Creating Sound Labor-Management Relations

We guarantee the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining. We adopted a Union Shop Agreement that requires all employees in Japan, except for managers and non-regular employees, to join the KDDI Workers Union starting in January 2012, and we signed the Labor-Management Relations Agreement, Union Activities Agreement and Collective Bargaining Agreement with the KDDI Workers Union. As of the end of March, 2022, the number of union members covered by these labor agreements was 10,545, reflecting a union participation rate of 99%. Regarding items with a significant influence on the treatment of employees, such as changes in the organizational structure and systems relating to human resources, we hold discussions with the union, and their consent is obtained before implementing any changes. Various issues relating to the improvement of working environment are also discussed between labor and management through collective bargaining, working-level negotiations, labor-management committee and the like as required, and in fiscal 2021 we had 97 meetings in total. Such discussions will be held as frequently as possible in fiscal 2022 as well.
The KDDI Workers Union provides union members with information about the content of negotiations between labor and management. Agreements reached in previous sessions (benefit to both sides) include: introduce the KDDI Version Job Style Personnel System, increase in fixed monthly pay, bonus payment based on company performance, enhancement of the work shift interval rule, making shortened working hours for parents more flexible, eliminating the time limit on shortened working hours for caregivers, enhancement of the system for accumulating annual paid leave, promotion of health-focused management, fertility treatment leave, promotion of harassment preventive measures, and conclusion of an internal minimum wage agreement. In addition, through the Agreement on Handling of Personnel Transfers, we have stipulated in the Labor Agreement that an employee shall be notified at least five days before a personnel transfer is officially announced, and we have established a system for receiving complaints from the person concerned.