Basic Policy on the Prevention of Harassment

We aim to foster an environment where employees build mutual trust in a safe and secure workplace and contribute to society through our business.
Harassment in the workplace is an act that harms an individual’s character, dignity, and individuality, and constitutes a violation of human rights. It is incompatible with our aims and will not be tolerated under any circumstances.
We have established a basic policy for preventing harassment and will promote the creation of a safe workplace where no one harasses, enables harassment, or is subjected to harassment, while striving to improve employees’ job satisfaction and working conditions.
Workplace harassment includes not only harassment between employees but also harassment involving external parties, such as customers and business partners (customer harassment). Guided by our commitment to protect employees and ensure that they are neither perpetrators nor victims, we will take specific measures to address both.

1. Harassment Covered

We do not tolerate the following forms of harassment. We will ensure that all employees are informed of and comply with this policy.
● Sexual harassment:
Inappropriate sexual conduct in the workplace, such as “sexual comments or jokes,” “unwanted physical contact,” “sending sexual images or messages,” and “sexual demands or threats.”
● Power harassment:
Bullying or harassing others by abusing one’s position or authority at work, such as “excessive reprimands or verbal abuse,” “unfair assignment of duties,” “ignoring or excluding someone,” “excessive interference in someone’s private life,” and “unfair evaluations or obstructing promotion.”
● Moral harassment:
Conduct that hurts others through words or behavior, such as “verbal attacks,” “ignoring or excluding someone,” “excessive monitoring,” “unfair evaluations,” and “excessive interference in someone’s private life.”
● Maternity harassment and caregiving harassment:
Unfair treatment on the grounds of pregnancy, childbirth, or caregiving, such as “discriminatory remarks about pregnancy, childbirth, or caregiving,” “unfair changes to duties,” “harassment related to taking leave,” and “isolation in the workplace.”
● Harassment of job applicants and others:
Conduct toward job applicants and others during recruitment screening, company information sessions, internships, and similar activities that obstructs their job-seeking activities, such as making sexual remarks or applying excessive pressure. Examples include “asking about sexual matters,” “unnecessarily touching someone’s body,” and “inappropriate remarks concerning pregnancy or childbirth” (this may apply regardless of the other person’s sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, etc.).
※For details, please refer to the “Basic Policy on Preventing Harassment of Job Applicants and Others.”
● Customer harassment:
Conduct by customers, business partners, or other stakeholders that, in light of the nature of the work and other circumstances, exceeds socially acceptable limits and harms employees’ working environment. Examples include “verbal abuse or insults,” “excessive or unreasonable demands,” “excessive restraint or interference in private life,” and “physical violence or threats.”
※For details, please refer to the “Basic Policy on Preventing Customer Harassment.”
● Other conduct that unjustly undermines an individual’s dignity

2. Education and Awareness

To prevent harassment in the workplace, we regularly provide all employees with training and awareness-raising activities on harassment prevention.

3. Responding to Harassment

1. We will ensure the safety of employees who have experienced harassment and take appropriate measures, such as requesting that the person responsible stop the harassing behavior. We will also provide victims with appropriate support as needed.
2. We will establish a consultation desk to receive reports when harassment occurs and respond promptly to resolve the matter. We will respect the privacy of victims (those seeking advice) and will not treat those seeking advice or anyone who cooperates in verifying the facts unfavorably. We will not tolerate any retaliatory acts against those seeking advice or cooperating parties.
3. Reported cases of harassment will be investigated promptly and fairly. If harassment is confirmed as a result of the investigation, appropriate disciplinary action will be taken.
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation with this policy.

Contact Desk
For inquiries or consultations regarding this matter, please contact the department listed below.
Ono Sokki Co., Ltd.　General Affairs and Human Resources Block