Success of Varied Human Capital

Basic Policy

As the business environment surrounding the Mitsubishi Electric Group continues to evolve rapidly, it is increasingly important for all our varied and versatile employees to fully leverage their individual strengths and capabilities for driving sustainable business growth and enhancing corporate value. In Japan, where demographic shifts such as a declining birthrate and aging population are accelerating, the need to embrace and utilize a broader workforce has become even more critical. In response, we are actively promoting initiatives to foster a workplace culture and environment where diverse working styles and individual differences are respected and embraced.

Initiatives to Support Work–Caregiving Balance

Work–Childcare Balance Handbook for Supervisors and Their Team Members

Work–Childcare Balance Handbook for Supervisors and Their Team Members

Work–Childcare Balance Handbook for Supervisors and Their Team Members

To help employees on childcare leave smoothly return to work and continue to perform at their best while raising children, we distribute a handbook to both employees and their supervisors, and have formalized a rule requiring regular supervisor interviews both before and after the employee’s return. In fiscal 2023, we introduced a new paired training program for employees returning from childcare leave and their supervisors, designed to foster mutual understanding and open communication. This program also includes male employees who have taken childcare leave. A workplace where colleagues support one another is not only beneficial for those balancing work and childcare, but also creates a more comfortable and productive environment for their supervisors and coworkers alike. We will continue to accelerate these efforts going forward.

Work–Family Care Balance Support: Seminars and Consultation Services

Work–Family Care Balance Guidebook

Work–Family Care Balance Guidebook

We are advancing a range of support initiatives to help employees engaged in family care feel confident in balancing their responsibilities both at work and at home. In fiscal 2025, we hosted a family-care support seminar led by an external expert, which was attended by approximately 400 employees. Other initiatives include an external consultation service that allows employees to speak directly with certified care managers, as well as the distribution of the Work–Family Care Balance Guidebook.

Promoting Women's Empowerment in Japan

Career Forum for Women in the Workforce

As part of our initiatives to promote women's empowerment in Japan, we host a career forum for female employees to inspire and train them to form a positive career vision that considers work-life integration and to create an opportunity for networking with other women. The forum features a message from the president, talks by outside women leaders about their own careers and thoughts about working, stories of senior employees’ personal experiences, and group discussions. The president also engages in dialogue with the participants directly. The forum, attended by around 200 people every year, encourages employees to think and act independently and promotes personal networking. In addition to this forum, which is held at the Head Office, exchange events are also held at other business sites.

In fiscal 2024, the forum, which had previously been held once a year, was held twice, once for employees in their third year at Mitsubishi Electric and once for employees who have been at the company for between five and ten years.

Seminar on Menstruation and Fertility Treatment

We are committed to actively promoting initiatives that address employees’ health challenges, ensuring their well-being and fostering a workplace environment where they feel comfortable to fulfill their tasks. In fiscal 2025, we held a seminar in the Head Office area to provide foundational knowledge on menstruation and fertility treatment, and to support employees in balancing these health needs with their work responsibilities. The seminar featured external lecturers, including medical professionals, who offered detailed explanations on essential facts and data related to women’s health, as well as practical insights into menstruation and fertility care. The event was attended by a wide range of employees—including management and staff of all genders—and served as an opportunity to build shared understanding around women-specific health issues.

Social Contribution Activities to Foster STEM Talent

STEM refers to the four educational fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. As part of efforts to promote women's empowerment in science and technology fields in Japan, it is essential to create opportunities that highlight the appeal of STEM disciplines so as to inspire female students to pursue careers in these fields. With many STEM professionals actively contributing at Mitsubishi Electric, we take a medium- to long-term approach to addressing the gender gap in STEM—one of Japan’s key societal challenges—by working to increase the number of women in these fields. In fiscal 2025, we began participating in the Girls Meet STEM initiative. We held office tours and meetings with woman employees in STEM for female junior and senior high school students.

Girls Meet STEM

Eruboshi (Grade 2) recognition from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Mitsubishi Electric formulated an action plan based on Japan’s Act on the Promotion of Women’s Active Engagement in Professional Life*1 and set domestic targets in the next table. Under the current action plan, we have been implementing various initiatives from the three perspectives of recruitment, development and promotion, and retention. In recognition of these efforts, Mitsubishi Electric has received Eruboshi (Grade 2) recognition from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as an outstanding enterprise in promoting women’s participation and career advancement.
Our action plan, based on the Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children*2, sets goals such as increasing the paternity leave uptake rate among male employees and strengthening communication around work–life balance. We are working to create a more supportive workplace environment for employees who are balancing work with caregiving and other responsibilities.

  • 1 Act enacted in 2016 which stipulates the responsibilities of the national government, local governments, and general employers in promoting female participation with the aim of realizing a society in which women can fully embody their individuality and abilities.
  • 2 Act enacted to establish fundamental principles for measures to support the development of the next generation in response to Japan’s sharp decline in birthrate and other demographic challenges. The Act promotes the creation of environments where children—who will shape future society—can be born and raised in good health. It also stipulates necessary measures to advance these goals, including the formulation of action plans by employers and other stakeholders.

Mitsubishi Electric’s Action Plan in Japan based on the Act on the Promotion of Women’s Active Engagement in Professional Life (Target: FY2026)

Initiatives Target Performance for FY2025
Percentage of woman in management 2 times (Compared to FY2021) 2.11 times
Percentage of newly hired women 1.2 times
(Compared to the average for FY2017–2021)*1		 1.2 times
(FY2022–2025)*1
Percentage of men on childcare leave*2 70％ 85.7％
  • 1 Total from FY2022
  • 2 Includes those who obtained special leave for childcare purposes

International Women’s Day Event

Decorations of the open space on the Head Office Building

Decorations of the open space on the Head Office Building

We planned and held an event on March 8, International Women’s Day, at the Mitsubishi Electric Head Office in fiscal 2025. The open space of the Head Office building was decorated with mimosa—the symbolic flower of the day—and offered themed items such as bento lunches, drinks, and cookies inspired by International Women’s Day.

Promoting Employment of People with Disabilities

Each company within the Mitsubishi Electric Group is actively employing people with disabilities, creating opportunities for them to thrive across a wide range of roles, and supporting their individual career development. Furthermore, we promote barrier-free initiatives to create comfortable work environments for people with disabilities.

In October 2014, we established Melco Tender Mates Corporation, a special statutory employment rate subsidiary* that specializes in businesses mainly suited to people with intellectual disabilities. As of June 1, 2024, people with disabilities comprised 2.51% of the total workforce at Mitsubishi Electric and its special subsidiaries in Japan combined.

The company name of Melco Tender Mates expresses the principle that employees with or without disabilities are equal partners in the workplace and peers who mutually care for each other. The company mainly engages in the cleaning service, cookie manufacturing, cafe, business card, food service, and health promotion (massage) businesses, and employs 159 people with disabilities in Japan as of June 1, 2024. The special subsidiary and relevant business divisions are also working together to foster a more inclusive workplace, including holding workplace dialogue sessions.

New works were established in Nagoya in fiscal 2021, Himeji in fiscal 2023, and Itami in fiscal 2024.

Changes in the ratio of hired people with disabilities Changes in the ratio of hired people with disabilities
  • A company that meets certain requirements under Act to Facilitate the Employment of Persons with Disabilities (Employment Promotion Act for Persons with Disabilities), and is deemed to be one business establishment (employed by the parent company) of the parent company (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation) after receiving permission from the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, and also is included in the parent company’s employment rate for persons with disabilities as an exception.
Cafe business Cafe business
Cookie manufacturing Cookie manufacturing
Business card production Business card production