Promoting diverse and flexible work styles
Basic approach
Idemitsu Kosan has created an environment where a diverse range of employees can work comfortably, and has also established telework systems, flextime work systems, and satellite offices, all of which help ease the burden of commuting. The expansion of working hours flexibility, which began in fiscal 2020 as an emergency response to the coronavirus pandemic, has been institutionalized since fiscal 2021, creating a more flexible working environment. In order to continue promoting new ways of working using DX, we have established guidelines for online (communication, meetings) and created a system that allows employees to work flexibly.
●Systems related to working styles
| Flextime working system | Flexible time | Can be (Head office etc. 7:00-22:00) |
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| Core time | None | |
| Interruption of work | Possible |
| Telework system (Some occupations are not applicable) |
Work place | Ability to work from home, satellite office, or mobile |
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| Number of meetings | Without limit | |
| Used in conjunction with going to work | Possible | |
| Interruption of work | Possible |
Initiatives
Initiatives to promote paid leave taking and reduce working hours
For work hour management, we use a work management system to properly grasp the actual working conditions of employees (including those in managerial positions), and to continuously raise awareness of working hours, aiming to improve productivity. In fiscal 2023, we will continue to encourage efforts to improve productivity and take paid leave, and the average number of overtime hours per month has decreased by 0.4 hours, and the paid leave acquisition rate has increased by 2.4% compared to the previous year. We will continue to work toward improving work culture and engagement, and strive to improve work efficiency and productivity, as well as QOL (Quality of Life).
Main initiatives to encourage taking annual paid leave
・Promoting leave taking for human resources executives
・Disclosure of acquisition rate by department
・Encourage students to take 5 days in a row during summer vacation, etc.
●Overtime Work and Annual Paid Leave
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Manufacturing & Technology Department Initiatives
Manufacturing & Technology Department Gate, with the aim of encouraging employees to work with a sense of "engagement" and to increase their competitiveness and engagement, the head office and manufacturing sites work together to promote diverse and flexible work styles from the perspectives of "work environment," "education and training," and "operational efficiency (promotion of DX)."
Working environment
At Refineries/Complexes, we aim to create an environment in which employees can autonomously choose the most productive working style that is best suited to their job, regardless of time or place - "anytime, anywhere, with anyone." We are renovating work spaces incorporating the concept of Activity Based Working (ABW) and promoting hybrid work that integrates operations, maintenance, and staff.
Education/development
For PEs (production engineers) in the operations department, we introduced a new EX (expert) system, established a new CDP (career development plan) and growth targets by grade, and formulated a training system that takes into account diversity in career building, which began in fiscal 2021. For MEs (maintenance engineers) in the maintenance department, we established a "Maintenance Chief System" that appoints maintenance engineers who work at Refineries/Complexes as experts on equipment and models, in order to improve maintenance technical skills in line with the field, strengthen training, and increase motivation, and began operating it in fiscal 2023.
Improving operational efficiency (promoting DX)
In 2022, we will establish a business structure reforms and DX Promotion Office at Chiba Complex to oversee and promote DX activities at Refineries/Complexes, and we aim to improve business efficiency through DX activities, and ultimately develop strong human resources and create workplaces where each site can utilize DX on its own. As one concrete initiative, we have developed and deployed "SDM-kun" (Smart Digital Maintenance: maintenance work support system) to each site, aiming to streamline the series of work related to construction planning, execution, and evaluation for regular maintenance performed at Refineries/Complexes to digitize information, centralize management, and streamline and streamline work flows. In the future, we plan to expand the function to inspection planning, execution, and evaluation work, which we hope will lead to improved equipment reliability.