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Health and Safety

Work-Related Accidents

Change in the Frequency Rate of Accidents at Work
Classification FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
DOWA Group 2.56 1.23 1.03 1.02 1.19
Same-sized business site average* 1.20 1.20 1.21 1.31 1.25

*Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare statistics for manufacturing industries with 100 or more employees

Change in the Severity Rate of Accidents at Work
Classification FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
DOWA Group 0.32 0.01 0.27 0.01 0.87
Same-sized business site average* 0.10 0.10 0.07 0.06 0.08

*Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare statistics for manufacturing industries with 100 or more employees

Note : Cooperating companies and contractors have not been included when calculating these figures. Totals have been calculated for accidents requiring one or more days of leave.
Frequency rate: Indicator showing the frequency of accidents by the number of dead and injured people due to accidents at work per one million total working hours
Severity rate: Indicator showing the degree of accident severity by the number of working days lost per 1,000 total working hours

Work-Related Accidents (Number of Deaths)

(Unit : People)

Classification FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Permanent employees 0 0 0 0 2
Non-permanent employees 0 0 0 0 0
In-plant contract workers 0 0 0 0 1
Total 0 0 0 0 3

Status of Health and Safety-Related Training Programmes

(Unit : People)

Training Program Classification Target Participants FY2022
Seminar to Improve Understanding of Occupational Health and Safety (intermediate) Training on safety Managers 78
RA Assessor Training Training on safety Risk assessment assessors 294
Training on the Illegal Assessment of Occupational Health and Safety (intermediate) Training on safety Safety and environmental supervisors 26
Compliance seminars Safety-related general training Safety and environmental supervisors 14

Employment

Status of Employees

Number of Employees by Region

(Unit : People)

Region FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Men Women Men Women
Japan 6,359 6,491 6,810 5,566 1,234 5,792 1,376
Overseas Asia (except Japan) 3,148 3,217 3,558 3,105 503 3,218 535
Europe 25 28 29 30 15 21 16
North America 166 128 128 99 27 112 36
Latin America 62 84 76 52 28 50 32
Overseas subtotal 3,401 3,457 3,791 3,286 573 3,401 619
Total 9,760 9,948 10,601 8,852 1,807 9,193 1,995
Grand total 9,760 9,948 10,601 10,659 11,188

Note : Including Non-Consolidated

Number of Domestic Employees by Age Group

(Unit : People)

Age FY2022
Permanent Employees Non-Permanent Employees
Executive Officers Management Employees General Employees Outsourced and Temporary Employees Part-Time Employees Dispatch Employees
Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women
Under 30 0 0 0 0 822 150 26 10 33 19 881
30–49 0 0 393 17 2,110 288 73 54 76 100
Over 50 86 1 429 4 669 125 375 60 159 103
Subtotal 86 1 822 21 3,601 563 474 124 268 222 881
Total 5,094 1,969
Grand total 7,063
Number of Overseas Employees by Age Group

(Unit : People)

Age FY2022
Resident Employees Local Employees
(Permanent Employees)
Local Employees
(Non-Permanent Employees)
Men Women Men Women Men Women
Under 30 3 0 324 119 601 33
30–49 67 6 1,370 364 608 44
Over 50 41 1 304 37 83 15
Subtotal 111 7 1,998 520 1,292 92
Total 118 2,518 1,384
Grand total 4,020

Labor and Diversity

Establishing Diverse Workstyles

Status of Leave Taken in Relation to Childcare and Family Care Leave

(Unit : People)

FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women
Childcare leave (*) Number of acquirer 2 31 0 22 5 33 13 20 40 17
Number of eligible persons 125 13 131 10 150 16
Number of employees who took leave to care for sick children 35 28 64 24 76 27 116 46 36 9
Number of employees who took leave to provide nursing care 11 5 22 12 35 15 11 13

*Number of persons on childcare leave includes the number of persons who were continuously on childcare leave from the previous year. The number of eligible persons is the number of persons who were newly eligible in the relevant year.

Number of Employees Taking Childcare Leave and Leave to Care for Sick Children
FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Men Women Men Women Men Women
Retired employees on childcare leave (People) 0 0
Persons returning to work after childcare leave (People) 3 10 11 15 147 50
Percentage of employees returning to work after childcare leave (%) 100 100
Persons who have returned to work after an established childcare leave (persons)* 0 11 4 12 30 11
Percentage of retention after childcare leave (%)* 100 95

*Employees enrolled at the end of 12 months after returning to work from childcare leave.

Average Overtime Hours

(Unit : Hours/month)

FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Average hours of overtime work 18.2 19.0 15.7 21.0 13.9

Status regarding the Taking of Annual Paid Leave
FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Average number of days granted (days) 20 20 20 19 20
Average number of days taken (days) 14 15 14 15 16
Ratio of leave taken (%) 70.0 74.7 70.8 76.7 79.5
Number of employees who took refresh leave (people) 257 339
Average number of volunteer leave days taken (days) 0 0

Promoting Diversity and Spreading Awareness of Human Rights

Percentage of Female Employees by Job Classification

(Unit : %)

Position FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Executive officers 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1
Management employees 1.7 1.4 2.4 2.3 2.5
General employees 10.5 11.2 11.4 16.8 17.3

*HD-registered employees (including those of unconsolidated companies)

Training to Promote the Diversity of Human Resources
Training Program Target Participants FY2017-FY2022
Total Time (Hours) Total Attendance Rate (%)
Diversity and career training Female employees 218 42
Diversity management training Management employees 80 35

Trend in Rehiring of Retirement

(Unit : People)

FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women
Employees leaving the workforce due to retirement 71 11 87 7
Rehiring of retirees 46 2 55 2 40 2 61 10 31 4

Trend in Employment of People with Disabilities

(Unit : %)

FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
HD Only Group-wide HD Only Group-wide HD Only Group-wide HD Only Group-wide HD Only Group-wide
Percentage of employment of people with disabilities 1.6 1.3 2.0 1.4 2.1 1.4 2.6 1.4 2.7 1.5

Human Resource Development

Securing Human Resources and Developing Core Human Resources

Status of Employment
FY2022
Men Women Total
Average age (years old) 41 39 41
Average length of employment (years) 14 11 13
Number of employees hired (people) 105 18 123
Number of mid-career employees (people) 130 19 149
Number of employees who left for personal reasons (people) 313 29 342
Percentage of employees who left for personal reasons (%) 6.7
Average retention rate after 10 years of employment (%)* 75 69

*Calculation within the scope of new graduate recruitment in HD

Percentage of Mid-Career Recruits

(Unit : %)

FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Percentage of permanent mid-career hires* 11 10 9 7

*Calculations based on the Law on Comprehensive Promotion of Labour Policies.

Turnover of New Hires Within Three Years of Joining the Company

(Unit : %)

FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Year of entry to the company FY2018 FY2019 FY2020
Turnover rate within 3 years of employment* 6.4 5.7 15.2

*Calculation within the scope of new graduate recruitment in HD

Developing Human Resources and Promoting Organization-Building That Will Create Change

Status of Training System
Content Target Participants FY2022
Number of Participants (People) Total Time (Hours)
Position-based education and elective education
Training to strengthen middle management Management employees 28 1,008
Management training, training to strengthen skills for leading subordinates Management employees 73 2,409
New employee training New employees 53 15,264
Follow-up training for new and young people 1st–3rd year employees 156 5,440
Training for on-the-job-training instructors On-the-job-training instructors 47 376
New recruiters training New recruiters 47 376
Field-specific training
Language support English-learning methodology seminar New employees (pre-assignment training) 53 53
Global Preparatory training for overseas assignments Employees receiving new overseas assignments 7 112
Training for overseas base managers Managers of overseas bases 18 288
Human rights Stress check training All applicable persons 32 64
Organizational development Meetings of staff members responsible for human resource development to improve on-site capabilities Staff members responsible for human resource development at each base 49 1,176
Status of Employee Education
Item FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Annual education eligible people (people) 4,437 4,622 4,805 5,082 5,220
Number of in-company participants Number of participants (people) 1,538 1,931 1,546 845 825
Number of possible participants (people) 1,291 1,411
Total hours of education (hours) 42,092 44,724 30,207 33,276 31,347
Total hours of education per person (hours/person) 27 23 20 39 38
Total hours of education per person (hours/person)* 9 10 6 7 6
Total annual educational investment (Thousands of yen) 93,083 114,576 71,838 109,592 138,572
Total annual educational investment excluding travel expenses (Thousands of yen) 71,144 90,104 71,440 109,019 127,392
Total cost of education per person (Thousands of yen) 61 59 46 130 168
Total cost of education per person (Thousands of yen)* 21 25 15 22 27

*Eligible people are among permanent employees


Quality Assurance

Status of Quality Management System Certification

(Unit : Locations)

Certification Domestic Overseas
ISO9001/OHSAS 25 13
Total 38

Supply Chain Management

Self-Check Assessment Evaluation Results

(単位:%)

FY2022
(1) Legal Compliance and Fair Trade 83.0
(2) Optimal Quality and Fair Price 86.9
(3) Establishing a Stable Supply System 82.0
(4) Sustainability 1) Human rights and labor 87.2
(4) Sustainability 2) Occupational health and safety 88.4
(4) Sustainability 3) Environmental conservation 82.6
(4) Sustainability 4) Contributions to society and local communities 73.3
(5) Information Protection 87.4
(6) Management System 82.3
Self-Check Assessment Evaluation Results

Human Rights

Status of Human Rights Education
Training Program Target Participants FY2022
Number of Participants (People) Total Time (Hours)
Training on Harassment Managers 67 134

Coexistence with Local Communities

Status of Support for the Development of the Next Generation

(Unit : Thousands of yen)

Initiatives FY2022
Endowed chairs 60,000

Status of Work Experience and Internships for Students
Region FY2022
Total Number of Participants (People) Total Number of Days (Days)
Domestic 107 305
Overseas 41 930

Status of Community Support

(Unit : Thousands of yen)

Region Examples of Support FY2022
Japan – Donations for Nature Conservation
– Provision of company housing for use by school-age children, etc.
45,632
Thailand – Scholarship Sponsorship
– Donation of medical equipment, etc.
1,257
Indonesia – Support for local educational institutions
– Contributions related to biodiversity, etc.
8,196
USA – Sponsorship of local events, etc. 583
Total 55,668