Promotion of Diversity and Equal Opportunity

Promotion of Diversity and Equal Opportunity

The Press Kogyo Group respects each individual’s standpoint and views, regardless of his/her nationality, gender or belief, and complies with the Labor Standards Act and other relevant laws and regulations. With a focus on the following three key principles, the Group has been striving to create an employee-friendly workplace environment where employees with diverse backgrounds can utilize their abilities to the maximum extent, regardless of their nationality, gender or whether they are hired as new graduates or mid-career employees.

1. Improving the Working Environment (safety and security of workplace environment)
2. Work-Life Balance (work from home, flextime system, promoting paid leave and childcare leave)
3. Health and Productivity Management (Health action 5)

Promoting the Empowerment of Women

The Company has been working to achieve the targets in its action plan (covering the five years from April 2023) listed below based on the Act on the Promotion of Women’s Participation and Advancement in the Workplace.

1. At least 20% of hires for career-track and clerical positions to be female
2. At least 10% of hires for technical positions to be female

To achieve the above targets, we are increasing our participation in recruitment events that attract many female job seekers in order to increase the number of female applicants, and we are vigorously communicating our systems and track record related to maternity and childcare in our recruitment activities. We are seeking to create an environment and culture where women can play vital roles in production workplaces where men are in the majority.

Management Metrics Related to Empowerment of Women

Promoting Active Roles for Senior Workers

The Company has introduced a re-employment system that allows flexible working styles, such as shorter working hours and deployment overseas, and provides the opportunity for employees who want to work after the retirement age of 60 to use their accumulated knowledge and skills. We recognize that the rapidly dwindling birthrate and aging society are creating the need to promote active roles for senior citizens. We will strive to expand and improve our employment systems so that older people can take on work and further contribute to the sustainable growth of the Company.

Employment of People with Disabilities

We are vigorously employing people with disabilities with the aim of realizing a society in which people with disabilities can fulfill active roles corresponding to their abilities and characteristics.

Status of Employment of People with Disabilities

Improving the Working Environment

The Group is making every effort to improve the working environment with the aim of creating safe and secure workplaces. In addition to improving protection against cold and heat, we are systematically making improvements to complex tasks and those that involve handling heavy items. To make improvements for difficult tasks, we are automating operations and changing working postures. We are also introducing auxiliary equipment for shipping items as well as automatic loading/unloading equipment to aid in handling heavy objects. In addition, we are reducing workloads and improving safety so that everyone, regardless of age or gender, can accomplish their tasks with relative ease.