Employment status

Consolidated employees, by region (as of December 31, 2018)

(Person)

	2016	2017	2018
Japan	28,326	28,375	28,793
Americas	60,798	59,750	58,998
Europe, Russia, Middle East & Africa	17,240	17,510	17,637
China, Asia & Pacific	37,252	37,034	38,081
Total	143,616	142,669	143,509

Consolidated female ratio^*1 (as of December 31, 2018)

		Japan		Americas	Europe & Middle East^*2	China, Asia Pacific
		Total	Bridgestone Corporation	Americas	Europe & Middle East^*2	China, Asia Pacific
Total		11.1%	8.8%	11.2%	11.7%	8.1%
Top management positions^*3		0.9%	0.0%	24.0%	19.0%	0.0%
Managerial positions	Management positions^*4	1.8%	2.7%	15.5%	13.6%	10.0%
	Junior management positions^*5	2.2%	0.0%	10.9%	10.9%	14.1%
	Total	1.9%	1.9%	12.2%	11.5%	13.1%
Other staff and positions		13.3%	9.9%	11.1%	11.7%	7.3%

Data from 117,663 employers and employees (82 percent of total workforce)
Excluding Turkey, South Africa and Russia
Management positions with a reporting line at most two levels away from the CEO in each company
All managerial position excluding “Top management positions” and “Junior management positions”
First-line managers, junior managers and the lowest level of management within a company’s management hierarchy

Employment status of Bridgestone Corporation

		2016			2017			2018
		Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total
Permanent (full- and part-time)	Corporate officers (Person)	27	0	27	30	0	30	32	0	32
	Managers (Person)	1,174	25	1,199	1,203	31	1,234	1,288	36	1,324
	Staff (Person)	11,256	1,135	12,391	11,286	1,156	12,442	11,519	1,200	12,719
	Total	12,457	1,160	13,617	12,519	1,187	13,706	12,839	1,236	14,075
	Average age (years)	39.3	39.5	39.3	39.8	40.0	39.8	40.0	40.4	40.1
	Average service period (years)	13.6	13.0	13.5	13.9	13.4	13.9	14.0	13.5	14.0
	New graduate recruitment (Person)	89	35	124	141	32	173	161	30	191
	Mid-career recruitment (Person)	172	22	194	217	28	245	600	64	664
	Turnover (Person)	209	28	237	186	23	209	255	38	293
	Turnover (Person)	-	-	1.7%	-	-	1.5%	-	-	2.1%
Temporary	Full-time (Person)	1,539	143	1,682	1,716	131	1,847	1,634	109	1,743
Temporary	Part-time (Person)	-	-	41	-	-	35	-	-	30

Collective Bargaining

The Bridgestone Group regularly negotiates collective bargaining agreements across dozens of locations worldwide and negotiates revision of salary and working conditions in Japan every spring.

As of January 31, 2019, the Bridgestone Labor Union consists of 12,788 general employees (100%) excluding directors and supervisors.

Employment status

Consolidated employees, by region (as of December 31, 2018)

Consolidated female ratio*1 (as of December 31, 2018)

Employment status of Bridgestone Corporation

Collective Bargaining

Relevant Information

Consolidated female ratio^*1 (as of December 31, 2018)