Fair Employment for All
The Group's Employment Initiatives
The Ajinomoto Group Standards of Business Conduct stipulate that the Ajinomoto Group shall comply with the laws and regulations of each country and region where it conducts business, remain committed to understanding and respecting the cultures and customs of the places where it operates, and expressly prohibit discrimination based on race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, belief, national origin, sex, age, physical disability, or any other basis. Furthermore, these standards provide the basis for the group's employment practices. The Ajinomoto Group respects the values and abilities of all individuals, and accordingly, it actively seeks out and employs people from around the world who share its HR Values—people who explore individual creativity, understand the global impact of local values, and thrive through team collaboration.
Reemployment System for Retiring Human Resources
Ajinomoto Co., Inc. has been providing a reemployment system for retiring human resources since April 2006. The system is open to all staff and management, including seconded employees, who desire to be reemployed after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 60. The only condition is that the employee be healthy in both mind and body and fit for duty. Among employees who have met this condition, 88% applied for reemployment at the company and continued to work enthusiastically under the system in fiscal 2010. Group companies in Japan have also started to use the system.
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Expanded Employment for Persons with Disabilities
At 15 consolidated group companies in Japan, the average workforce rate for persons with disabilities was 1.7% as of March 1, 2010. Five of the companies achieved a workforce rate that met or exceeded the Japanese government's mandated rate of 1.8%. The Ajinomoto Group intends to further strengthen initiatives to promote the hiring of people with disabilities in new graduates and mid-career recruitment to attain its ideal of fully integrating diverse employees in the workplace.
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