Diversity, equity & inclusion

Diversity

Vibrant utilization of people with a wide range of values makes it possible to leverage corporate capabilities to the fullest extent and maintain sustainable growth. Nissan Shatai and Nissan Shatai Kyushu have advocated “promoting diversity” as an important item in our Medium-term Management Plan since fiscal 2015. With a basic policy of “being a company where all workers can fully utilize their skills,” we continuously implement actions to deliver even better results by supporting a healthy lifestyle for all employees, not only those involved in childcare and nursing care.

In the 2023-2027 Medium-term Management Plan, we broaden the scope to “diversity, equity, and inclusion” and intend to put effort into activities that advance fairness and acceptability, not only diversity. In addition to “the active participation of women” and “assisting in realization of childcare and nursing care along with work,” we aim to build a corporate culture that is comfortable for all employees with greater acceptance of diversity values and views, including age, nationality.

Activity symbol - original logo

Our thoughts: "An image of people with various personalities, having the same eye-level, riding on our "Caravan" spun with rainbow colored thread, and heading toward the same destination" (Original design produced through an in-house contest.)

Promoting active participation of women

Nissan Shatai and Nissan Shatai Kyushu are earnestly developing a culture and designing systems on behalf of promoting active participation of women. We seek to expand the percentage of women in new university graduate hires and improve the work environment to facilitate continuation of a career. We also encourage cultivation based on a career plan with the goal of promoting selection in managerial jobs. Roughly 6% of managers were women as of end-March 2024, and we are working to promote empowerment of more women with a goal of 10% in the future.
In the 2023-2027 Medium-term Management Plan, we intend to formulate and implement an initiative plan for acquisition of “Eruboshi” certification. Additionally, we will strengthen corporate PR for a wider segment among new university graduates and activities that lead to employment aimed at bolstering career hires and selection of an even wide range of human resources.

Reinforcement of systems and preparation of the environment

In addition to existing flex work, short working hours system, and promotion of using annual paid holidays, we are offering support for the joint realization of work and childcare/nursing care, including the introduction of family support leave that can be applied to childcare, nursing care, and other situations, and a teleworking system, and the revision of our systems to make them easier to use, such as converting the absence from work after childbirth into leave, etc. Furthermore, we are also promoting the use of assistance equipment that lightens the load of picking up heavy items and automation to facilitate the engagement of women in skilled workplaces.
We are reinforcing the environment to enable the continuation of careers and realization of performance through childbirth and childcare and continuously implementing education to foster an internal culture that makes it easy for men to participate in childcare too. In April 2019, we opened a preschool within the company called “Kids’ Caravan” and created an environment where it is easy to work during the childcare period.
In order to continue these kinds of initiatives, we conducted an internal questionnaire on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion to incorporate the opinions of our employees as we endeavor to bolster our activities in this area. Going forward, we will continue to measure their effects quantitatively.

(Results of an internal questionnaire on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion)

Platinum Kurumin

Nissan Shatai was the first company with 300 or more employees in Hiratsuka to receive certification based on Article 13 of the Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children, which is commonly known as “Kurumin” certification, in May 2017. Additionally, since July 2020, we continuously acquired “Platinum Kurumin” certification available to “Kurumin” certified companies that conduct even more advanced initiatives.

Utilization of diverse human resources

Nissan Shatai Group does not set specific numerical goals for managerial positions given to foreign employees and mid-career employees but instead appoints managers based on the concept of “making assignments and appointments of the right person for the right job in accordance with personal capabilities and characteristics,” rather than relying on hiring categories or attributes.
In hiring people with disabilities, Nissan Shatai Group advocates maintaining employment at a level above the legally required percentage and actively implementing hiring activities. Besides hiring new university graduates, it participates in company explanations sponsored by Hello Work and hires a few mid-career people annually. Since fiscal 2021, it launched the Sunshine team that prepares the workplace environment and is contributing to development of a conducive workplace.

Employee engagement

Nissan Shatai Group implements workplace improvement activities that address workplace issues and requests. It has prioritized items from the many requests regarding heat-related measures, toilets, changing rooms, welfare buildings, common areas, and dormitories for single people and proceeded with improvements. It intends to continue efforts through close communication with employees and confirmation of requests. Furthermore, Nissan Shatai Group prepares and distributes a pamphlet that covers company topics, connections to SDGs, contributions to local society, awards received at external events, and other results that reflect employee efforts and are a source of pride. It plans to continue preparing the pamphlet to encourage feelings of happiness and pride regarding work at the group by enabling all employees to share and understand these company initiatives.