Bewith operates a wide range of services and employs many individuals with diverse positions and backgrounds. As a result, there are inherent compliance risks across various areas which makes it important to understand and prepare for these risks in advance. We believe that ensuring all of us act in accordance with laws, internal regulations, and ethical standards not only helps maintain a positive work environment but also protects our employees, which in turn directly contributes to maintaining the trust of the Company in society.
Our System for Maintaining and Promoting Compliance
Bewith has established the Compliance Committee as an advisory body to support compliance-related management decisions by such as identifying company-wide compliance issues and measures and studying measures to be taken in the event of a major compliance incident or accident.
In addition, the General Administration Division which is the division in charge of compliance assumes the role of providing education in regard to compliance in order to promote awareness for compliance.
Efforts to Raise Compliance Awareness with Emphasis on Clarity
Bewith has established the Compliance Committee as an advisory body to support compliance-related management decisions by such as identifying company-wide compliance issues and measures and studying measures to be taken in the event of a major compliance incident or accident.
In addition, the General Administration Division which is the division in charge of compliance assumes the role of providing education in regard to compliance in order to promote awareness for compliance.
- Compliance Training
- In addition to training at the time of hiring, all full-time employees and employees within 18 months of being appointed as a supervisor are required to attend compliance training.
In the past three years, the attendance rate for this training has been 100%. - Compliance Magazine
- Every month, we distribute a Compliance Magazine as part of our internal newsletter. The magazine features topics such as changes in laws and recent incidents, with content designed to make compliance more relatable and easier to understand for employees.
- STOP! Harassment TV
- The division in charge of handling labor troubles provides e-learning content in video format that explains common issues that can arise between employees in the work environment. This initiative helps prevent unintentional harassment caused by lack of knowledge.
Compliance Consultation System and Whistleblowing System
In addition to daily education and awareness-raising activities, the Group has prepared channels for various consultations and reporting of compliance-related issues in order to establish a system for broadly accepting consultation from employees and preventing compliance problems before they occur. Additionally, to ensure early detection of compliance violations and prompt corrective action, we have implemented a whistleblowing system both within and outside of the Company. By such as posting on the intranet and conducting training sessions, various efforts are being made to publicize the whistleblower contact points set up under this system. There were 29 consultations and reports in FY2023, and while these were mainly related to labor relations such as problems among staff members, investigations were carried out according to each situation, where then each case was handled appropriately.
Moving forward, we plan to further improve awareness of this whistleblowing system by implementing various educational initiatives and conducting surveys.