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Building a Comfortable Workplace
Among others in Japan, we have been enriching the systems from the viewpoint of “work-life balance,” aiming for a compatible life of work and home. Abroad, we have been operating related systems respecting the culture and custom of local communities. We all with the will to work have been making efforts to build a comfortable workplace environment.
Responding to HR Issues at sites abroad
The Associate Relations Review (ARR) has periodically been implemented to review the human resources and labor measures at sites abroad. Following this Review, representatives of human resources departments at DENSO headquarters and regional headquarters visit local sites. Then they review the operational status of the environment, safety, hygiene, compliance with labor regulations, treatment, and benefits. Furthermore, in fiscal year 2006, we began using the “HR Indicator” index, which analyzes changes in associate working status on a monthly basis, in order to better respond to issues at an early stage.
Global collaboration of human resources function
After collecting ideas from people across the world, in fiscal year 2006 we introduced a new procedure to plan and promote human resources measures worldwide. Following this procedure, the team comprised of members from DENSO Japan and other places in the world review specific issues. Also, the representatives in charge of human resources from headquarters and regional headquarters cooperatively set the direction of respective global measures. In addition, the persons who are responsible for human resources of their global region come together and hold the “Global Human Resources Forum,” in which they share the measures and discuss human resources issues. In this way, we are working on building a workplace in which associates can actively succeed.
Enhancing associate support for childcare and nursing care
(DENSO Japan)
As part of building an environment in which our associates who are balancing work and childcare can work comfortably, in November 2006 we started a new system combining maternity leave and shorter working hours. Furthermore, we have set up the “Half-Day Paid Leave System” and “Yasuragi Leave,” the latter allows associates to accumulate their unused yearly paid leave to use in cases of accidents or illnesses involving themselves, spouse, children, or parents.
Cooperatively establishing infant daycare centers
(DENSO Japan)
In Japan, in January 2007 DENSO and four other companies in TOYOTA Group jointly established Touchcare Corporation, a company that operates and manages infant daycare centers for our associates. The company is going to establish the infant daycare center named “Tacchicchi House” at five locations in Aichi Prefecture and Mie Prefecture, where our business sites are densely located. The centers are operated according to the work days and work hours of the companies, and thereby the companies will support the associates rearing children. The centers started operations in October 2007.
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