Cooperating with Employees
To foster a culture that enables employees to demonstrate their potential and maximize results for the entire company, N.E. CHEMCAT is working to create systems that encourage employees to take on challenges and promote diversity.
Human Resource Development
Human Resource System That Encourages Employees to Be Proactive about Taking on Challenges
As a foundation to support these challenges, we have implemented a human resource system whereby every employee is made aware of well-defined roles and goals, is properly evaluated, and is able to take on professional challenges with a sense of fulfillment.
Human Resources Management Promotion System
N.E. CHEMCAT formulates and implements various human resource policies based on the human resource strategy in its medium-term management plan.
Personnel evaluations and changes in role grades, personnel transfers and annual hiring plans, succession plans for key posts, and the selection of candidates for the next management level are discussed by the Personnel Committee, which is chaired by the president. This ensures a medium- to long-term perspective in the management of human resources.
Human Resource Development
Our human resource development is mainly based on on-the-job training, which involves communication with supervisors and senior employees in daily work as well as guidance and advice provided via regular interviews.
We also provide training for new employees and coaching training, as well as off-the-job training for each employee grade. The goal is to help them acquire the skills required to fulfill their roles and to develop and improve their competencies.
N.E. CHEMCAT actively supports independent learning for each employee, including support for obtaining a doctoral degree and English language training, and e-learning courses that can be selected at will by interested employees.
Human Resource Development System
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Promoting Diverse Work Styles
Flexible Work Styles
N.E. CHEMCAT operates systems that allows employees to work flexibly. Such systems include the flex systems and the telecommuting system. We also strive to maintain a balance between work and life through appropriate management aimed at preventing long working hours and encouraging employees to take annual paid leave.
Support System for Childcare and Nursing Care
In order to support employees who are giving birth, raising children, or caring for the elderly, we have introduced various support systems that go above and beyond legal standards.
In FY2023, the percentage of women taking childcare leave reached 100%, and that percentage for men hit 70%.
| Childcare Leave | Extension to 2 years old is possible depending on the situation of the childcare center. (The rate of employees who have returned to work after taking childcare leave is 100%.) |
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| Shortened Work Hours for Childcare | Available until the child graduates from elementary school |
| Nursing Care Leave | Can be taken up to three times for a period of up to 93 days for a family member in need of nursing care. |
| Family Support Leave | Available for up to 40 days per year for nursing care of family members who are injured or ill or in need of nursing care.(Can be taken even if not in need of nursing care) |
| Job Return System | Employees who have left the company due to marriage, childbirth, childcare, nursing care, or a spouse's transfer are eligible to return to work if they so desire. |
Diversity and Inclusion
Believing that acceptance of diversity leads to the creation of innovation and enhancement of corporate value, the company is working to create a work environment in which the individuality of employees and the abilities of diverse human resources can be fully realized.
The percentage of mid-career hires in FY2023 was 70.4%. Additionally, the disabled employment rate was 2.6%, which exceeds the statutory minimum.
Women in Management Positions
N.E. CHEMCAT has approximately 650 employees, of which 11.3% are women, and the percentage of women in management positions stood at 5.0% in FY2023.
| FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | |
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| Percentage of regular employees who are women | 10.9% | 10.8% | 11.0% | 11.3% |
| Percentage of women in management positions | 4.6% | 4.3% | 4.9% | 5.0% |
General Business Owner Action Plan based on the Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children
At N.E. CHEMCAT, we aim to create an employment environment in which employees can balance work and parenting, achieving a fulfilling work-life balance while also exercising their capabilities. To this end, we have set the following goals and are working to achieve them.
- Create a culture where it is easy to take childcare leave
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- We post the following information on the company
intranet to foster a corporate culture that makes it
easy for employees to take childcare leave.
- Information on childcare leave, childcare leave benefits, and other systems
- Cases of people taking childcare leave and the rate at which they take childcare leave
- Information about the consultation service for childcare and family care leave
- Provide employees with training at least once a year on the importance of the childcare leave system, details about the system, how to apply, etc.
- We post the following information on the company
intranet to foster a corporate culture that makes it
easy for employees to take childcare leave.
- Implement measures to encourage employees to take paid annual leave
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- Encourage employees to take annual paid leave through the company intranet or other means three times a year.
Occupational Health & Safety
Safety code of conduct
Based on our Responsible Care policy of "Safety is the highest priority," we have established a Safety Code of Conduct and are working to ensure safety and health with the goal of eliminating accidents and occupational injuries.
Safety Action Rules
- Follow the rules
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- All company employees shall comply with laws, regulations, and other internal rules.
- Implement thorough safety precaution
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- In order to prevent injury, supervisors shall give due consideration to safety (pre-screening, education and training) before utilizing new employees or introducing new equipment, new substances, or new tasks.
- Standardize operational procedures
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- Workplace supervisors shall standardize operational procedures in order to ensure safety.
- Wear protective gear
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- Personnel working on site shall wear appropriate protective gear.
- Patrol the workplace
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- Supervisors shall patrol the workplace in a timely manner to identify any on-site issues. Identified problems shall be corrected in a timely manner without leaving dangerous locations or dangerous tasks unattended.
- Report obligations
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- If an accident, injury, or emergency should occur, work shall be stopped immediately, and the situation shall be reported to a supervisor as quickly as possible.
- Prevent recurrence thoroughness
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- Following an accident or injury, all workplace employees shall reflect seriously on the circumstances, determine the cause, and take steps to prevent recurrence.
Health & Safety Promotion System
N.E. CHEMCAT has established health & safety committees at each of its plants. These committees include safety managers, health managers, industrial physicians, and work supervisors, and a system is in place to reflect the opinions of employees at workplace and safety meetings.
The initiatives reported to the committee are reported to the company-wide RC Committee, which oversees the progress of the initiatives.
Health & Safety Management System
We have obtained JISHA OSHMS Standards certification for our safety and health management system
Plants with Certified Health and Safety Management Systems
| JISHA OSHMS Standards | Numazu Plant, Tsukuba Plant |
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Implimentation of Risk Assessments
We conduct risk assessments with priority given to preventing serious accidents, while also taking measures to ensure intrinsic safety that include developing and managing the necessary equipment.
In addition, we are working to improve work that involves heavy labor or working in hot weather to create a workplace that is easy to work in, even for elderly workers.
Risk Assessment Procedures
Safety Targets
With the aim of achieving zero lost-worktime injuries and injuries without lost worktime, we are working to create a safe and healthy work environment for all employees. In FY2023, we conducted RC activities and achieved zero accidents.
Occupational Accidents
| FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | |
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| Lost-worktime injuries | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Injuries without lost worktime | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fatal accidents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Safety Training
N.E. CHEMCAT provides safety training and make educational materials available on our intranet.
Safety Training (Examples)
- Safety principles
- Disaster preparedness education (BCP for major earthquakes/wind, flood, and earthquake disaster prevention)
- Education on chemical substance management
- Training for employees who work with chemical substances
- Education on management system of chemical substances in products
- Education on basic knowledge of protective equipment (for new and mid-career employees)
- Education on prevention of exposure to liquids (chemical hazards)
- Education on full body harness fall arrest equipment
- Training for high-pressure gas handlers
- Education on compliance with relevant laws and regulations
- Traffic safety training
- Heat stroke prevention education
- Risk assessment of chemical substances
- Foreman skill improvement training
- New safety manager training
Workplace Accident Prevention Activities
To prevent occupational accidents, we conduct regular facility safety inspections and health and safety patrols, as well as workplace patrols by management, and shareholder audits.
Health
Supporting Employeesʹ Mental and Physical Health
Employee Health Management through Health Checkups
Regular health checkups are conducted once a year to maintain and promote employees' health. We also help to maintain the health of employees by providing thorough physical examinations.
| Specific health checkups | Specific health checkups are conducted for all insured employees and dependents between the ages of 40 and 65. For those who are selected for "motivational support" or "active support" in the specified health checkup, an action plan is prepared under the guidance of a doctor, public health nurse, etc., and health guidance is provided to improve their lifestyles. |
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| Thorough physical examination | Insured persons and their dependents can undergo physical examinations without age limitation. |
Mental Health
The company conducts annual stress checks to not only address mental health issues but also promote mental health in a broader sense, including the revitalization of workplace communication.
In FY2023, 98.0% of employees underwent stress checks. We are following up with those who are highly stressed through interviews.
Health Consultations
N.E. CHEMCAT partnered with an outside organization and introduced a system to provide mental and physical health consultations 24 hours a day. In addition to daily health counseling, we also provide services such as referrals to medical institutions where consultations are available during the year-end and New Year holidays.
Employees who request health counseling meet with an industrial physician or receive health counseling from a healthcare provider at least once a month at our head office and plants.