Promoting the success of diverse human resources
a. Supporting the career development of our female employees
The results of other relevant indicators for FY 2023 are shown below.
• Ratio of female employees (non-consolidated): 10.7％
• Ratio of female employees (consolidated): 41.1％
• Ratio of female managerial positions (non-consolidated): 0.6%
• Ratio of female managerial positions (consolidated): 11.3%
b. Promoting the active participation of senior employees
The Shindengen Group offers continuous employment up to the age of 65 years through our reemployment program for employees who retire aged 60 years. We also extended the retirement age to 65 years in September 2022 in order to retain competent and experienced employees, and we are expanding opportunities for these senior employees to play an active role through in-house side jobs and reskilling.
c. Promoting the active participation of employees with disabilities
The Shindengen Group promotes the employment of people with disabilities, and supports their success via post-hiring follow-ups.
d. Supporting the success of foreign employees
At the Shindengen Group, we realize that in an increasingly globalized business world, it is essential to harness the strengths offered by individuals from a variety of backgrounds and cultures. In line with the Shindengen Group Human Rights Policy, we respect different values, cultures, and experiences (regardless of nationality, race, or gender) and provide opportunities for employees to demonstrate their character. We believe that this will create values and businesses that meet social changes and mentally enrich employees.
e. Realizing equality for minorities
The Shindengen Group strives to raise awareness and achieve equality for minorities through diversity training and other programs.
Expanding Flexible Working Styles
a. Improving engagement
We have established a proprietary engagement index leveraging a self-reporting system that is run based on our talent management system, and we are striving to improve this index by implementing age- and workplace-responsive measures.
b. Improving psychological safety in the workplace
We are implementing measures to revitalize workplace communication and are also working to revive the connection between employees that has tended to diminish due to the spread of telecommuting, such as by designating in-person/office-based workdays.
c. Promoting work-life balance
We are striving to provide our employees with a comfortable working environment through a combination of telecommuting and flextime systems, long-term career leave based on years of service, mandatory uptake of 5 days of paid leave per year, and maximum limits on overtime.
The Asaka Office of Shindengen Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and Shindengen Three E have received platinum certification and Okabe Shindengen Co., Ltd. has received gold certification from Saitama Prefecture as companies that practice diverse workstyles.
*This system is one where the prefecture certifies companies that have introduced and practices systems, such as telework and shorter working hours, that support balancing work and private life. Companies that are certified are widely promoted on the Saitama Prefecture webpage and other places as companies that are pleasant to work for.
Respect for human rights
The Shindengen Group respects international norms with regards to the human rights, and is committed to raising human rights awareness and promoting initiatives for respecting human rights. We provide human rights-related training including harassment and diversity training as a means of preventing human rights risks. We also perform human rights risk assessments by periodically conducting human rights due diligence in our supply chain.
