Creating a Better Working Environment

The Hitachi Chemical Group believes sustainable corporate development requires respect for human rights and the personality of each employee as well as the creation of a corporate culture that allows workers to freely demonstrate their individuality and creativity.

To this end, we not only establish a sound working environment and treat employees in accordance with the laws of each country and region, we also promote the following programs to encourage employees to work with enthusiasm and fully realize their potential.

Recruiting and deploying human resources without discrimination

Recruitment of handicapped persons

We promote normalization in employment and expand job opportunities and available positions for handicapped persons.

Fair and transparent hiring process

Our selection process focuses on interviews and follows the same procedures for all applicants, regardless of age, sex, nationality or other attributes.

Human rights education

We undertake training to protect the human rights of each employee.

Cultivating employee motivation and capabilities

Promotion of women

We are committed to establishing a corporate culture that supports good performance by encouraging employees to fully demonstrate their capabilities, regardless of gender, and we actively promote the hiring of women for career track positions and their promotion to management positions.

Career management system

We offer a system in which employees determine their future careers and skill attainment and discuss these goals with their supervising department managers. The intent of the system is to provide an opportunity for each employee to think about their own careers, to learn, and to seek self-fulfillment by communicating with their supervising department managers.

Open opportunity application system in the Group

When new personnel are required for the strategic launch of a new business, for example, we first seek applicants from within the Group through an open position offer system on our intranet.

Internal free agent system

This system enables highly motivated employees to apply their skills in a different work setting.

Over-sixty employment system

This system utilizes the motivation and years of accumulated experience and knowledge of employees who wish to remain in the workforce after mandatory retirement.

Employee commendation system

We honor employees who contribute to new discoveries through the presentation of the President's Patent Award and the Patent Contribution Award.

Ideal working environment

Support system for balancing work and family

Both men and women can benefit from this system, which includes leaves of absence, reduced working hours, telecommuting, limited overtime and late-night work, and family care leave. Specific details are clearly explained on the intranet.

Prevention of harassment

We conduct educational activities using CSR Guidebook and respond quickly and appropriately through complaint processing committees set up at each office as well as through consulting and reporting points for the entire company.

Employee benefit program

In 2006, we replaced our "cafeteria plan" that allowed choices according to employee needs with a system of monthly allowances to further encourage employees to utilize the benefit program.

Employee awareness survey

We conduct a survey once every two years to determine employee awareness of CSR and personal satisfaction at work.

Occupational Safety and Health

The Hitachi Chemical Group has introduced OSH-MS (Occupational Safety and Health Management System) based on the guideline announced by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and strives to continuously improve occupational health and Safety.