Human Rights and Human Resources

The Hagiwara Electric Group continues to uphold and practice the wishes of its founder, which were “to value employees and always take on new challenges,” through the corporate culture that we foster. The world will become even more diverse and complex in the future, but regardless of the era, we will continue to share our philosophy and vision, providing an environment where everyone, regardless of age, can continuously grow and take pride in their work. We will strive to create a personnel system that energizes the company. We will also strive to create a human resources system that will energize the company and contribute to the development of a more affluent society.

In order for the Hagiwara Electric Group to continuously develop, it is essential for each employee to be in good physical and mental health. This is because we believe that the “Creativity and Ambition” set forth in our management philosophy can only be realized if our employees are healthy. The “i” in the Hagiwara Electric logo is meant to represent “a person (our employees).” The circle around this “person” is meant to depict interpersonal relationships, and these consist of the bonds that we have with “corporate organizations,” “business partners,” “local communities,” and “the family members of employees.” Thus, the Hagiwara Electric logo conveys the meaning that within our interpersonal relationships, we will continue to serve as a company that is needed by society.
In light of the above, through health management, we aim to serve as a “company that contributes to, and is needed by society, where employees can work with peace of mind in good health.”

We have set forth a slogan of, “Let’s start healthy habits,” and have been working on measures that enable employees to engage in healthy behaviors continuously and voluntarily. These include holding various types of online seminars and planning events aimed at developing exercise habits and improving eating habits.
We also aim to raise health awareness throughout the company through training for managers and other projects.

We been enhancing follow-ups after regular health checkups, and in particular have been working to prevent “lifestyle-related diseases, which develop unnoticed.”
Our in-house public health nurses provide speedy, accurate, and continuous advice, aiming to improve the health level of each and every employee through detailed follow-ups.

Overwork put a large amount of stress on the mind and body.
Currently, consultations with occupational physicians are conducted with employees who work long hours, and overtime restrictions based on these interviews are being implemented. Various measures will be further implemented to "enhance work-life balance and improve productivity" in the future.

Our goal is to create a workplace environment and culture that respect and recognize diversity in terms of gender, age, nationality, disabilities, values, and work styles, and that allow people to work and grow together. We aim to create an environment in which each and every one of us can work with enthusiasm, demonstrate our abilities as professionals, participate in organizational management, and exercise our teamwork skills to create new value.

According to the Hagiwara Electric Group Code of Conduct and the Hagiwara Electric Group Business Conduct Charter, the Hagiwara Electric Group respects the fundamental human rights of individuals as well as their values, their personalities, their individuality, and their privacy. We prohibit discriminatory treatment based on ethnicity, creed, religion, nationality, and physical characteristics. In addition, we conduct company-wide awareness activities regarding human rights, and we have established a system for handling and resolving complaints that includes the introduction of a whistleblowing system and the establishment of a harassment consultation service. Going forward, we will strengthen our CSR activities with an awareness regarding Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and related issues as we improve our understanding of human right and expand initiatives.

In recent years, the ratio of female employees, the ratio of female career-track employees, and the ratio of female managers have all increased due in part to hiring and utilization of female career-track employees, but also due to a flexible system utilized by Hagiwara Electric Group that allows women to change between support staff and career-track employees depending on their personal situation.
In the future, we will continue our efforts to create a better work environment where women can fully demonstrate their individuality and abilities and continue to work while experiencing various life events, such as marriage, pregnancy, and childbirth, based on the intent of the Law for the Promotion of the Development of the Next Generation and the Law for the Advancement of Women.

The policy of the Hagiwara Electric Group is to continue hiring people with disabilities while we develop and provide a work environment in which they can work safely and with peace of mind.

To help employees achieve self-actualization and find balance between a worthwhile job and a fulfilling life, we are working to improve our work environments through a variety of work systems, including flextime without core working hours, provisions for working from home, and telecommuting. We are working to provide childcare and nursing support systems and a work environment that balances work with various aspects of family life, including childbirth, childcare, and nursing care. In addition to reducing long hours of overtime work through working hour management and making resolute efforts to promote health, we have introduced a system for storing up and carrying over paid leave, which can be used for mental rejuvenation, for volunteer activities, for getting medical treatment for non-work-related injuries and illnesses, and so on.

Based on our human resource system, which is the foundation that allows employees to focus on their work with peace of mind and supports the realization of their goals and career development, we are implementing various measures to revitalize the company.

Our human resource development is based on the careful development of subordinates through on-the-job training and encouraging the early growth and proactive actions of young employees. In addition, to allow employees to gain a variety of experience in different departments, we implement systematic job rotations to broaden the scope of their work, taking into consideration their wishes and suitability for the job. In recent years, we have been conducting business collaboration training that brings together sales and technical personnel from different business companies in different business categories to gain insights from different business models and improve the skills of mid-career employees by providing them with opportunities to engage in friendly competition while respecting each other through personnel exchanges. We will steadily develop human resources who will lead the next generation by fostering executive candidates through a selective next-generation leader development program and supporting the activities of female employees.

The business environment surrounding our company is becoming increasingly globalized, and the importance of our overseas subsidiaries is increasing, as is the demand for overseas-oriented business in Japan. We will focus on developing global human resources who can maintain and promote our overseas business through language education and short-term study abroad programs.

“Engagement” expresses the strength of the bond between a company and its employees. We have been strongly focusing on a relationship in which individuals and the organization are unified and contribute to each other’s growth. In this regard, we have not only been regularly implementing surveys and carrying out analysis, but also have been working hard to build a structure that encourages employees to voluntarily take action and grow.
Going forward, we will work hard to express our gratitude to employees and promote friendship with employees, and we will place importance on in-house communication and a sense of unity within the company.