Number of New Hires and Employees Voluntarily Leaving the Company (Canon Inc.)
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Newly hired employees
Male
472
520
540
548
305
Female
106
142
142
169
62
Total
578
662
682
717
367
Employees voluntarily leaving the company/ Voluntary turnover rate
Employees voluntarily leaving the
company
333
409
491
462
448
Voluntary turnover rate (%)
1.3
1.6
2.0
1.9
1.9
Breakdown of Executives (Canon Inc.)
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
By gender
Male
48
46
49
46
48
Female
2
2
2
2
2
Composition of Executives by Age (Canon Inc.)
50s
60s
70s
80s
By gender
Male
15
20
5
2
Female
2
0
0
0
Percentage of Employee Membership in the Canon
Workers’ Union
(%)
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Canon Inc.
80
81
80
80
79
Key Group
companies in
Japan*
87
85
84
83
82
* 19 member unions of the Canon Group Workers’ Union Conference
Ratio of Internationalization in Canon Group
Companies Outside Japan
(%)
Americas
Europe
Asia (excluding
Japan)
Presidents
33
90
27
Managers
89
94
92
* Share of non-Japanese appointed as presidents and managers.
* Survey targeting major marketing companies in each region
Comparison of Canon’s Minimum Wage to Local Minimum Wage
Japan
U.S.
China
Local minimum monthly wage
156,150 yen
1,647 dollars
2,030 renminbi
Canon
Standard minimum
monthly wage
166,800 yen
2,340 dollars
2,684 renminbi
Ratio compared to local
minimum wage
107%
142%
132%
* 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 : 105
Non-management
employees
100 : 118
* Figures represent wages for leading manufacturing companies in each region, not average wages.
Annual Hours Worked per Employee (Canon Inc.)
(Hrs)
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Total hours worked
1,735
1,737
1,725
1,720
1,745
* Regular/post-retirement employee survey data (Canon Inc.)
* 2020 includes managers’ overtime hours
Number of Employees Taking Childcare and Nursing Care Leave (Canon Inc.)
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Taking childcare leave
186
(43)
216
(78)
255
(119)
299
(178)
357
(242)
Using reduced work hours for childcare
122
(11)
130
(9)
138
(15)
120
(9)
119
(18)
Taking maternity leave
21
29
22
21
16
Working reduced hours due to pregnancy
2
4
4
6
0
Taking nursing care leave
11
14
19
19
15
Using reduced work hours for nursing care
4
5
5
11
4
Applications for Fertility Treatment Subsidy Program
255
208
211
199
182
* Number of employees in that year using the system for the first time.
* ( ) Number of male employees.
Return/Retention Rates and Number of Employees Returning from Childcare/Nursing Care Leave (Canon Inc.)
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Returning from
Childcare Leave
Number of returning
employees
164
(38)
210
(79)
216
(81)
282
(153)
368
(242)
Return rate (%)
98
99
99
99
99
Retention rate (%)
97
98
95
98
98
Returning from
Nursing Care Leave
Number of returning
employees
6
14
19
16
11
Return rate (%)
100
88
83
94
100
* ( ) Number of male employees.
* 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.
Composition of Canon Group Workforce by Employment Type
Regular
employees
Non-regular
employees
Percentage of
non-regular
employees
Composition of workforce by employment type
167,873 (164,743)
16,161 (15,815)
8.8
* Figures in parentheses indicate full-time employees.
* Percentage of non-regular employees is calculated against full-time employees only.
Ratio of Female Employees by Position (Canon Inc.)
(%)
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Employees
15.5
15.8
16.1
16.5
16.6
Managers
2.6
2.6
2.9
3.0
3.3
Executives
4.0
4.2
3.9
4.2
4.0
Ratio of Female Employees across Canon Group
(%)
Japan
Americas
Europe
Asia and
Oceania
Employees
19.6
38.1
34.0
61.0
Managers
3.2
23.7
22.7
29.6
* Global ratio for principal Group companies
Number and Percentage of Employees with Disabilities at
Canon Inc. and Key Group Companies in Japan
Numbers and Frequency of Occupational Accidents (Canon Inc., Key Group Companies in Japan)*1
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Accidents requiring time off work
23
33
26
31
16
Accidents not requiring time off work
101
130
114
112
96
Frequency rate*2 (%)
0.23
0.26
0.20
0.26
0.13
Severity rate*3 (%)
0.006
0.009
0.005
0.005
0.002
Frequency rate for the manufacturing
industry (%)
1.02
1.20
1.20
1.21
1.31
Severity rate for the manufacturing industry (%)
0.08
0.10
0.10
0.07
0.06
*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.
In 2021, in Europe, Canon donated to support countries
affected by the dreadful flooding in July of that year.
In addition, Canon has also supported an initiative in
Belgium to restore pictures that were damaged by the
flooding to keep precious memories alive.
Cooperation with
UN Support
Programs
Canon is a sponsor and supporter of the UNHCR
WILL2LIVE Movement, a program of cinema and music
celebrating the resilience of refugees in the face of
adversity, organized by Japan for UNHCR*1 with the
cooperation of the UNHCR Representation in Japan.
Canon also participates in activities to support the
Japan Association for the World Food Programme.*2
*1 The national partner of UNHCR in Japan
*2 The national partner of the
World Food Programme
(WFP) in Japan
Environmental
Conservation
Environmental
Outreach Classes
These classes teach the importance of recycling by
using experiments to sort materials with different
characteristics to help promote deeper understanding
of environmental issues.
Social Welfare
American Cancer
Society
Since 1998, Canon U.S.A. has been a supporter of the
American Cancer Society initiative “Making Strides
Against Breast Cancer” to raise funds for cancer
research. Canon employees participate in walks and
other fundraising activities.
Programs aimed at reinvigorating local communities
affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Education and
Science
Junior
Photographers
This project organizes photography classes for children
on the theme of nature with the aims of raising
environmental awareness and fostering richer artistic
sensitivity. In 2021, photography workshops, some of
them online events, took place at five schools and were
attended by 182 participants.
Internship
Program for
Students
Group companies conducted various internships,
including programs aimed at supporting the career
development of students. Canon Inc. offered a total of
approximately 2,400 internships to students on
administrative, technical or specialist tracks in 2021.
Art, Culture
and Sports
New Cosmos of
Photography
This photography competition project aims to discover,
nurture, and support new photographers pursuing
new possibilities in creative photographic expression.
Major Social Contribution Activities (not including those featured on Sociocultural Support Activities page)
*2 The national partner of the World Food Programme (WFP) in Japan
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