The Bridgestone Group’s female ratio is verified by SOCOTEC Certification Japan, 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, 2022)
(persons)
| Segment | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Japan* | 38,389 |
| Americas | 50,198 |
| Europe, Russia, Middle East, India and Africa | 21,591 |
| China, Asia Pacific | 19,084 |
| Total | 129,262 |
* "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*1(as of December 31, 2022)
| Segment | Total | Top management positions*2 | Managerial positions | Other staff and positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management positions*3 | Junior Management positions*4 | Total | ||||
| Japan | 12.2% | 6.1% | 4.3% | 6.4% | 5.3% | 13.6% |
| Americas | 12.6% | 25.5% | 23.2% | 10.4% | 14.8% | 12.3% |
| Europe, Russia, Middle East, India and Africa | 12.6% | 15.1% | 14.6% | 18.8% | 17.6% | 11.8% |
| China, Asia Pacific | 9.7% | 12.6% | 19.0% | 23.6% | 22.8% | 8.7% |
| Total | 12% | 10.7% | 11.6 % | 12.5% | 12.1% | 12% |
- Data covers from 128,811 employers and employees (99.4% 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 voluntary turnover rates (as of December 31, 2022)
| Segment | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Japan | 5.8% Bridgestone Corporation 3.2% |
| Americas | US full-time employees 15.2% US retail hourly employees 44.9% US manufacturing and logistics hourly employees 13.6% |
| Europe, Russia, Middle East, India and Africa | 5.9% |
| China, Asia Pacific | 10.7% |
Ratio of workforce based on age groups (as of December 31, 2022)
| Segment | 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| <30 years old | 30-50 years old | >50 years old | |
| Japan | 12.5% | 68.8% | 18.7% |
| Americas | 25.6% | 54.3% | 20.1% |
| Europe, Russia, Middle East, India and Africa | 13.5% | 69.1% | 17.4% |
| China, Asia Pacific | 19.9% | 71.5% | 8.6% |
Consolidated number of new employee hires
| 2022 | |
|---|---|
| Japan | 2,588 Bridgestone Corporation 317 |
| Americas | US full-time employees 1,040 US retail hourly employees 10,303 US manufacturing and logistics hourly employees 2,700 |
| Europe, Russia, Middle East, India and Africa | 2,321 |
| China, Asia Pacific | 3,138 |
Consolidated percentage of open positions filled by internal hires
| 2022 | |
|---|---|
| Japan* | 58.3% |
| Americas | US full-time employees 58.6% US retail hourly employees 34.6% US manufacturing and logistics hourly employees 2.8% |
| Europe, Russia, Middle East, India and Africa | 27.8% |
| China, Asia Pacific | 14.9% |
* The data in this table covers Bridgestone Corporation and its group companies in Japan.
Employment status of Bridgestone Corporation
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | ||
| Permanent | Senior officers (persons)*1 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Managers (persons)*2 | 1,339 | 41 | 1,380 | 1,394 | 44 | 1,438 | 1,399 | 47 | 1,446 | 1,253 | 56 | 1,309 | |
| Staff (persons) | 11,889 | 1,263 | 13,152 | 12,099 | 1,287 | 13,386 | 12,042 | 1,248 | 13,290 | 11,454 | 1,131 | 12,585 | |
| Total | 13,263 | 1,304 | 14,567 | 13,527 | 1,331 | 14,858 | 13,450 | 1,295 | 14,745 | 12,716 | 1,187 | 13,903 | |
| Percentage of female managers*3 | - | - | 2.3% | - | - | 2.4% | - | - | 2.6% | - | - | 3.4% | |
| Average age (years) | 39.9 | 41.1 | 40.0 | 40.3 | 41.2 | 40.4 | 41.0 | 41.9 | 41.0 | 41.4 | 42.7 | 41.5 | |
| Average service period (years) | 14.1 | 13.7 | 14.0 | 14.4 | 13.7 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.4 | 14.9 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 15.2 | |
| New graduate recruitment (persons) | 217 | 39 | 256 | 181 | 47 | 228 | 95 | 19 | 114 | 99 | 15 | 114 | |
| Mid-career recruitment (persons) | 640 | 35 | 675 | 307 | 16 | 323 | 179 | 9 | 188 | 195 | 8 | 203 | |
| Turnover (persons) | 222 | 36 | 258 | 199 | 32 | 231 | 254 | 42 | 296 | 396 | 43 | 439 | |
| - | - | 1.8% | - | - | 1.6% | - | - | 2.0% | - | - | 3.2% | ||
| Temporary | Full-time (persons) | 1,499 | 87 | 1,586 | 1,074 | 87 | 1,161 | 967 | 94 | 1,061 | 1,221 | 110 | 1,331 |
| Part-time (persons) | - | - | 31 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 29 | |
- Data for 2021 and 2022 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.
- The Company’s target (7.5% by the end of 2025) and result for the percentage of female managers 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, and also in Japan 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, 2022)
All Strategic Business Units: 52.6%
- Japan: 69.4%
- Bridgestone Corporation: 100%
- Americas: 29.6%
- Europe, Middle East, India and Africa: 61.0%
- China, Asia Pacific: 82.0%
