Quality, Safety and Human Resources Initiatives

Human Rights Initiatives

We will focus our efforts on the following human rights issues that may arise in the course of our business activities.


Themes for Priority Action at Nippon Seiki
  1. Prohibition of forced labor and child labor
    We do not permit any labor that is forced by threat of punishment, such as labor of children under the minimum age for employment, human trafficking, or violence, as stipulated by the laws and regulations of each country.
  2. Prohibition of discrimination and harassment
    We do not tolerate discrimination on the basis of character, gender, age, physical characteristics, birth, nationality, educational background, creed, religion, race, ethnicity, intellectual or physical disability, medical history, hobbies, social status, or anything else that forms the characteristics of an individual, nor do we treat any individual unfavorably in hiring or providing working conditions. We do not tolerate any form of harassment, whether mental or physical, including power harassment, sexual harassment, maternity (paternity) harassment, and nursing care harassment.
  3. Respect and acceptance of diversity
    We will promote diversity and inclusion initiatives so that each and every one of our employees can express his or her individuality and maximize his or her abilities.
  4. Prohibition of underpayment and nonpayment of wages
    We will pay wages to all employees in accordance with the procedures stipulated in labor contracts and regulations.
  5. Prohibition of excessive labor
    We will prohibit all employees from working in excess of the maximum working hours stipulated by the laws and agreements of each country, and will promote the appropriate use of rest breaks and vacations, so that each and every employee can achieve a work-life balance and become an organization that realizes a work style in line with the times.
  6. Compliance with occupational health and safety
    Based on our safety philosophy of "Respect for People," we aim to eliminate occupational accidents by continuously and proactively improving and promoting initiatives to address occupational health and safety risks and opportunities that may arise through our global and diverse business activities, including product and component development, design, material procurement, manufacturing, sales, and quality assurance.
  7. Rights of migrant and foreign workers
    We do not treat migrant and foreign workers unfavorably in terms of wages and working hours because of their nationality or place of origin.
  8. Rights of indigenous and local residents
    We shall not infringe on the human rights of indigenous and local residents in any way in the course of our business activities. In addition, we will not engage in any acts of dispossession of land or resources, pollution of forests or water resources, forced displacement, or infringement on the livelihood or culture in the course of our business activities.
  9. Freedom of association
    We do not interfere with employees' decision to join or associate with labor unions, nor do we treat employees unfavorably because of their membership in labor unions.
  10. Right to privacy
    We do not acquire, store, disclose, or provide to third parties personal information such as family, residence, beliefs, and private life without the consent of our employees. We will not engage in any defamation or invasion of privacy that may occur with the spread of the Internet.
  11. Freedom of expression
    We respect the opinions of all employees and all of our stakeholders. We do not tolerate any interference with the holding of such opinions.
  12. Prohibition of bribery and illegal profit-sharing
    We will not engage in any bribery or illegal profit-sharing in violation of laws and regulations in any domestic or foreign transactions.

Quality Initiatives

Based on our Group Management Philosophy and Basic Quality Policy, we are developing TQM activities from the customer's standpoint to provide safety and security to earn the trust of society.


Quality control at Nippon Seiki

In FY2017, we completed the transition to a quality management system that complies with the International Standards for Automotive Quality Management Systems (IATF 16949) and integrated it with our business processes.
We will continue to aim to establish the industry's best quality and technology by adapting to the evolution of industry and automotive technology. We will continue to make improvements while pursuing quality that meets customer expectations.


Quality control at group companies

We completed the transition to ISO 9001 (2015 version) and IATF 16949 by February 2020. Based on our quality management system, we will appropriately respond to customer requirements based on the concept of quality first.
To contribute to society, we will continuously improve our systems to improve the quality of our products and services.


Quality Policy

In all activities of product planning, design, development, manufacturing, sales and marketing of electronic and mechatronics products such as instruments, consumer products and displays, NS Group executes in accordance with the following matters in order to meet customer requirements and establish the best quality and technology in the industry based on the concept of quality first.

  • (1)To improve customer satisfaction by analyzing and evaluating whether our products meet and conform to the statutory and regulatory, customers and functional safety requirements.
  • (2)To declare the competitive targets of Q(Quality), D(Delivery), C(Cost), D(Development), and achieve them.
  • (3)To include the achievement of the quality targets in our business plan, and promote them as a key management matter.
  • (4)To improve the quality management system continually in order to carry out these above matters thoroughly.

Safety Initiatives

We have positioned "occupational health and safety" as one of the most important issues related to our management base, and are working to eradicate occupational accidents by creating a safe and secure work environment based on the constant awareness of safety among each and every employee.


Occupational Health and Safety Policy

Based on the "Respect for Human" philosophy of safety, we will realize our management philosophy through our global and diverse business activities, including the development, design, procurement of materials, manufacturing, sales, and quality assurance of products and parts, and through these activities, we will strive to improve and promote continuous and aggressive initiatives for risks and opportunities related to occupational health and safety, with the aim of eliminating occupational accidents.
In particular, we regard occupational health and safety as one of the important issues that form the foundation of our management, and this will lead to the continuous enhancement of safety awareness among each and every employee.

  • (1)Efforts will be made to ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations and to achieve safety targets in all business areas.
  • (2)We will strive to create a system that further encourages responsibility and behavior in order to raise awareness of safety behavior in "Safety First" among all employees.
  • (3)We will investigate and evaluate potential dangers, hazards, and opportunities in the workplace in all divisions through risk assessment and strive for continuous improvement.
  • (4)We will investigate and evaluate potential dangers, hazards, and opportunities in the workplace in all divisions through risk assessment and strive for continuous improvement.
  • (5) Recognizing that the mental health of workers is an important issue for the well-being of workers and their families and for the creation of productive and vibrant workplaces, we strive to promote mental health in a broad sense, including compliance with laws and regulations and the activation of communication with representatives of workers and workers.
  • (6)Recognizing that the mental health of workers is an important issue for the well-being of workers and their families and for the creation of productive and vibrant workplaces, we strive to promote mental health in a broad sense, including compliance with laws and regulations and the activation of communication with representatives of workers and workers.
  • (7)Recognizing that the mental health of workers is an important issue for the well-being of workers and their families and for the creation of productive and vibrant workplaces, we strive to promote mental health in a broad sense, including compliance with laws and regulations and the activation of communication with representatives of workers and workers.



Occupational safety and health management process
Occupational safety and health management process

Human Resources Initiatives

We aim to develop human resources who can play an active role globally, and to create a work-life balance in which each employee can work in a way that meets the needs of the times.


Fostering autonomous and self-motivated human resources

In order to survive in global competition, we conduct education and training for more than 20 programs a year with the aim of fostering "autonomous thought" global human resources who can take the initiative, think and act themselves and respond quickly to changes.
Training by rank and category covers a wide range of areas, including "management skills," "business skills," "communication skills," and "mental health care," and offer training programs that match the careers of our employees. With a large number of overseas companies, we have established a Language Training Center to foster employees with high language skills, such as English and Chinese, and an international sense at an early stage.

Fostering autonomous and self-motivated human resources
Fostering autonomous and self-motivated human resources

Supporting Employees’ Work Life Balance

We aim to be a company in which all employees maintain a balance between work and family life, and continue to work while demonstrating higher performance with higher motivation. Our goals are to encourage employees to take annual paid holidays, reduce overtime work hours, raise awareness and understanding of the work-life balance system, maintain the ratio of women hired at 10% or more, and encourage men to take childcare leave or shorten working hours for childcare.
As part of these efforts, we have certified companies that promote the creation of a work environment that enables employees to balance work with family care and childcare.
We are registered as a Happy Partner Company, a unique initiative supported by Niigata Prefecture. In addition, we are promoting the further advancement of women, and in fiscal 2021, we were certified "Eruboshi" as being at the third stage. " Eruboshi " is a certification mark that is issued to companies that are excellent in terms of the status of the promotion of women's advancement.

  • 新潟県ハッピー・パートナー企業
  • イクメン応援宣言企業
  • 仕事と介護の両立支援
  • えるぼし認定マーク

Work style innovation

With no sign of an end to the spread of COVID-19, we are searching for ways of working that suit the current era and are promoting reforms.
Taking into account the challenges we have faced in the past, such as the promotion of activities by women and young employees, and the new challenges faced by the COVID-19 crisis, such as working arrangements regardless of location or time, we are undertaking a variety of initiatives based on the recognition that an environment in which employees can challenge and grow, and an environment in which they can work with peace of mind, are necessary.

■Reform of personnel evaluation system → Encourage and evaluation of "Challenges"
■Accelerate promotion of women to managerial positions → Target 3.5% (2023)
■ Institutionalization of telework → Target percentage at home 30%

■Raising the applicable age for shortened working hours for childcare → from 3 years old to under 12 years old
■New ideas contest → Development by younger employees


Young development members of the new idea contest

Young development members of the new idea contest

Telepre was developed by young members and they received TV coverage.

Telepre was developed by young members and they received TV coverage.


Supporting Diverse Work Styles

We are promoting the creation of a work environment that accepts diverse work styles by deepening understanding of work-life balance throughout the workplace. In particular, we have established a variety of systems to create a comfortable working environment for employees at various stages of their lives, including pregnancy, childbirth, childcare, and nursing care.

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Internal Recruitment System

In fiscal year 2021, we launched an in-house job posting system to support employees' careers by making use of the experience and knowledge they have gained in the company to take on new challenges.
In fiscal year 2021, the first year of the program, 11 employees were transferred to new workplaces. The Challenge Teams Member, which is responsible for cross-organizational projects without transferring personnel to other workplaces, carried out activities on three themes, totaling 16 persons.

Introduction of employee who used Internal Recruitment SystemIntroduction of employee who used Internal Recruitment SystemIntroduction of employee who used Internal Recruitment System

Idea Contest

Nippon Seiki Group holds business idea contests to encourage employees to voluntarily create new business ideas, to revitalize the workplace, and to enhance the sense of participation in management and to contribute to the sustainable development of the Group.
The business idea contests had been held five times (three times at the head office and two times at Nissei Service Co., Ltd. and N S Computer Service Co., Ltd.), and the program has been commercialized by N S Computer Service Co., Ltd.