Human Resources Development
Creating a Comfortable Workplace and Increasing the Sense of Unity of Employees
The Polyplastics Group has set improving employee engagement* as one of the priority CSR items and measures in its Medium-Term Business Plan, in order to create a workplace where everyone can work with a sense of fulfillment. From the results of regular engagement surveys, we understand the organizational situation and employee thoughts for each corporation, country, and region, and each company implements measures to improve engagement accordingly. Here, we will introduce some of the measures taken in each country.
*A “highly engaged state” refers to a state in which employees are actively involved in the organization and their work and make voluntary efforts.
Nantong
Celebration for the Opening of Our New Plant in Nantong
In Nantong, a party was held to celebrate the opening of a new plant with the participation of all employees. This party was organized to express appreciation for the hard work and support provided by employees in the construction of this new plant and to raise the morale of those who will now work there. We were able to reaffirm the importance of working together to improve our new plant, and the party also served to enhance communication among employees.
Shanghai
Company trip to Quanzhou
Since we have multiple offices in Shanghai, we hold an annual company trip to strengthen relationships among employees working at more remote offices. This year, 77 employees participated in this employee trip by traveling to a tourist destination selected by an employee vote. The organization is further strengthened when employees are brought closer together thanks to these company trips.
Leuna
Team Day
In Leuna, Germany, a Team Day event is held annually for the purpose of strengthening communication among employees. This year, all employees visited a go-kart facility and participated in racing activities. These races enabled relations to be deepened through friendly competition and cheering among teams. The event was capped off by a fun dinner. Such interactions among employees help to create a workplace environment that is highly conducive to the performance of work.
Japan
Career Support for Employees
In Japan, we launched a career challenge program this year to bolster the career autonomy exercised by employees. This program is a scheme designed to not only facilitate ordinary personnel transfers but also help employees chart their own career paths and take on new challenges. In addition, we have also established an environment that supports the careers of employees by introducing systems that enable employees in upgrading skills by way of the introduction of a system of side jobs and dual employment options.
Health Management Initiatives
As a member of the Daicel Group, we are expanding initiatives in line with the Daicel Declaration on Health Management while making proactive efforts to maintain and improve employees’ mental and physical health.
Daicel Declaration on Health Management
- The Company will strive to offer a safe and comfortable workplace based on the conviction that its business foundation relies upon the mental and physical health of each employee.
- The Company will act in collaboration with the health insurance society to help each employee as well as their families engage in autonomous and proactive efforts to maintain and improve their health.
Daicel Group Structure for Health Management Promotion
- Basic Approach
- Having employees work healthily and energetically leads to both a fulfilling life for each employee and the continued development of the company. Therefore, our company's “health care team” plays a central role in supporting employees' health management through health checkups and health guidance, ascertaining employee stress levels through stress checks, and working to reduce stress.
- Healthcare Support System
- In order to maximize every employee’s individuality and provide a work environment in which employees are healthy and energetic, we established and expanded the activities of the Healthcare Team in 2014, which is composed of human resource staff, public health nurses, and industrial physicians.
- Establishment of the Polyplastics Healthcare Committee
- We established the “Polyplastics Healthcare Committee” to strengthen our organizational structure. In order to promote health management as the Daicel Group, we are working to improve the workplace environment by planning, designing and carrying out various health events.
- Participated in the Daicel Central Healthcare Committee
- The Polyplastics Healthcare Committee receives advice from the Daicel Group on plans, proposals, and measures regarding its activities.
- Collaborative System with Public Health Nurses
- We have established a collaborative system between Polyplastics’ public health nurses and Daicel's team of public health nurses to share information and solve issues as well as to ensure ongoing awareness. In addition, the nurses regularly publish the Public Health Nurse News as a way to educate and help improve health.
- About the Healthcare System
- Public health nurses help address mental or physical health issues while collaborating with industrial physicians and local medical institutions.
- Continuous Health Management
- Public health nurses follow up with employees based on the results of their regular health checkups, and recommend secondary checkups.
- Special Checkups and Health Guidance
- We are working to prevent lifestyle diseases in collaboration with Daicel’s health insurance society.
- Conducting Stress Checks
- Based on the results of group analysis of stress check results, we are developing activities to maintain and promote health through self-care and mental health care training using e-learning, in addition to following up and recommending improvements for the work environment.
- Initiatives to Reduce Overtime Work
- We are working to optimize the work-life balance of our employees in order to maintain their mental and physical health.
Certification as “White 500” Companies in “Health Management Excellence Corporation 2025”
In recognition of our efforts, in March 2025, Daicel and our company were certified by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Japan Health Council as “White 500” companies in “Health Management Excellence Corporation 2025,” in the category for large corporations. This is our company’s third White 500 certification, the first being in 2023.
We will further promote the health management that we have been working on, and support the autonomous and proactive health promotion of each and every group employee and their family.
Our company encourages the active use of paid leave. In FY 2024, the paid leave usage rate was 85.4%, achieving the target of 80% for the third consecutive year. This is a result that significantly exceeds the average of 62.1% for Japanese companies.
- ※The benchmark is the FY 2023 Japanese national average (from the 2023 General Survey on Working Conditions, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare).
