Human Resource Development
Human Resource Development
Basic Approach
The Hitachi High-Tech Group regards people themselves as one of the assets of a company and believes that improving the value of each and every individual as a human resource leads directly to sustainable value creation throughout the Group. Based on this view, we will continue to provide career development support that emphasizes employees' individual values and the meaning and significance of their work. We will also accelerate the development of human resources who can thrive globally and human resources who can demonstrate the highest level of skills in manufacturing, while developing all employees so that they can make full use of generative AI and digital technologies to improve productivity and create new value. We also strive to foster a corporate culture and build an environment in which all employees can fully demonstrate their abilities and creativity.
Organization
Management Education Committee
We endeavor to ensure ongoing verification and improvement of our human resource development initiatives via the Management Education Committee, which meets twice a year. Based on the cultivation of personnel who are capable of acting independently in a global context, our educational programs are organized into categories and systematically implemented.
Initiatives
Cultivating Personnel with a Global Outlook
We actively post young employees overseas with a view to cultivating personnel capable of doing business with a global perspective. Young employees are trained overseas via a one-year overseas training program or a foreign study program paid for by the company and other such programs. We are also taking steps to further improve our development of global human resources, for instance by establishing a common worldwide program of fundamental education for the national staff members who are active at each of our overseas sites.
Cultivating Skilled Manufacturing Personnel
Our ability to manufacture high-tech products such as semiconductor testers and analyzers is underpinned by our ceaseless development of cutting-edge technology and the highest-possible level of skill in translating this technology into products. For many years, as part of our proactive endeavors to cultivate technicians, we have taken on the challenge of entering the annual National Skills Competition and National Abilympics, and have produced many medalists, both at the national and the international level.
In FY2025, ten participants competed in four categories at the 63rd National Skills Competition (Aichi Prefecture), winning a bronze medal in “Turning,” a bronze medal in “Milling,” and a bronze medal and the Fighting Spirit Award in “Mechatronics.”
We will continue to develop human resources who can demonstrate the highest level of skills across a wide range of occupations.
Supporting Career Development
Hitachi High-Tech provides career development support that emphasizes the meaning, significance, and values of work for each employee so that they can develop their own career. Specifically, we offer career development training by age group, counseling by career counselors, and individual career consultations at the in-house Career Consultation Office. Additionally, we have introduced a Company-approved reduced working hours system for career development, as well as leave systems for study abroad, self-development, and volunteering.
We also conduct “1-on-1” and “Will-Can-Must” interviews in which managers discuss career goals with their subordinates and support them in achieving those goals and growing, and we provide all employees with an online learning environment where they can acquire the latest knowledge and skills.
Through these initiatives, we support each employee’s autonomous career development.
Ensuring Fair Evaluation and Compensation
The Hitachi-High Tech believes that a fair global system of employee evaluation and compensation is essential for attracting diverse talents, regardless of nationality. Accordingly, we established a Global Compensation Philosophy: A management framework shared by all Group companies based on the principles of ensuring market competitiveness, pay for performance, and transparency.
We ensure compliance with the laws and regulations of each country and region in which we operate when determining compensation. For instance, to ensure compliance with minimum wages, etc., in Japan, we conduct comprehensive and periodic checks through our system to confirm no violations have occurred. We developed a performance-based compensation system that is fair and competitive in the context of the labor market for the industry in each country or region. Individual employee compensation is based on an annual performance review.
The Hitachi High-Tech Group introduced a system of flexible compensation according to individual employee performance and company performance. In addition to evaluation results, employees receive feedback on strengths and areas for improvement identified via evaluation and challenges and goals for future work. This feedback is designed to encourage personal growth.