Human Resources Development / Work Environment / Human Rights
The information on this page is current as of June 1, 2025.
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Human Resource Development
We are committed to fostering human resources who can identify essential issues in a rapidly changing business environment, act autonomously without fear of change, and commit to delivering results. To this end, we promote a corporate culture that encourages challenge, enhance our development programs, provide diverse career paths, and ensure fair evaluation and treatment.
In terms of skill development support, we are building an environment in which employees can learn autonomously and systematically. In addition, with the goal of achieving a manufacturing workforce ratio (*) of 40%, we are promoting the creation of new businesses. To achieve this, we select pre-management candidates and potential talent from among existing employees, provide more advanced development programs to those expected to become future core personnel, and reflect these aspirations in appointments, assignments, and ongoing development.
* Ratio of Planning, Engineering, and Design personnel to total employees at the Company (non-consolidated).
Program for potential talent
In collaboration with external training partners, we have developed and implemented training courses for employees designated as potential talent with the aim of nurturing top performers.
We quantitatively identify high-potential employees based on assessment results, provide programs that further strengthen logical thinking skills, and offer opportunities to apply these skills in actual business situations.
By evaluating performance outcomes and feeding back the results, we have established a development framework that emphasizes practical, hands-on capability building.
Program for Engineer
For new graduate engineers, we provide approximately 10 days of external technical training focused on essential technologies such as SQL, Linux, and Unix. In addition, we actively conduct internal study sessions and other learning opportunities to support ongoing technical growth.
Programs for Managers
We have clearly identified the knowledge and skills required for managers based on a clear understanding of the behaviors expected of managers and have developed thematic skill acquisition programs for this purpose. Managerial candidates learn the knowledge and skills required to be a manager even before their appointment. At the time of appointment, practical training (understanding management policies and HR strategies, role expectations, attendance management, health management, harassment and reporting contact, evaluation system, work authority, etc.) will be provided. In addition, we have a program in place to continually brush up on management skills.
Compliance Training
Once a quarter, e-learning and confirmation tests are conducted for all employees on several topics selected from business-related laws and regulations, information security, personal information protection, prevention of human rights violations, prevention of corrupt practices, etc.
Internal Hiring
To ensure the swift establishment of new departments and highly strategic divisions, we conduct internal hiring on an as-needed basis.
A Pleasant and Supportive Work Environment
Employee Survey
To quantitatively ascertain details about the Company, employee satisfaction and conditions while making continual improvements, we periodically conduct engagement surveys every year and continuously measure our engagement score to visualize whether individuals or organizations are in a position to maximize their performance or if there are any factors preventing them from demonstrating their abilities. This is useful for employee self-management and for organizational management on the part of managers.
We periodically conduct questionnaires to ascertain the mental and physical health of employees operating under remote work conditions. This enables us to detect employee issues early on and helps us facilitate employee self-care and line-care.
Work-life Balance
In order to better support working parents, a system of shorter working hours for childcare is available until their child graduates from elementary school at the age of 12. The legal minimum for these reduced working hours is for children up to 3 years old.
Regarding child care leave, the legal minimum is 5 days of nursing leave per year until the child enters elementary school and we have additional 5 days of our nursing leave per year are available until graduation from elementary school.
In FY2024, the paid leave utilization rate was 68.7%
In order to further increase the utilization rate, we are working on announcements to encourage employees to take vacations by connecting them to national holidays and weekends to create longer consecutive holidays, and to encourage employees to systematically take vacations during off-peak periods.
In FY2024, 72.7% of men and 100.0% of women took childcare leave.
To encourage more male employees to take childcare leave, we are working to create an environment in which employees who are considering taking leave can easily access information about the system by talking with male employees who have taken childcare leave.
Paid leave incentive days
In order to encourage employees to take paid leave, paid leave incentive days are set aside on weekdays that fall between holidays.
Optional summer vacation
As an optional summer vacation, employees are entitled to three days of paid summer vacation between July and September in addition to their regular paid leave.
Establishment of an employee reporting and consultation service
Contact points for reporting compliance violations and harassment—such as violations of laws and regulations, internal rules, human rights violations, and corrupt practices—have been established with the heads of the Legal and Human Resources Departments, as well as with full-time members of the Audit & Supervisory Committee. In addition, a dedicated consultation desk for women has also been established. At all of these contact points, the privacy of those seeking advice or reporting an issue is strictly protected, and systems are in place to ensure that no disadvantage will result from consulting or reporting.
We have also contracted with an external Employee Assistance Program (EAP) organization to provide a consultation service for a wide range of issues, including physical and mental health concerns, workplace relationships, daily work, and future career prospects.
Human Rights Initiatives
All executives and employees of the ValueCommerce Group will contribute to the development of a sustainable society by respecting human rights in all aspects of our corporate activities. We have established and adhere to this concept as stated in our Basic Policy on Human Rights (Human Rights Policy).
Social Value Fab Social Issue Solution Project Started by Employees: Development of a Corporate Culture That Facilitates Taking on Challenges
We respect that each and every one of our employees independently takes on challenges and promote a virtuous circle of human capital management that gives back to business and society through voluntary learning.
Social Value Fab is a cross-sectoral project stemming from employees’ voluntary proposals. Themed on social issues linked to our businesses, we invited team members to participate in the project, and they independently ran the project, from planning, the proposal of actions to directors and implementation, to the reporting of results. Employees from multiple departments participated in the project themed on disasters.
Learning by taking on challenges helped the team members improve their skills, including their ability to facilitate and implement projects, promoting the growth of human capital. The findings have been provided to the company to improve corporate value and its contributions to society, forming a foundation that benefits both the company and society.
We will continue to refine the cycle from taking on a challenge and learning, to providing returns to the company to enhance the value of our businesses and enable us to play a role in society at the same time.