Diversity Initiatives
The Nippon Chemiphar Group believes employee diversity in terms of gender, gender orientation, nationality, workstyle, and values to be the cornerstone of corporate vitality and growth that leads to the enhancement of corporate value. The Group is striving to create a corporate culture that enlivens the individuality and talents of each employee.
1. Women’s Participation and Advancement
We hire women, promote women to management positions, and incorporate a variety of viewpoints and ways of thinking in business management. We will continue to make our workplaces more enjoyable and the work more fulfilling through the presence of hardworking female veteran employees and managers, who serve as role models for ambitious female colleagues.
Our support for participation by women involves efforts to raise awareness among all employees. As an example of our approach, we conduct surveys of employee awareness and needs concerning the promotion of active participation by women. Further, through the Company newsletter, we inform staff about topics related to work–life balance; roundtable discussions held by female employees raising children; and the activities of men who have taken childcare leave. We formulated an action plan, based on the Act on Promotion of Women’s Participation and Advancement in the Workplace (See table below). We plan to continue our efforts to create an organization that enables female employees and managers to take pride in their work.
Furthermore, based on the recognition that promoting the active participation of female employees starts with male involvement in the childcare process, we established the Papa Quota System, which requires all male employees with children under two years of age to take childcare leave. We anticipate that this system will provide an opportunity to raise awareness regarding participation in the childcare process. A minimum of five days’ childcare leave is recommended under the system, with a maximum of five days’ leave as paid leave.
2. Diversity Initiatives
We believe that employee diversity—including differences in sex, gender roles, nationality, workstyles, and individual values—provide foundations for company vitality and growth, thereby boosting corporate value. The Group is working to create a corporate culture that draws on the various characteristics and abilities of its employees, while at the same time promoting the participation and advancement of women in the workplace.
In response to an increase in business with companies abroad, resulting from the establishment of the Vietnam factory, we are recruiting—without regard for nationality or gender—human resources highly specialized in our Group’s strategic areas.
We are continuing to develop employment opportunities for people with disabilities in order to provide a workplace environment that is comfortable for everyone.
