Together with Employees

Respecting the Rights of Employees

Respect for Human Rights and Elimination of Discrimination

The entire Group is committed to showing respect for the rights of all employees

The entire Konica Minolta Group is committed to showing respect for the human rights of each and every employee. In the Konica Minolta Group Conduct Guidelines and the Compliance Manual, Konica Minolta states its commitment as follows:

• We respect individuality, human rights, and the privacy of all of its employees.
• We seek to eliminate discrimination of all kinds, whether based on race, nationality, gender, religion, belief, or physical disability.
• We seek to eliminate child labor and forced labor.
• We endeavor to create a safe and healthy workplace environment.

Konica Minolta also strives to ensure that all employees are aware of these priorities.
As part of its efforts to promote compliance, Konica Minolta has established consultation offices for addressing human rights violations in each of its host countries.

• Compliance(Internal Hotline Systems)

Harassment Prevention

Striving to create an environment with zero tolerance for harassment

To protect employees against sexual harassment or the abuse of power in the workplace, Konica Minolta has included a prohibition against harassment in the Konica Minolta Group Conduct Guidelines and the Compliance Manual. The Group has also established the Sexual Harassment Prevention Guidelines and strives to educate employees by conducting harassment prevention training.
As part of its efforts to promote compliance, Konica Minolta has established consultation offices for addressing harassment complaints in each of its host countries.

• Compliance(Internal Hotline Systems)

Labor-Management Relations

Promoting constructive communication between labor and management

Konica Minolta takes part in the UN Global Compact and upholds freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining.
The Konica Minolta Labor Union is organized by employees of the Group's eight major companies in Japan (the holding company, business companies, and common function companies), and maintains a sizable membership 4,968 as of March 31, 2011. Labor-management agreements are concluded between workers and the Group's management, and representatives of both parties hold constructive discussions at management meetings.
Many of the Group's other companies also have their own labor unions or employee associations, and these have allowed the companies to build good labor-management relations.

• Participation in the UN Global Compact