Social Data
Social Data
Last Updated
30 May, 2024
Hiring and Treatment of Human Resources
Number of Canon Group Employees
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Japan | 72,979 | 72,338 | 70,924 | 69,455 | 68,532 |
Male | - | - | - | 55,454 | 54,463 |
Female | - | - | - | 14,001 | 14,069 |
Other | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Americas | 18,207 | 15,307 | 15,066 | 15,771 | 15,945 |
Male | - | - | - | 10,633 | 10,762 |
Female | - | - | - | 5,131 | 5,166 |
Other | - | - | - | 7 | 17 |
Europe | 23,126 | 22,578 | 22,363 | 22,214 | 22,651 |
Male | - | - | - | 15,591 | 15,959 |
Female | - | - | - | 6,553 | 6,674 |
Other | - | - | - | 70 | 18 |
Asia and Oceania | 72,729 | 71,674 | 75,681 | 73,335 | 62,023 |
Male | - | - | - | 32,391 | 25,587 |
Female | - | - | - | 40,944 | 36,428 |
Other | - | - | - | 0 | 8 |
Total | 187,041 | 181,897 | 184,034 | 180,775 | 169,151 |
Male | - | - | - | 114,069 | 106,771 |
Female | - | - | - | 66,629 | 62,337 |
Other | - | - | - | 77 | 43 |
Number of Canon Group Employees by Employment Type (Gender)
Male | Female | Other | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Regular Employees | Full time | 101,552 | 56,358 | 38 | 157,948 (93.4%) |
Part Time | 1,337 | 1,640 | 4 | 2,981 (1.8%) |
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Non-regular Employees | Full time | 3,779 | 4,090 | 0 | 7,869 (4.7%) |
Part Time | 103 | 249 | 1 | 353 (0.2%) |
- * ( ) Percentage of total employees.
Number of Canon Group Employees by Employment Type (Region)
Japan | Americas | Europe | Asia and Oceania |
Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Regular Employees | Full time | 67,596 | 15,754 | 19,814 | 54,784 | 157,948 |
Part Time | 372 | 130 | 2,182 | 297 | 2,981 | |
Non-regular Employees | Full time | 392 | 27 | 517 | 6,933 | 7,869 |
Part Time | 172 | 34 | 138 | 9 | 353 |
Breakdown of Employees (Canon Inc.)
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total number of employees | 25,740 | 25,713 | 25,377 | 24,717 | 23,931 | |
By gender | Male | 21,631 | 21,534 | 21,215 | 20,573 | 19,899 |
Female | 4,109 | 4,179 | 4,162 | 4,144 | 4,032 | |
By age group | Under 30 | 2,997 | 3,116 | 3,072 | 2,897 | 2,617 |
30s | 5,906 | 5,507 | 5,021 | 4,658 | 4,225 | |
40s | 7,225 | 7,243 | 7,196 | 7,120 | 6,968 | |
50s | 8,119 | 8,158 | 8,153 | 7,769 | 7,532 | |
60 and over | 1,493 | 1,689 | 1,935 | 2,273 | 2,589 |
Number of New Hires and Employees Leaving the Company (Canon Inc.)
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newly hired employees | Male | 540 | 548 | 305 | 271 | 257 |
Percentage of male | 79.2% | 76.4% | 83.1% | 74.2% | 71.2% | |
Female | 142 | 169 | 62 | 94 | 104 | |
Percentage of female | 20.8% | 23.6% | 16.9% | 25.8% | 28.8% | |
Total | 682 | 717 | 367 | 365 | 361 | |
Employees voluntarily leaving the company/Voluntary turnover rate | Employees voluntarily leaving the company | 491 | 462 | 448 | 474 | 485 |
Voluntary turnover rate | 2.0% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 2.1% |
Results of Employee Opinion Survey (Canon Inc.)
(%)
2018 | 2021 | 2023 | |
---|---|---|---|
Percentage of positive responses* | 47 | 48 | 50 |
- * Percentage of positive responses for categories related to engagement, such as a sense of fulfillment, personal growth, and a comfortable working environment.
Ratio of Internationalization in Canon Group Companies Outside Japan
(%)
Americas | Europe | Asia (excluding Japan) | |
---|---|---|---|
Presidents | 39 | 86 | 33 |
Managers | 91 | 94 | 90 |
- * Share of non-Japanese appointed as presidents and managers.
- * Survey targeting major marketing companies in each region
Average service years (Canon Inc.)
(year)
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.8 | 19.9 | 20.0 |
Female | 19.5 | 19.3 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.3 |
Percentage difference in average employment years for female to male employees | 0.0% | -1.0% | -1.0% | -1.5% | -3.5% |
Comparison of Canon’s Minimum Wage to Local Minimum Wage
Japan | U.S. | China | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Local minimum monthly wage | 167,000 yen | 2,080 dollars | 2,030 renminbi | |
Canon | Standard minimum monthly wage | 179,000 yen | 2,340 dollars | 2,784 renminbi |
Ratio compared to local minimum wage | 107% | 113% | 137% |
- * Figures represent wages for leading manufacturing companies in each region, not average wages.
Base Salary and Total Salary per Employee by Gender (Canon Inc.)
Female : Male | ||
---|---|---|
Base pay | Management | 100 : 105 |
Non-management employees | 100 : 115 | |
Total pay | Management | 100 : 106 |
Non-management employees | 100 : 124 |
- * Compensation scheme is identical between male and female. Differences between male and female are due to roles, positions, and age distribution.
Percentage of Taking Paid Leave per Employee (Canon Inc.)
(%)
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Percentage of Taking Paid Leave | 89.5 | 82.0 | 82.0 | 90.5 | 88.5 |
Annual Hours Worked per Employee (Canon Inc.)
(Hrs)
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total hours worked | 1,725 | 1,720 | 1,745 | 1,740 | 1,734 |
- * Regular/post-retirement employee survey data (Canon Inc.)
- * 2020 includes managers’ overtime hours
Average Monthly Overtime Hours per Employee (Canon Inc.)
(Hrs)
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Average Monthly Overtime Hours | 14.0 | 12.3 | 15.1 | 16.5 | 16.0 |
Percentage of Employee Membership in the Canon Workers’ Union
(%)
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Canon Inc. | 80 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 79 |
Key Group companies in Japan* | 84 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 80 |
- * 18 member unions of the Canon Group Workers’ Union Conference
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Ratio of Female Employees by Position (Canon Inc.)
(%)
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Employees | 16.1 | 16.5 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 16.9 |
Managers | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
Executives | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
Ratio of Female Employees across Canon Group
Japan | Americas | Europe | Asia and Oceania | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Employees | 14,069 | 5,166 | 6,674 | 36,428 |
Percentage of employees | 20.5% | 32.4% | 29.5% | 58.7% |
Managers | 265 | 377 | 243 | 341 |
Percentage of managers | 3.9% | 27.8% | 25.1% | 29.6% |
- * Managers: global numbers and ratio for principal Group companies
Breakdown of Executives (Canon Inc.)
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
By gender | Male | 49 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 48 |
Female | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Composition of Executives by Age (Canon Inc.)
50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
By gender | Male | 7 | 34 | 4 | 3 |
Female | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Number of Employees Taking Childcare and Nursing Care Leave (Canon Inc.)*1
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Taking childcare leave | 255 | 299 | 357 | 388 | 460 | |
Male | 119 | 178 | 242 | 296 | 361 | |
Female | 136 | 121 | 115 | 92 | 99 | |
Percentage of taking childcare leave (%) | Male | 16.3 | 27.7 | 33.4 | 47.7 | 65.8 |
Female | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
Using reduced work hours for childcare | 138 | 120 | 119 | 100 | 106 | |
Male | 15 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 23 | |
Female | 123 | 111 | 101 | 93 | 83 | |
Taking maternity leave | 22 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 7 | |
Working reduced hours due to pregnancy | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Taking nursing care leave | 23 | 18 | 15 | 25 | 29 | |
Male | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 18 | |
Female | 10 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 11 | |
Using reduced work hours for nursing care | 5 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 17 | |
Applications for Fertility Treatment Subsidy Program | 211 | 199 | 182 | 132 | 40 |
- *1 Number of employees in that year using the system for the first time.
Return/Retention Rates and Number of Employees Returning from Childcare/Nursing Care Leave (Canon Inc.)
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Returning from Childcare Leave | Number of returning employees | 216 | 282 | 368 | 383 | 473 |
Male | 81 | 153 | 242 | 274 | 375 | |
Female | 135 | 129 | 126 | 109 | 98 | |
Return rate (%) | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 98 | |
Male | 97 | 97 | 98 | 98 | 97 | |
Female | 99 | 100 | 99 | 97 | 99 | |
Retention rate* (%) | 95 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | |
Returning from Nursing Care Leave | Number of returning employees | 19 | 16 | 11 | 23 | 26 |
Return rate (%) | 83 | 94 | 100 | 100 | 88 |
- * Retention rate: (The total number of employees who are registered as of 12 months after returning from childcare leave) ÷ (The total number of employees who returned to work from childcare leave during a previous report period) × 100.
Number and Percentage of Employees with Disabilities at Canon Inc. and Key Group Companies in Japan
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Employees | 929 | 943 | 1,063 | 1,057 | 1,077 |
Percentage of employees (%) | 2.30 | 2.34 | 2.39 | 2.44 | 2.53 |
- * As of June 1 each year
Occupational Safety and Health Management
Numbers and Frequency of Occupational Accidents (Canon Inc., Key Group Companies in Japan)*1
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Accidents requiring time off work | 26 | 31 | 16 | 21 | 21 |
Accidents not requiring time off work | 114 | 112 | 96 | 78 | 100 |
Frequency rate*2 (%) | 0.20 | 0.26 | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.19 |
Severity rate*3 (%) | 0.005 | 0.005 | 0.002 | 0.003 | 0.008 |
Frequency rate for the manufacturing industry (%) | 1.20 | 1.21 | 1.31 | 1.25 | *4 |
Severity rate for the manufacturing industry (%) | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.08 |
- *1 Calculated for three Group companies in 2018, and four Group companies in 2019.
- *2 The prevalence of occupational fatalities and injuries per 1 million working hours.
- *3 The degree of the disaster with the labor loss days per 1,000 total of working hours.
- *4 The data for the year ended December 2023 not published as of April 2024.
Health checkups (Canon Inc.)
(%)
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rate of regular health checkup participation | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Rate of detailed examination after health cheakups | 95.7 | 92.1 | 94.6 | 95.6 | 98.9 |
Stress Check Results (Canon Inc.)
(%)
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rate of employees undergo stress check tests | 95.2 | 96.1 | 96.6 | 96.5 | 95.4 |
Rate of people who have high stress | 11.6 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 11.4 | 10.9 |
Various health support measure (Canon Inc.)
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Percentage of people who undergo cancer screening*1(%) | 50.6 | 37.2 | 44.4 | 48.7 | - |
Percentage of people with Normal BMI(%) | 69.2 | 74.7 | 67.9 | 67.6 | 67.7 |
Percentage of smokers(%) | 16.9 | 15.7 | 15.0 | 14.5 | 14.0 |
Percentage of people who have breakfast(%) | 83.3 | 83.2 | 82.8 | 82.2 | 81.5 |
Percentage of people who drink alcohol properly*2(%) | 78.9 | 78.5 | 79.0 | 79.4 | 80.0 |
Percentage of people who have the habit of regular exercise(%) | 23.7 | 26.5 | 25.6 | 26.4 | 27.9 |
Percentage of people who feel rested after sleep(%) | 64.8 | 65.9 | 69.5 | 68.5 | 67.4 |
Percentage of people who have stress release and relaxation methods(%) | 83.2 | 84.3 | 84.5 | 85.1 | 86.0 |
Employee Performance (Presenteeism)*3(%) | - | - | 89.7 | 89.3 | 88.7 |
Absence from Work Due to Health Problems(Sick Leave) (Absenteeism) *4(day) | - | - | 3.40 | 3.15 | 4.31 |
Work Engagement*5(point) | - | - | 2.52 | 2.52 | 2.52 |
- *1 Subjects 40 years of age or older. From April to March in each fiscal year.
- *2 Percentage of occasional drinkers and hardly drinkers./li>
- *3 Average of the results to the SPQ (Single-Item Presenteeism Question). Question is the "On a scale to 100%, where 100% is the best job performance you could have at your job if unimpeded by sickness or injury, how would you rate your overall job performance over the past four weeks?". This measurement started from FYE 3/2023 to assess presenteeism.
- *4 Average number of days of leave due to injury or illness (including temporary leave of absence and absenteeism) for employees based in Japan.
- *5 Affirmative response rate to the work engagement. In response to the following question “(1) Do you feel energized when you work? (2) Are you proud of your work?”, Yes: 4 points, Somewhat so : 3 points, Slightly different: 2 points, No: converted as 1 point and the average score divided by2.
Human Resource Development and Personal Growth
Average Training Hours per Employee
(Hrs)
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Training Hours | Approx. 20 | Approx. 15 | Approx. 19 | Approx. 22 | Approx. 23 |
Average Training Costs per Employee
(yen)
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Canon Inc. | Approx. 181,000 | Approx. 167,000 | Approx. 161,000 | Approx. 162,000 | Approx. 165,000 |
Key Group Companies in Japan and Overseas Marketing Companies | Approx. 98,000 | Approx. 84,000 | Approx. 83,000 | Approx. 89,000 | Approx. 93,000 |
Sociocultural Support Activities
Expenditure on Social Contribution Activities at Canon Inc. and Key Group Companies
(Millions of yen)
2023 | |
---|---|
Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief | 8 |
Art, Culture, and Sports | 120 |
Education and Science | 387 |
Policy Research | 1,000 |
Local Communities | 170 |
Other | 155 |
Total | 1,840 |