The Bridgestone Group’s female ratio is verified by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance, a third-party institution, to ensure the accuracy and transparency of this information.
Employment status
Consolidated employees, by region (as of December 31, 2020)
(persons)
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 28,375 | 28,793 | 29,544 | 29,701 |
| Americas | 59,750 | 58,998 | 57,054 | 53,204 |
| Europe, Russia, Middle East and Africa | 17,510 | 17,637 | 18,501 | 21,935 |
| China, Asia Pacific | 37,034 | 38,081 | 38,490 | 33,196 |
| Total | 142,669 | 143,509 | 143,589 | 138,036 |
Consolidated female ratio*1 (as of December 31, 2020)
| Total | Top management positions*2 | Managerial positions | Other staff and positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management positions*3 | Junior Management positions*4 | Total | |||||
| Japan | Total | 11.5% | 0.0% | 1.8% | 3.3% | 2.4% | 13.7% |
| Bridgestone Corporation | 9.0% | 0.0% | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2.2% | 10.0% | |
| Americas | 12.0% | 26.1% | 22.6% | 8.8% | 12.7% | 12.1% | |
| Europe, Russia, Middle East, India and Africa | 12.0% | 10.7% | 13.1% | 17.6% | 15.8% | 11.1% | |
| China, Asia Pacific | 9.6% | 9.3% | 13.4% | 15.2% | 14.9% | 9.1% | |
- Data covers from 121,276 employers and employees (87.9% of total workforce)
- Management positions with a reporting line no more than two levels below 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
Consolidated turnover rates (as of December 31, 2020)
| 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Permanent (full- and part-time) | Total |
| Bridgestone Americas*1 | 10.7% |
| Bridgestone Europe, Middle East, India and Africa | 1.77% |
| Bridgestone China, Asia Pacific | 7.2% |
| Bridgestone Corporation | 1.6% |
- US based employees only
Employment status of Bridgestone Corporation
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | ||
| Permanent
(full- and part-time) |
Corporate officers (persons) | 30 | 0 | 30 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 34 | 0 | 34 |
| Managers (persons) | 1,203 | 31 | 1,234 | 1,288 | 36 | 1,324 | 1,339 | 41 | 1,380 | 1,394 | 44 | 1,438 | |
| Staff (persons) | 11,286 | 1,156 | 12,442 | 11,519 | 1,200 | 12,719 | 11,889 | 1,263 | 13,152 | 12,099 | 1,287 | 13,386 | |
| Total | 12,519 | 1,187 | 13,706 | 12,839 | 1,236 | 14,075 | 13,263 | 1,304 | 14,567 | 13,527 | 1,331 | 14,858 | |
| Average age (years) | 39.8 | 40.0 | 39.8 | 40.0 | 40.4 | 40.1 | 39.9 | 41.1 | 40.0 | 40.3 | 41.2 | 40.4 | |
| Average service period (years) | 13.9 | 13.4 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 14.0 | 14.4 | 13.7 | 14.3 | |
| New graduate recruitment (persons) | 141 | 32 | 173 | 161 | 30 | 191 | 217 | 39 | 256 | 181 | 47 | 228 | |
| Mid-career recruitment (persons) | 217 | 28 | 245 | 600 | 64 | 664 | 640 | 35 | 675 | 307 | 16 | 323 | |
| Turnover (persons) | 186 | 23 | 209 | 255 | 38 | 293 | 222 | 36 | 258 | 199 | 32 | 231 | |
| - | - | 1.5% | - | - | 2.1% | - | - | 1.8% | - | - | 1.6% | ||
| Temporary | Full-time (persons) | 1,716 | 131 | 1,847 | 1,634 | 109 | 1,743 | 1,499 | 87 | 1,586 | 1,074 | 87 | 1,161 |
| Part-time (persons) | - | - | 35 | - | - | 30 | - | - | 31 | 16 | 9 | 25 | |
Collective bargaining
The Bridgestone Group regularly negotiates collective bargaining agreements across dozens of locations worldwide and negotiates any revision of salary and working conditions in Japan every spring.
Percentage of total workforce covered by an independent trade union or collective bargaining agreements
All Strategic Business Units: 49.6%
- Bridgestone Americas: 26.8%
- Bridgestone Europe, Middle East, India and Africa: 55.4%
- Bridgestone China, Asia Pacific: 74.2%
- Bridgestone Corporation: 100%
