AISIN - CSR - Relations with Stakeholders - Employee Relations

Based on the rationale that respecting the creativity and initiative of different individuals is the motivating force behind raising corporate vitality, AISIN is focusing its efforts on employing a diversified range of human resources.

We also offer support for such needs as balancing work and child rearing, as well as employment and technical training for persons with disabilities, in creating a workplace environment where each employee can continue working.

Employing a Diverse Range of Human Resources

Currently, over half of the companies in the AISIN Group are overseas-based subsidiaries, and given the progression of globalization among our business operations, the number of employees who are citizens of countries other than Japan continues to increase.

Aisin Seiki currently employs approximately 60 persons of foreign nationality on a full-time basis. In addition, from among the 240 full-time employees promoted from temporary employee status in fiscal 2007, 12 persons were foreign nationals.

Support for Balancing Work and Child Rearing

AISIN has taken action from early on in creating a comfortable work environment. In endeavoring to create a workplace environment where employees can continue to work while raising children as well as fully realizing their talents, we always strive to priority consideration toward instituting measures that employees need most at any given time, including implementing a reduced work hour system and extending the scope of the childcare leave system.

Upon enactment of the “Next Generation Education and Support Promotion Act” in April 2005, we extended the reduced work hour system for parents with children up until elementary school age in April 2006, which led to a 1.8 times increase in enrollment versus the previous fiscal year. In this way, we will continue to proactively engage in creating an environment where our employees balance both work and child rearing.

Establishment of “AI Mommy's Support” Daycare Center

AI Mommy's Support, an in-house daycare center for the children of AISIN employees, is being built on the premises of the head office, and is scheduled to open from October 2007. The daycare center will be operated in a manner that fully reflects employee needs such as being open for business on national holidays in accordance with the Company calendar and setting open hours from early in the morning to extended overtime.

Exterior of AI Mommy's Support

Work/Home Support for Raising Children

Prenatal and postnatal health care services
Prenatal and postnatal childcare leave (six weeks before birth and eight weeks after birth)
Childcare leave available during the first year of a child's life (to March 31)
Reduced work hours for raising children: Available until the child attends elementary school
“Anshin (peace of mind)” leave (carryover of remaining portion of paid leave up to 20 days)
Nursing leave (up to 5 days per year): Until child attends elementary school
Limit on overtime, holiday and nighttime work
Supplemental system for childcare expenses

Feedback from Childcare Leave Users

I took advantage of the childcare leave system for the first time when our third child was born. During the leave, my wife and I each handled different responsibilities in which I took care of the kids while my wife did the housework. My one-month leave was truly meaningful. I was able to see the baby grow day by day with my own eyes, as well as spend a great deal of quality time with my two older kids. Taking this leave gave me the opportunity to realize how hard it is to take care of three kids and also do the housework alone. Now, I try to work as efficiently as possible in order to return home early to help my wife, who is pleased, as well as glad that I took childcare leave. Although it was a busy time at work, I'm really grateful to my supervisor and coworkers for so readily allowing me to take this childcare leave.

: Aisin Seiki Kinuura Plant
Takuya Mizukami

Employment and Support for the Development of People with Disabilities

Aisin Seiki aims for a workplace environment where all employees, with or without disabilities, can work with a sense of vitality based on the principle of “Mutual Respect.” The employment rate of persons with disabilities at Aisin Seiki for fiscal 2007 was over 1.84%, exceeding the legally mandated quota of 1.80%.

Challenging the Abilympics

Since fiscal 2006, we select competitors to appear in the prefectural and national Abilympics*. In fiscal 2007, Emi Itakura of the Trial Manufacturing Plant was awarded a gold medal in the “Machine CAD” category (award from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare).

Increasing Life Counseling Activities

Since 2003, a total of nine plants regularly hold meetings for providing persons with disabilities with advice and recommendations on their job at each plant and in their daily life. In order to raise the skills of welfare advisors and supervisors, we carry out a workshop for supporting employees with disabilities.

* Abilympics

A combination of the words "Olympics" and "ability," this is a nickname for the National Skills Competition. Individuals with disabilities compete to show the skills learned in the workplace so they can improve their professional skills and in turn feel confidence and pride in fully participating in society. Concurrently, the competition aims to raise understanding and awareness among society about the capabilities of persons with disabilities to promote their employability and support them in being an active member of society.

: Gold medal recipient
Emi Itakura

: Workshop for supporting employees with disabilities