The Bridgestone Group’s female ratio is verified by LRQA Limited, a third-party institution, to ensure the accuracy and transparency of this information.
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Employment status
Consolidated number of employees (as of December 31, 2024)
(persons)
| Segment | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Japan* | 37,664 |
| Asia, Pacific, India and China | 19,174 |
| Americas | 47,946 |
| Europe, Middle East, and Africa | 16,680 |
| Total | 121,464 |
* “Japan” includes “Japan,” “Other” and “Company-wide (common)” segments in the Annual Securities Report. This also applies to the following data tables on this page.
Consolidated female ratio (as of December 31, 2024)
| Female percentage | Group total | Leader positions | Other staff and positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top managerial positions | Managerial positions | Junior managerial positions | Total | |||
| Japan | 12.3% | 0.6% | 8.0% | 5.7% | 6.4% | 13.5% |
| Asia, Pacific, India and China | 9.1% | 9.8% | 22.3% | 12.2% | 14.0% | 8.0% |
| Americas | 12.9% | 34.0% | 26.0% | 21.9% | 22.6% | 10.5% |
| Europe, Middle East, and Africa | 15.4% | 9.4% | 22.9% | 19.3% | 20.5% | 14.3% |
| Total | 12.5% | 8.6% | 17.8% | 16.1% | 16.4% | 11.6% |
- Ratios are based on full-time Group employees. Data (as of as of December 31, 2024) covers 121,296 employees (99.7% of the Group).
- “Japan” includes “Japan,” “Other” and “Company-wide (common)” segments in the Annual Securities Report.
- The definitions of each category are as follows.
- Top managerial positions
- : Officer-equivalent (Executives & VPs)
- Managerial positions
- : Persons in charge of the management of an organization (line managers)
- Junior managerial positions
- : Persons who contribute to the organization with their individual knowledge and experience, or are in a position to guide the organization’s day-to-day management objectives.
Consolidated voluntary turnover rates (as of December 31, 2024)
| Segment | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Japan | 4.4% Bridgestone Corporation 2.4% |
| Asia, Pacific, India and China | 7.6% |
| Americas | US salaried full-time employees 11.4% US retail hourly employees 40.6% US manufacturing and logistics hourly employees 8.6% |
| Europe, Middle East, and Africa | 3.7% |
| Total | 11.8% |
Consolidated total turnover rates (as of December 31, 2024)
| Segment | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Japan | 6.6% Bridgestone Corporation 3.9% |
| Asia, Pacific, India and China | 15.5% |
| Americas |
US salaried full-time employees 16.7% US retail hourly employees 55.0% US manufacturing and logistics hourly employees 18.5% |
| Europe, Middle East, and Africa | 13.5% |
| Total | 19.0% |
Ratio of workforce based on age groups (as of December 31, 2024)
| Segment | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| <30 years old | 30-50 years old | >50 years old | |
| Japan | 13.0% | 67.3% | 19.7% |
| Asia, Pacific, India and China | 16.2% | 71.7% | 12.2% |
| Americas | 24.9% | 54.0% | 21.1% |
| Europe, Middle East, and Africa | 12.5% | 62.4% | 25.1% |
Consolidated number of new employee hires
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Japan | 2,220 Bridgestone Corporation 542 |
| Asia, Pacific, India and China | 1,526 |
| Americas | US salaried full-time employees 637 US retail hourly employees 10,293 US manufacturing and logistics hourly employees 994 |
| Europe, Middle East, and Africa | 1,509 |
Consolidated percentage of open positions filled by internal hires
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Japan* | 0.0% |
| Asia, Pacific, India and China | 10.0% |
| Americas | US salaried full-time employees 57.2% US retail hourly employees 31.2% US manufacturing and logistics hourly employees 2.5% |
| Europe, Middle East, and Africa | 51.3% |
* Regarding the data in this table, although there is the open posting system in Bridgestone Corporation, all of the positions were filled by internal rotation in 2024.
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | ||
| Permanent | Senior officers (persons)*1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Managers (persons)*2 | 1,399 | 47 | 1,446 | 1,253 | 56 | 1,309 | 1,251 | 68 | 1,319 | 1,210 | 77 | 1,287 | |
| Staff (persons) | 12,042 | 1,248 | 13,290 | 11,454 | 1,131 | 12,585 | 11,612 | 1,164 | 12,776 | 11,725 | 1,188 | 12,913 | |
| Total | 13,450 | 1,295 | 14,745 | 12,716 | 1,187 | 13,903 | 12,874 | 1,232 | 14,106 | 12,942 | 1,265 | 14,207 | |
| Percentage of female managers*3 | - | - | 2.6% | - | - | 3.4% | - | - | 4.3% | - | - | 4.9% | |
| Average age (years) | 41.0 | 41.9 | 41.0 | 41.4 | 42.7 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 42.5 | 41.6 | 41.8 | 42.6 | 41.9 | |
| Average service period (years) | 14.9 | 14.4 | 14.9 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 15.2 | 15.5 | 15.0 | 15.5 | |
| New graduate recruitment (persons) | 95 | 19 | 114 | 99 | 15 | 114 | 179 | 35 | 214 | 199 | 29 | 228 | |
| Mid-career recruitment (persons) | 179 | 9 | 188 | 195 | 8 | 203 | 463 | 71 | 534 | 276 | 38 | 314 | |
| Turnover*3 (persons) | 254 | 42 | 296 | 396 | 43 | 439 | 352 | 40 | 392 | 303 | 40 | 343 | |
| - | - | 1.9% | - | - | 3.0% | - | - | 2.6% | - | - | 2.3% | ||
| Temporary | Full-time (persons) | 967 | 94 | 1,061 | 1,221 | 110 | 1,331 | 1,209 | 113 | 1,322 | 969 | 99 | 1,068 |
| Part-time (persons) | 16 | 10 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 27 | |
- Data for 2021 and beyond are the number of Vice President and Senior Officers only, while data for 2019 and 2020 include other officers, too. The change is due to the elimination of Executive-Officer-System in 2020.
- Managers of the Company refer to line managers (executive and management levels), specialists and coordinators etc.
- The Company’s percentage of female managers and turnover include those seconded to other regions or other companies belonging to the Company.
Collective bargaining
The Group regularly negotiates collective bargaining agreements with labor unions at many locations worldwide. In Japan the company regularly hold the meetings with its labor union to discuss various labor conditions including salary, working hours, employee benefits, working environment, safety and health management including stress check follow-ups. Also the company negotiates any revision of salary and working conditions every spring.
Percentage of total workforce covered by an independent trade union or collective bargaining agreements (as of December 31, 2024)
| Segment | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Japan | 71.3% Bridgestone Corporation 100.0% |
| Asia, Pacific, India and China | 78.6% |
| Americas | 29.8% |
| Europe, Middle East, and Africa | 62.9% |
| Total | 52.7% |
