Stable Employment

Basic policies on human resources

Hitachi Construction Machinery aims to optimize the capabilities of each employee and contribute the growth of the company overall by combining these capabilities. This is based on the company’s action guidelines—Set goals to challenge (foster affinity), combine ideas and gumption, and train and utilize human resources.

Employment and hiring focuses heavily on securing human resources that will implement the 3C’s of the Kenkijin spirit*. Based on these action guidelines and the Kenkijin spirit, we are looking for people who have a strong spirit, are independent, enthusiastic, positive, and considerate, and will continue to move forward in the frontlines, staying ahead of changes in society and the world.

We are working to create a comfortable workplace to stably secure human resources and long-term employment. This includes initiatives to achieve work-life balance, which seeks to create harmony between work and private life, and an extensive human resources compensation system.

Employee regulations specifically outline rules including adequate work hours, time off, overtime, legal holidays and vacations. We operate a system to manage working hours to remain in compliance with these regulations. There are also comprehensive initiatives in place to manage the health of our employees. Efforts are being made to prevent overwork (in general working late-night hours are prohibited) and alleviate overtime.

In addition, we are actively engaging in diversity management to diversify our personnel and gain access to various capabilities and competencies. Going forward, in line with our medium and long-term business plan, we plan to secure essential personnel and implement training that will quickly equip personnel with necessary expertise. In addition, we are promoting work style reforms to more efficiently create added value. We aim to create a work environment where all of our employees have purpose and can optimally leverage their skills.

*3C’s of the Kenkijin spirit: Challenge, Customer, and Communication

People Analytics Initiatives

The Hitachi Construction Machinery Group makes use of people analytics to secure stable human resources and improve employee capabilities. People analytics is the method of collecting personnel and organizational data and analyzing through the application of statistics and data analysis techniques.

Hitachi Construction Machinery uses people analytics to secure stable human resources. At the time of recruitment selection, in addition to interviews, we also carry out appropriate inspections. The aptitude test answers are collated and analyzed against the accumulated database. The results of this analysis are used as part of the selection process to prevent mismatches in human resources.

We also conduct “Leadership Potential Assessment” globally. Leadership Potential Assessment is a tool for measuring and gaining awareness of current leadership potential in order to drive the growth of an organization and demonstrate leadership. It was introduced in 2019. By collating and analyzing the behavioral principles of the target person with the database and quantifying them, we can grasp the results and utilize them for the development of leader human resources who will be responsible for future management.

Respecting the Rights of Employees

The Hitachi Construction Machinery Group Codes of Conduct were approved to specify the standards of behavior applicable throughout the Hitachi Construction Machinery Group.
In Japan, where labor unions are recognized, for example, we espouse the three fundamental rights of labor unions (to organize, to bargain collectively, and to act collectively) as seen in the collective agreement between the CEO of Hitachi Construction Machinery, Ltd. and the representative of the Hitachi Construction Machinery Workers Union.

Personnel data

Number of employees by age

As of March 2022, Hitachi Construction Machinery (non-consolidated basis)

Appointments of officers and employees

As of March 2022, Hitachi Construction Machinery (non-consolidated basis)

Hires of new graduates

Hitachi Construction Machinery (non-consolidated basis)

Mid-career employment

Hitachi Construction Machinery (non-consolidated basis)

Turnover

Hitachi Construction Machinery (non-consolidated basis) (only for retired employees for personal reasons)

Rules and regulations that related to long-term incentives

Point-based retirement allowance payment system

Hitachi Construction Machinery has a retirement allowance rule for full time employees. Retirement allowance consists of years of service and evaluation points that reflect differences in contributions and achievements determined by personnel evaluations each year, and is paid at the time of retirement.

Refresh leave (Long-term service reward leave)

Hitachi Construction Machinery has a long-term service reward leave as one of the career support leave for full-time employees. Employees who have reached the 10th year of service get 5 days leave every 5 years up to 40 years and 10 days leave for 25 years of service.