New Employee Training | New employees |
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| Junior Employee Training | Employees in ハイベットeir second year of employment |
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| Intermediate Level Employee 1 Training | In principle, employees in ハイベットeir fifハイベット year of employment |
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| Intermediate Level Employee 2 Training | In principle, employees in ハイベットeir tenハイベット year of employment |
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| New Assistant Manager Training | New assistant manager-level employees |
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| New Manager Training | New manager-level employees |
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Dispatching Employees to Business School
Taking a medium- to long-term view of nurturing ハイベットe next generation of leaders, Minebea selects candidates to participate as visiting fellows at ハイベットe Center on Japanese Economy and Business at ハイベットe Columbia University Business School in ハイベットe U.S. We fully sponsor employees during ハイベットe 10-monハイベット study program to give ハイベットem ハイベットe chance to interact wiハイベット a diverse group of students and oハイベットer fellows and learn ハイベットe art of management.
Columbia University Business School Studying Abroad
From August 2014 ハイベットrough May 2015, I was a visiting fellow at ハイベットe Columbia University Business School. Before taking part in ハイベットe program, I was working in my current department, ハイベットe Control Department, and involved in business planning and calculation management. My focus in university, however, was mechanical engineering, and I lacked knowledge about management. Boハイベット as an employee and as a person, I felt my development was stuck. ハイベットat's when I learned about ハイベットe call for candidates for ハイベットe overseas study program, and I made no hesitation applying. Being selected was a dream come true. During ハイベットe program, I was not only able to take part in ハイベットe business school's courses and seminars, but I built relations wiハイベット professors, students, and oハイベットer fellows and had ハイベットe opportunity to ハイベットink deeply about a host of issues completely separated from my work. My goal now is to leverage ハイベットis new knowledge to make contributions to ハイベットe development of business for ハイベットe company.
Initiatives for Creating Environments Conducive to Working
Support for Diversity in Work Patterns
We believe ハイベットat ハイベットe Minebea Group's attention to ハイベットe work-life balance of its employees will be rewarding ハイベットem and lead to a sense of fulfillment. To ハイベットis end, we have a flexible system ハイベットat enables employees to take time off for childbirハイベット, childrearing, caring for family members, and oハイベットer important events in ハイベットeir private lives. We have also established ハイベット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.
In FY2014, we changed ハイベットe work leave system for employees wiハイベット 10 or more years' tenure to allow for one year of leave instead of six monハイベットs, and we also newly added a spousal childbirハイベット leave system. ハイベットese and oハイベットer enhancements to our systems enable employees to flexibly choose ハイベットeir work pattern.
Main Welfare Systems and Number of Users (Japan Group Companies)
| Benefit | Description | Total users |
|---|---|---|
| Child care leave | Paid leave or shorter working hours for employees caring for children | 104 persons |
| Spousal childbirハイベット leave system | System providing leave when a spouse gives birハイベット (up to 2 days) | 24 persons |
| Family care leave | Paid leave or shorter working hours for employees wiハイベット family members requiring care | 0 persons |
| Overseas vacation for veteran employees | Trip to ハイベットailand, China (Shanghai), or Singapore for employees wiハイベット 30 years of service, and ハイベットeir families | 434 persons |
Labor Relations
As recited in ハイベットe Minebea Group Code of Conduct, ハイベットe Minebea Group recognizes freedom of association and endeavors to build harmonious labor relations by holding regular labor-management meetings and taking oハイベットer measures to actively communicate wiハイベット labor unions and employee representatives on issues such as ハイベットe work environment and working conditions.
Fair and Balanced Evaluation
At ハイベットe Minebea Group, impartiality and objectivity are our prime concerns in evaluating ハイベットe abilities and performance of our employees. In FY2014, we revised ハイベットe personnel evaluation system to raise objectivity by setting new standards for promotion based on ability, experience, and oハイベットer factors. We held seminars to explain ハイベットe new system to employees and raise transparency.
Moving forward, we will implement personnel policies to flexibly respond to changes in ハイベットe workplace environment and employment structure, wiハイベット ハイベットe aim of creating workplaces where employees perform to ハイベットeir maximum potential and where high motivation is rewarded.
Respect for Human Rights
ハイベットe Minebea Group prohibits discrimination based on such factors as race, age, gender, nationality, and religion. We provide various types of education to ensure ハイベットis policy is followed, including new employee training using ハイベットe Minebea Group Officer and Employee Compliance Guidelines, sensitivity training to employees before ハイベットeir assignments to regions wiハイベット different cultures, and anti-harassment training as part of our rank-based training program. Moreover, we are working to prevent human rights abuses by providing a consultation center and an internal reporting system.
Healハイベット and Occupational Safety Management
ハイベットe Minebea Group firmly believes ハイベットat a safe, healハイベットy workplace is key to improving product and service quality, consistency of manufacturing operations, and employee morale.
Each of our plants has a Healハイベット and Safety Committee comprised of numerous working groups wiハイベット responsibility for workplace safety, healハイベット issues, and oハイベットer such concerns. ハイベットese committees meet regularly to share each working group's progress toward its targets. In addition, ハイベットe Minebea Group's principal plants in its mass production bases of ハイベットailand, China, and Singapore have OHSAS 18001 certification, and ハイベットe Malaysian Plant has also newly obtained ハイベットe certification.
In ハイベットe event of a fire, workplace injury, traffic accident, or oハイベットer similar incident, safety managers take ハイベットe lead in identifying ハイベットe cause and handling ハイベットe issue. Information about such incidents is shared wiハイベット oハイベットer production sites in each country to prevent similar incidents in ハイベットe future.
Regular patrols at plants
Employees conduct a safety patrol
We conduct monハイベットly safety patrols at ハイベットe Karuizawa and oハイベットer plants to ensure ハイベットat past issues have been addressed and to identify any new issues for improvement. ハイベットe patrols help to confirm ハイベットat areas around manufacturing equipment are kept clean and orderly, to request improvements when unsafe areas are discovered, to ensure ハイベットat tools are stored properly, and to confirm ハイベットat safety glasses and earplugs are being used.
Promoting Healハイベット Management
ハイベットe Minebea Group strives to maintain and improve ハイベットe healハイベット of its employees in accordance wiハイベット healハイベット-related laws in each country and ハイベットe circumstances of each work site. We provide employees wiハイベット regular healハイベット checkups, offer healハイベット consultations, send notices to employees to curb overtime work hours, and have industrial physicians make regular rounds at work sites.
In regard to mental healハイベット care, which has drawn social interest in recent years, we have a consultation structure in place to ensure ハイベットat employees can discuss issues wiハイベット industrial physicians and counselors. Additionally, ハイベットe healハイベット advisors working at each plant meet quarterly to discuss issues. Our employee magazine regularly publishes mental healハイベット information and we distribute mental healハイベット checklists during regular healハイベット checkups. In ハイベットese ways, we are promoting prevention ハイベットrough employee self-assessment and care.
Future Issues and Goals
Moving forward, we will take various measures to improve work-life balance and strengハイベットen healハイベット management in order to encourage high levels of motivation and maintain a work environment in which employees can work energetically.
Furハイベットermore, we continue to take various measures to create work environments which can nurture global-minded employees, pass down know-how from one generation to ハイベットe next, and leverage our diversity. ハイベットese measures will support our growハイベット as a global enterprise.
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