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The NYK Group (Includes NYK headquarters)

Number of employees of consolidated companies (long-term employees, employees on contracts for over six months) As of the end of each company's fiscal year

Employee Demographics

  FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Number of employees Total (a)   35,165 35,502 35,243
By region Japan   7,837 7,900 8,006
Europe   8,640 8,544 8,398
South Asia   12,446 12,322 12,329
North America   2,075 2,236 2,057
East Asia   2,888 2,875 2,750
Oceania   185 189 187
Central and South America   1,094 1,436 1,516
Number of employees promoted to director by region*1 Japan Men 174 180 173
Women 6 7 8
Europe Men 86 75 104
Women 15 7 14
South Asia Men 100 116 129
Women 18 23 16
North America Men 23 26 12
Women 4 4 2
East Asia Men 28 22 29
Women 1 1 4
Oceania Men 5 5 5
Women 0 0 0
Central and South America Men 12 9 15
Women 3 4 5
  1. *1Local employee. Excludes employees seconded from headquarters and other organizations
  FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Ratio of management by region and gender (%)*1 Japan Men 91.1 90.1 90.0
Women 8.9 9.9 10.0
Europe Men 71.0 68.0 64.5
Women 29.0 32.0 35.5
South Asia Men 59.5 64.0 62.8
Women 40.5 36.0 37.2
North America Men 66.4 67.4 67.3
Women 33.6 32.6 32.7
East Asia Men 65.1 63.9 61.4
Women 34.9 36.1 38.6
Oceania Men 86.7 82.4 79.4
Women 13.3 17.6 20.6
Central and South America Men 72.5 71.9 75.0
Women 27.5 28.1 25.0
By gender   Men 22,438 22,372 22,286
Women 12,727 13,130 12,957
By job type Office workers*2   34,224 34,590 34,333
Seafarers*3   941 912 910
New hires Total   6,260 6,579 4,730
  Men 3,679 4,116 2,938
Women 2,581 2,463 1,792
Ratio of voluntary resignations (%)     14.8 14.1 11.7
  1. *1Local employee who are managers or higher. Includes employees seconded from headquarters and other organizations
  2. *2Includes navigation officers and engineers* at office locations as well as employees seconded from Group companies
  3. *3Excludes non-Japanese seafarers
  4. *Navigation officers and engineers either hold a seafaring license or are in the process of acquiring one at a maritime college.

Employee Diversity

  FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Number of non-Japanese seafarers*1 Total (b) 10,788 10,622 11,190
Ratio of women employees (%)   37.0 37.9 37.7
Ratio of women managers (%)*2   25.9 25.2 26.2
  1. *1From fiscal 2022, the aggregation standard was changed. In conjunction with this, the figures for fiscal 2021 have been revised.
  2. *2Managers or higher

Number of Group Employees (Including Non-Japanese Seafarers)

  FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Total (a + b) 45,953 46,124 46,433

Occupational Health and Safety

  FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Lost time injury (LTI) rate (%)*1 2.00 2.52 2.54
Number of work-related deaths 1 2 1
Mortality rate (%) 0.00 0.01 0.00
  1. *1Calculation method: (Number of work-related accidents requiring leave) / (Total working hours) x 1,000,000
    Total working hours are calculated as 2,000 hours per person.

NYK Headquarters

Employee Demographics

  FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Number of employees Total   1,800 1,852 1,863
By gender   Men 1,479 1,523 1,525
Women 321 329 338
Long-term employees Office workers (excludes navigation officers and engineers at office locations) Men 766 791 797
Women 246 242 249
Navigation officers and engineers Men 577 586 588
Women 19 21 22
Fixed-term employees Office workers Men 127 139 132
Women 51 60 60
Seafarers Men 6 4 4
Women 0 0 0
Non-fixed-term employees*1 Office workers Men 3 3 4
Women 5 6 7
Seafarers Men 0 0 0
Women 0 0 0
Long-term employees, fixed-term employees and non-fixed-term employees Office workers (excludes navigation officers and engineers at office locations)   1,198 1,241 1,249
Navigation officers and engineers   602 611 614
Average age (years old)*2 Office workers (excludes navigation officers and engineers at office locations)   41.2 41.0 40.6
Navigation officers and engineers   38.8 39.2 39.4
Age range*2 Office workers (excludes navigation officers and engineers at office locations) Under 30 195 189 190
30–49 509 546 587
50 and older 308 298 269
Navigation officers and engineers Under 30 139 143 147
30–49 335 335 330
50 and older 122 129 133
New hires*3 Total   66 87 89
New-graduate hires Total   54 56 62
Office workers (excludes navigation officers and engineers at office locations) Men 19 22 20
Women 10 7 16
Navigation officers and engineers Men 22 24 24
Women 3 3 2
Mid-career hires Total   12 31 27
  Men 11 25 21
Women 1 6 6
Ratio of mid-career hires (%)*4     18.2 35.6 30.3
Rate of turnover within three years after hire (%)*5 Office workers (excludes navigation officers and engineers at office locations)   0.9 0.0 0.6
Navigation officers and engineers   1.4 6.7 6.3
Ratio of voluntary resignations (%)*6     1.6 2.1 1.4
Turnover rate at NYK (%)*7     3.9 4.5 3.3
  1. *1Employees who converted to employment contracts with no fixed period
  2. *2Excludes fixed-term employees and employees who converted to employment contracts with no fixed period
  3. *3New-graduates and mid-career hires
  4. *4From fiscal 2022, the indication standard was changed. In conjunction with this, the figures for fiscal 2021 have been revised.
  5. *5Calculation method: Number of new graduates and mid-career employees hired in the previous three fiscal years who resigned in each fiscal year / Number of new graduates and mid-career employees hired in the previous three fiscal years
  6. *6Calculation method: Number of employees who resigned at their own request in each fiscal year / Total number of long-term employees at the end of each fiscal year
  7. *7Calculation method: Number of employees who resigned in each fiscal year / Total number of long-term employees at the end of each fiscal year

Employee Diversity

  FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Ratio of women employees (%) Office workers (excludes navigation officers and engineers) 24.3 23.4 23.8
Navigation officers and engineers 3.2 3.5 3.6
Ratio of female recruits, nonconsolidated (%) Office workers (excludes navigation officers and engineers) 26.8 21.7 34.9
Navigation officers and engineers 12.0 11.1 7.7
Ratio of women managers (%)*1 Office workers (excludes navigation officers and engineers) 14.0 13.7 13.6
Navigation officers and engineers 0.4 0.4 0.4
Percentage of female executives(%) Directors*2 25.0 25.0 25.0
Executive officers and above 11.1 13.5 13.5
Gender pay gap (%)*3 All - 81.8 77.3
Employment ratio of people with disabilities (%)   1.9 2.0 2.1
Employees union membership rate (%)*4 Office workers (includes navigation officers and engineers) 83.9 84.4 87.8
Seafarers (excludes captains) 100.0 100.0 100.0
Coverage of collective bargaining (%) 100.0 100.0 100.0
  1. *1Calculation method: women managers / Total managers
  2. *2FY2021 and FY2022 include Audit & Supervisory Board members
  3. *3Includes base salary, bonuses, and non-standard wages, but excludes retirement and commuting allowances
  4. *4Japanese employees (navigation officers and engineers) are members of the All Japan Seamen's Union, except for captains.
    The union is the only industrial labor union in Japan formed by people working in the Japanese maritime-related industry.
  5. *Because the collection of racial or ethnic data is legally prohibited or restricted in some countries, we do not collect or disclose information on the percentage of all workers in our business by race or ethnicity.

Occupational Health and Safety (Includes Fixed-Term Employees)

  FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Number of occupational accidents*1 Total 2 2 2
Office workers (includes navigation officers and engineers at office locations) 0 0 1
Seafarers 2 2 1
Lost time injury (LTI) rate (%)*2   0.41 0.82 0.40
Number of work-related deaths Total 0 0 0
Office workers (includes navigation officers and engineers at office locations) 0 0 0
Seafarers 0 0 0
Number of lost days caused by occupational accidents Total 71 9 7
Office workers (includes navigation officers and engineers at office locations) 0 0 7
Seafarers 71 9 0
Health checkup participation percentage (%)   98.1 99.1 99.6
Percentage of employees who smoke (%)   12.4 11.2 11.8
Presenteeism (%)*3   18.6 17.2 18.0
Non-statutory working hours per month (hours)   23.5 19.1 18.3
  1. *1Excludes commuting accidents / Major occupational accidents while working on board include falls, pinches, frostbite (burns), etc.
  2. *2Employees working at headquarters, including navigation officers and engineers* who are working at office locations, seconded employees from Group companies, and contractors for business consignment, etc.
    Calculation method: (Number of work-related accidents requiring leave) / (Total working hours) × 1,000,000
  3. *3A condition in which an employee goes to work with some illness or symptoms, resulting in reduced work performance and productivity. The percentage was calculated using each employee’s evaluation of their work performance over the past four weeks, with 100% being the performance they would be able to perform when they are not sick or injured.
  4. *Navigation officers and engineers either hold a seafaring license or are in the process of acquiring one at a maritime college.

Employee Support Systems

  FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Average number of days of paid leave taken*1   17.4 18.8 18.8
Average ratio of paid leave taken (%)   61.3 67.1 67.0
Number of employees who took maternity leave*2   20 15 8
Average ratio of employees who took maternity leave (%)   100.0 100.0 100.0
Number of employees who used parental leave program Total 53 64 57
Men 37 52 50
Women 16 12 7
Ratio of employees who used parental leave program (%) Total 68.8 76.2 76.0
Men 60.7 72.2 73.5
Women 100.0 100.0 100.0
Ratio of employees who returned to work after taking parental leave (%)   91.0
(Number of employees who left the Company: 1)		 100.0 100.0
Retention rate of employees who used parental leave program (%)   100.0 100.0 100.0
Number of employees who used shortened working-hour program Total 8 4 6
Men 0 0 0
Women 8 4 6
Number of working mothers*3   87 75 71
Number of employees who used family-care leave program*2 Total 1 0 0
Men 1 0 0
Women 0 0 0
Ratio of employees who returned to work after taking family-care leave (%)   100.0 Not applicable Not applicable
Retention rate of employees who used family-care leave program (%)   100.0 Not applicable Not applicable
  1. *1Excludes seafarers and employees currently seconded to other companies / Includes paid summer, winter holidays
  2. *2Total number of users, excluding those who left the Company
  3. *3Mothers with children in compulsory education or younger / Excludes mothers on maternity or parental leave

Education

  FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Average number of hours employees participated in training programs Company average 61.5 60.2 77.6
Office workers (includes navigation officers and engineers at office locations)*1 16.9 18.1 26.5
Seafarers 230.5 226.7 290.7
Average expenditure on educational and training programs (yen) Company average 228,750 235,398 342,888
Office workers (includes navigation officers and engineers at office locations)*2 113,006 122,497 164,255
Seafarers 667,968 682,969 1,088,656
  1. *1Excludes workers trained outside the Company
  2. *2Programs for office workers trained inside or outside the Company