Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd.

Recruiting and Employment

Basic Approach and Policy

The Group’s business activities would not be possible without its employees. Recruiting and employment is an important aspect underpinning the stable continuity of our business operations. Through new recruitment upon graduation and career recruitment, we aim to secure appropriate human resources.

A target of ensuring that 20% or more of newly graduated recruits are women has been defined, to promote the advancement of women. Current social circumstances will also be taken into consideration to raise starting salaries, with further improvements to be applied in a flexible manner.

These initiatives are being reported to the Sustainability Promotion Committee, which monitors, reviews, and makes changes to recruitment practices.

Number of Group Employees and Executive Officers

Numbers of Employees in Japan and Overseas (as of March 31, 2023)

(Unit: Persons)
Directors Executive officers Employees Temporary employees*1 Total
Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. 9 12 1,594 242 1,857
Subsidiaries in Japan 26 - 1,492 320 1,838
Overseas subsidiaries 33 - 4,899 357 5,289
Total 68 12 7,985 919 8,984
  • * The number of Directors of Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. is shown as the number of Directors, including Part-time Directors. The number of Executive Officers excludes Directors.
  • * The numbers of Directors of subsidiaries in Japan and overseas include Directors sent from Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. This figure represents the number of standing corporate officers not serving concurrently in other positions.
  • * Temporary employees: part-time and casual workers

Breakdown of Employees by Region, Age, and Gender (as of March 31, 2023)

(Unit: Persons)
Male
Region Age 29 or younger Age 30 to 49 Age 50 or older Subtotal
Japan 250 1,203 1,082 2,535
East Asia 95 660 87 842
Southeast Asia 178 543 115 836
North America 80 190 273 543
Europe 32 165 131 328
Total 635 2,761 1,688 5,084
(Unit: Persons)
Female
Region Age 29 or younger Age 30 to 49 Age 50 or older Subtotal
Japan 124 257 170 551
East Asia 61 427 42 530
Southeast Asia 391 886 250 1,527
North America 27 99 115 241
Europe 5 28 19 52
Total 608 1,697 596 2,901
(Unit: Persons)
Male　Female　Total Total
Region Age 29 or younger Age 30 to 49 Age 50 or older
Japan 374 1,460 1,252 3,086
East Asia 156 1,087 129 1,372
Southeast Asia 569 1,429 365 2,363
North America 107 289 388 784
Europe 37 193 150 380
Total 1,243 4,458 2,284 7,985
  • * Numbers for Japan are the total for Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. and its domestic subsidiaries.

Breakdown of the Number of Temporary Employees by Gender and by Region (as of March 31, 2023)

(Unit: Persons)
Male Female Total
Number of
temporary employees		 412 514 926
(Unit: Persons)
Japan East Asia Southeast Asia North America Europe Total
Number of
temporary employees		 569 192 127 30 8 926
  • * Numbers for Japan are the total for Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. and its domestic subsidiaries.

Breakdown of the Number of Newly Recruited Employees in Fiscal 2022 (by gender, age, and region)

(Unit: Persons)
Male Female Total Age 29
or younger 		Age 30
to 49		 Age 50
or older		 Total
Number of persons 454 399 853 471 329 53 853
Ratio of employees
as of March 31, 2023		 9％ 14％ 11％ 38％ 7% 2% 11%
(Unit: Persons)
Japan East Asia Southeast Asia North America Europe Total
Number of persons 118 263 220 210 42 853
Ratio of employees
as of March 31, 2023		 4％ 19％ 9％ 27％ 11% 11%
  • * Numbers for Japan are the total for Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. and its domestic subsidiaries.

Breakdown of Employee Turnover Number in Fiscal 2022 by Gender, Age, and Region

(Unit: Persons)
Male Female Total Age 29
or younger 		Age 30
to 49		 Age 50
or older		 Total
Number of persons 381 337 718 242 317 159 718
Ratio of employees
as of March 31, 2023		 7％ 12％ 9％ 19％ 7% 7% 9%
(Unit: Persons)
Japan East Asia Southeast Asia North America Europe Total
Number of persons 111 230 156 193 28 718
Ratio of employees
as of March 31, 2023		 4％ 17％ 7％ 25％ 7% 9%
  • * Numbers for Japan are the total for Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. and its domestic subsidiaries.

Company Employee Recruitment (numbers of newly graduated/career recruits)

(Unit: Persons)
Recruitment upon graduation Fiscal 2018 Fiscal 2019 Fiscal 2020 Fiscal 2021 Fiscal 2022 Fiscal 2023
(scheduled)
Number of Company employees recruited 33 37 38 43 55 55
Ratio of newly graduated recruits*1 82.5% 90.2% 84.4% 75.4% 83.3%
Male 27 31 34 33 45 ―
Female 6 6 4 10 10 ―
(Unit: Persons)
Career recruitment Fiscal 2018 Fiscal 2019 Fiscal 2020 Fiscal 2021 Fiscal 2022 Fiscal 2023
(scheduled)
Number of Company employees recruited 7 4 7 14 11 15
Ratio of career employee recruitment*2 17.5% 9.8% 15.6% 24.6% 16.7%
Male 6 2 7 12 10 ―
Female 1 2 0 2 1 ―
  • * Figure for Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. (non-consolidated basis).
  • *1, 2 The ratios of newly graduated recruits and career recruits are given as percentages of the total recruit count for the relevant fiscal year (the sum of newly graduated recruits and career employee recruits).
  • *2 The ratio of career employee recruitment pertains to disclosure of mid-career recruitment under the Act on Comprehensive Promotion of Labor Measures.
  • * Does not include persons forwarded from other companies or employees reassigned from subsidiaries or affiliates in Japan.
  • * Includes temporary employees who are not post-retirement hires.
  • * Since employee recruitment is gender-neutral, the gender composition of the planned intake of new employees for fiscal 2023 is unknown, and is not covered by third-party assurance.

Breakdown of the Number of Newly Recruited Employees in Fiscal 2022 (by gender and age)

(Unit: Persons)
Age 29 or younger Age 30 to 49 Age 50 or older
Number of Newly Recruited Employees in Fiscal 2022 58 8 0
Male 48 7 0
Female 10 1 0
  • * Figure for Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. (non-consolidated basis).
  • * Counted based on the person’s age when they were hired.

Retention of Newly Graduated Recruits (within three years of being hired)

(Unit: Persons)
Fiscal 2018 Fiscal 2019 Fiscal 2020
Number of men hired 21 24 26
Number of women hired 6 6 4
Number of men retained 19 22 24
Number of women retained 5 5 2
Retention rate 3 years
after joining company (Male)		 90.5% 91.7% 92.3%
Retention rate 3 years
after joining company (Female)		 83.3% 83.3% 50.0%
Retention rate 3 years
after joining company (Total)		 88.9% 90.0% 86.7%
  • * The numbers in the table represent the rate among newly graduated recruits with at least a bachelor’s degree.
  • * Figure for Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. (non-consolidated basis).
  • * For fiscal 2020, this indicates the percentage of employees hired on April 1, 2020, who were still employed with the company on April 1, 2023.

Employee Turnover and Turnover Rate in Fiscal 2022 (by gender and age)

(Unit: Persons)
Male Female Total Age 29 or younger Age 30 to 49 Age 50 or older Total
Number of persons 49 7 56 12 7 37 56
Ratio of employees as of March 31, 2023 3.6％ 3.6％ 3.6％ 6.5％ 1.0% 5.7% 3.6%
  • * Figure for Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. (non-consolidated basis).
  • * Counted based on the person’s age when they left the company.

Regarding Retirement Benefit Obligations

Regarding retirement benefit systems, the Company employs a defined-benefit system in Japan. Overseas, some consolidated subsidiaries concurrently use defined-contribution and defined benefit systems. The consolidated retirement benefit obligations for fiscal 2022 totaled ¥37.1 billion, and ¥39.8 billion for pension funds.

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