Evaluation / Challenge
Evaluation System
Fair and reasonable treatment
The personnel system of Olympus is designed to bring about individual respect and independence, high specialty capability and morale, and the promotion of merit-and performance-based treatment.
Employees will be evaluated on their achievement level as compared to the originally set target, and the evaluation will be reflected in their salary and bonus. Evaluations and the setting of targets will be done based on statements made by each employee.
Managers should give each employee a detailed explanation of his or her target and evaluation in one-on-one meetings. The total amount of bonuses to be given to employees varies according to the performance of the company because of the company's basic policy that the company's income stems from the contribution of all employees.
Challenge System
In-house job placement schemes
Olympus introduced two types of in-house job placement schemes in 1990 and 2001. The former, or Type A, allows a department to look for human resources it needs from within the company, and any employee can apply for it without the approval of his or her superior. If the employee passes the interview, he or she can move to the new department.
The latter, or Type B, allows an employee to look for a more suitable job within the company for one year with the approval of his or her superior. These two schemes are collectively called the Challenge System. This system aims at promoting the more effective use of in-house human resources and providing individual employees with opportunities to think about their careers, explore new ways and develop an independent professional mind-set.
Type-A scheme: Data for the past three years
| No. of job titles | No. of applicants | No. of employees reassigned | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 314 | 108 | 57 |
| 2007 | 156 | 73 | 41 |
| 2008 | 103 | 59 | 31 |
Type-B scheme: Data for the past three years
| No. of employees registered for job placement | No. of employees reassigned | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 19 | 3 |
| 2007 | 41 | 12 |
| 2008 | 22 | 2 |
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