Human Resources Management

Human resources management is an important and essential "capital management" for the company’s sustainable growth.
Therefore, we have established the human resources development policy and in-house environment improvement policy.

Human Resources Development Policy

We will contribute to the creation of a sustainable society by practicing our management philosophy of "Create the Next by Advanced and Innovative technologies". Through such activities, we shall become a leading company in global niche fields.
For this purpose, we will develop human resources with expertise and skills to act in a wide range of fields in the global market, and we provide fair opportunities for challenges and success regardless of gender or age.

Characteristics of desirable human resources are:

• Conscious of social and customers’ needs
• Willing to challenge beyond borders and locations
• Able to act with integrity, sincerity and commitment

Internal Environment Improvement Policy

1. ・Support

   Self-motivated learners and challengers shall be provided with appropriate growth opportunities, including in-house and outside educational training.

2. ・Evaluation

   Appropriate goal setting, supports and feedback shall be provided from seniors, and a system for fair evaluations shall be maintained for the people who challenge and achieve the goals.

3. ・Performance-based Rewards

   Employees shall be fairly rewarded through transparent evaluations for their achieved results and process of challenge.

4. ・Safety and Health

   We will prioritize the safety and health of our employees, activate communication in the workplace, and create a rewarding work environment.

Our Education System

In accordance with Human Resources Development Policy and Internal Environment Improvement Policy, in order to develop human resources with advanced expertise and skills, and to provide appropriate growth opportunities for employees who challenge to learn, we conduct the education and training based on the following education system. 65 employees participated in 84 courses in fiscal year 2022 (ended June 30, 2023).

Employee Satisfaction

We conduct employee satisfaction survey along with annual compliance awareness survey. By visualizing and quantifying the satisfaction and motivation of our employees through the survey, we can identify and grasp current issues and other problems, work together to narrow the gap in between, build a workplace environment where each employee can work comfortably, and enhance our corporate value.

Diversity

“Human resources” are source of competitiveness and foundation of corporate value.
To secure human resources while the working population is decreasing today, we employ people with diverse values and ways of thinking, regardless of gender, nationality, age, religion, disability, or other personal attributes, create an environment where everyone can demonstrate their abilities, thereby achieving sustainable growth and competitiveness of the organization.

Promotion of Women's Participation and Advancement

To create an environment for women to play active roles and to work with peace of mind, we have established unique systems, such as paid leave more favorable than the legally required number of days and childcare leave system.
In addition, in accordance with the revision of the Act on Promotion of Women's Participation and Advancement in the Workplace in April 2022, we are implementing initiatives to realize our newly set goals.

【Targets and Results】

【Women's Participation in the Workforce】

【Difference in Wages between Male and Female Workers (%)】

1. ※1

   Calculated in accordance with the provisions of the “Act on Promotion of Women's Participation and Advancement in the Workplace” (Law No. 64, 2015).

International Employees

Taipei branch and other overseas operations are run by local nationals including their senior executives.
In our domestic operations, we employ both new graduates and mid-career hires to enhance our employment.

Employment for People with Disabilities

Regardless of their abilities or disabilities, we are creating a workplace environment in which all the people can play active roles.
We provide jobs, including factory work, office work or others, suitable for each individual with disabilities and continue to employ more number of them than legally required.

Safe and Comfortable Working Environment

We are maintaining an environment (system) in which each employee can balance and harmonize their work and life. We are also trying to achieve the work-life balance by securing time outside of work through promoting work style reform, reducing overtime work, and implementing flexible working styles.
In addition, zero occupational accidents, health and safety are our top management priorities, therefore we continuously try to ensure employee’s safety and health, through related activities on a daily basis.

Work and Leave System to Support Work and Childcare/Nursing Care Balance

To support balancing between work and childcare/nursing care, we establish a system to enable employees to choose flexible work styles suitable for their lifestyles and life events and still be active at the workplace.

Promotion of Work Style Reform

We are working to establish various leave systems and reduce overtime work to achieve work-life balance for employees.

Occupational Safety and Health

Basic Philosophy of Occupational Safety and Health

With “respect for people” as our basic philosophy, we recognize that achieving zero occupational accidents and ensuring occupational health and safety are among our top management priorities, and we promote continuous improvement of occupational health and safety standards.

１.Occupational Safety and Health Policy

1. (1)We promote prevention of occupational accidents by eliminating dangerous and harmful factors in advance in all areas.

2. (2)Based on the understanding that safety and health are achieved through good communication, ｗe conduct safety and health activities with cooperation of employees.

3. (3)We comply with safety and health-related laws and regulations and orders and directives from supervisory agencies, and further establish and adhere to safety and health regulations.

4. (4)We will establish occupational health and safety management, properly implement health and safety activities, and promote continuous improvement of health and safety standards.

5. (5)The following items will be addressed as priority themes for occupational health and safety management.

   1. ①Introduction of new methods and technologies related to safety and health
   2. ②Raise awareness of occupational safety and health
   3. ③Creation of comfortable and healthy workplaces

6. (6)We will conduct safety and health education necessary to achieve our safety and health policy, also ask for understanding and cooperation of all related people working with our company, as well as to raise their awareness of safety and health issues.

２.Accident and illness

３．Activities for Occupational Accident Prevention

Based on the above basic philosophy, we place the highest priorities on achieving zero occupational accidents, ensuring safety and health, and activities to prevent occupational accidents.
As part of the activities, we conduct workplace safety patrols after monthly meetings of the Safety and Health Committee to reduce the risk of occupational accidents.
We also improve the level of safety by conducting employee education (including outside seminars), training, and KYK (hazard prediction activities).

Health and Productivity Management

We believe that the well-being of all employees is important for the sustainable development of the company, therefore we are creating a working environment where each employee can work in good health and with peace of mind.

Health and Productivity Management Declaration

To implement our management philosophy of "Create the Next by Advanced and Innovative Technologies", thus keep contributing to society in the future, it is important that employees and their families are healthy, physically and mentally.
To let employees, each of them is irreplaceable asset of the company, can maximize their abilities and vitality, we hereby declare the promotion of health management including following key items, which enables maintenance and improvement of mental, physical health and well-being of all employees.

Priority Items

1. (1)Establish a system in which employees can periodically get health checkups, health guidance and stress checks, etc.

2. (2)Properly manage working hours, annual leave, and support for childcare and nursing care as part of our efforts to balance work and family life.

3. (3)Raise awareness of employees and families of the need to maintain and promote health.

4. (4)Create a rewarding work environment in which employees can demonstrate their uniqueness, abilities, and vitality, while giving due consideration to safety and health in the workplace.

The company was certified as "2024 Excellent Health and Productivity Management Corporation, Small and Medium Enterprise”, on March 11, 2024.

On March 11, 2024, the company was certified as "2024 Excellent Health and Productivity Management Corporation, Small and Medium Enterprise”, an award jointly organized by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Nippon Kenko Kaigi (Japan Health Counsel).
As a certified excellent health and productivity management corporation, we will continue working on "health and productivity management" to further maintain and improve the health of employees and their families.

Health and Productivity Management Measures

For the health of employees, we offer and subsidize in-house influenza vaccinations. The amount of subsidy is increasing every year.
To improve the health literacy of employees, we also recommend them a health-focused e-mail magazine distributed once a month by the Japan Health Insurance Association (JHIA).
For those eligible for specific health guidance, we provide in-house facilities, and the guidance provided by public health nurses and nutritionists, and for long hour workers, we regularly provide interviews by industrial physicians.
Likewise, we will strengthen various efforts in health management to maintain and improve the health and health literacy of each employee.

General Employer Action Plan

We establish the following action plan to enable all the employees to fully demonstrate their abilities and play active roles, by creating an environment where they can balance work and child rearing and work comfortably.

１．Planned Period

April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2025 (3 years)

２．Goals

1. (1)Increase the number of female workers by at least five and develop female career-track employees as candidates for management positions

2. (2)Raise awareness of male employees regarding childcare leave and family care leave systems

3. (3)Encourage all employees to systematically take annual paid leave

３．Initiatives

1. (1)Increase the number of female workers by 5 or more, and develop female career track employees who are candidates for managerial positions

   1. ①Create opportunities for women to work in those departments and job types where there are no or few women yet, raise awareness among the employees and attract female applicant
   2. ②Implement initiatives to promote job type change from non-career to career track
   3. ③Develop role model personnel in departments and jobs where there are no or few women

2. (2)Make male employees aware of childcare leave and family care leave systems

   1. ①Inform the details of childcare leave and family care leave systems and grasp the needs for taking such leaves (through e-learning, etc.)

3. (3)Promote planned usage of annual paid leave for all employees

   1. ①Everyone takes 5 days of simultaneous annual leave
   2. ②Full usage of planned annual leave twice a year

Labor-Management Cooperation

In order to improve the working environment, we exchange opinions and discuss with the AIMECHATEC Labor Union, formed when the company was established in July 2016, on a variety of issues, including business environment and labor-management issues.
The labor-management relations are smooth and friendly.

Risk Management

Business Continuity Plan (BCP) Basic Policy

We have earned trust from customers by stably providing them with precision and reliable electronic component manufacturing equipment. To maintain such trust, we will work on the following policy of our business continuity plan (BCP).

1. (1)Put the highest priority on the lives of employees and their families.

2. (2)Work closely with local communities and related parties to prevent secondary disasters.

3. (3)If a risk event occurs, we make efforts to minimize the impact on customers and protect their interests.

4. (4)Ramp up in a short time the products we owe the social responsibility to supply, thus maintain and improve social credibility, as well as promptly revive our business and trust.

5. (5)Keep in mind to ensure quality at all times.

Business Continuity Management (BCM)

As risks such as large-scale natural disasters and epidemics of various infectious diseases have increased and has become more and more threatening to the continuity of economic and social activities these years, AIMECHATEC has developed a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) that covers evaluation of the anticipated impact on business, recovery targets, education, and training.

Utilization of Safety Confirmation System

In case a large-scale disaster occurs in Japan or overseas, the company collects safety information of employees who work or live in the affected area.
In addition, we conduct safety confirmation training for all employees along with the annual "evacuation drill activities."

Business Continuity in Supply Chain

To prevent production from stalling after a disaster strike, we are working on securing suppliers of direct and indirect materials, supporting their business continuity, and evaluating alternative products, as shown in the following.

1. (1)Identify affected areas, confirm suppliers, and identify items that can be procured quickly (confirm delivery dates).

2. (2)Determine distribution routes and means of delivery

3. (3)Clarify information routes (establish a communication system)

4. (4)Establish a support system for the suppliers affected by the disaster (preparation of emergency equipment, support personnel, and duration of support)