Human Resources Data

Human Resources Data

Employee Composition (ORIX Group consolidated)

  • Number of employees
  March 31, 2019 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023
Number of Employees 32,411 31,233 33,153 32,235 34,737
Average Number of Temporary Staff 20,768 19,816 19,194 19,024 19,623
  • By segment
  March 31, 2019 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023
Corporate Financial Services and Maintenance Leasing 5,384 5,637 5,933 5,243 5,393
Real Estate 9,894 8,599 8,586 8,275 8,181
PE Investment and Concession 3,291 3,081 4,831 4,778 6,913
Environment and Energy 620 592 673 777 815
Insurance 2,336 2,363 2,437 2,407 2,417
Banking and Credit 1,066 1,103 1,130 1,201 1,253
Aircraft and Ships 127 149 154 141 147
ORIX USA 1,181 1,433 1,371 1,398 1,342
ORIX Europe 1,357 1,301 1,356 1,469 1,546
Asia and Australia 5,107 4,892 4,554 4,489 4,681
Corporate 2,048 2,083 2,128 2,057 2,049
  • By region
  March 31, 2019 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023
Japan 24,639 23,458 25,718 24,738 27,021
Outside Japan*1 7,772 7,775 7,435 7,497 7,716
  1. Outside Japan: Total number of employees in four segments: Aircraft and Ships, ORIX USA, ORIX Europe, and Asia and Australia.
  • By gender
  March 31, 2019 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023
Male 20,491 19,630 20,876 20,330 21,352
Female 11,920 11,603 12,277 11,905 13,385

Data Concerning Employees*1

  • Average age
ORIX Corporation*2
  March 31, 2019 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023
Overall 42.9 years old 43.4 years old 43.8 years old 44.2 years old 44.5 years old
Male 44.6 years old 44.9 years old 45.2 years old 45.4 years old 45.4 years old
Female 40.7 years old 41.3 years old 41.9 years old 42.7 years old 43.3 years old
10 ORIX Group companies*3
  March 31, 2019 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023
Overall 41.2 years old 41.1 years old 41.4 years old 41.8 years old 42.0 years old
Male 43.5 years old 43.2 years old 43.3 years old 43.6 years old 43.6 years old
Female 38.5 years old 38.6 years old 39.1 years old 39.7 years old 40.2 years old
  • Average years of service
ORIX Corporation
  March 31, 2019 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023
Overall 15.6 years 16.1 years 17.3 years 17.8 years 18.1 years
Male 15.9 years 16.3 years 17.6 years 17.9 years 17.8 years
Female 15.1 years 15.8 years 17.0 years 17.7 years 18.3 years
10 ORIX Group companies
  March 31, 2019 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023
Overall 12.3 years 12.4 years 13.2 years 13.7 years 13.9 years
Male 13.2 years 13.2 years 13.9 years 14.3 years 14.2 years
Female 11.3 years 11.5 years 12.4 years 13.0 years 13.5 years
  • Turnover rate*4
ORIX Corporation
  March 31, 2019 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023
Overall 4.4 % 4.1 % 3.3 % 4.6 % 5.2 %
Male 5.7 % 5.2 % 4.4 % 6.6 % 7.1 %
Female 2.6 % 2.7 % 1.9 % 2.1 % 2.7 %
10 ORIX Group companies
  March 31, 2019 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023
Overall 4.3 % 4.6 % 4.5 % 5.6 % 5.9 %
Male 5.4 % 5.5 % 5.4 % 7.3 % 7.3 %
Female 3.0 % 3.6 % 3.5 % 3.5 % 4.4 %
  • Percentage of female employees
  March 31, 2019 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023
ORIX Corporation 42.6 % 42.9 % 43.3 % 44.0 % 44.2 %
10 ORIX Group companies 44.9 % 45.5 % 45.7 % 46.5 % 46.4 %
  • Percentage of mid-career employees
  March 31, 2019 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023
ORIX Corporation 40.9 % 40.3 % 40.1 % 39.8 % 40.3 %
10 ORIX Group companies 55.8 % 55.8 % 58.7 % 58.0 % 58.3 %
  • Percentage of foreign national employees
  March 31, 2019 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023
ORIX Corporation 1.6 % 2.0 % 2.0 % 1.9 % 1.9 %
10 ORIX Group companies 0.8 % 0.9 % 0.9 % 0.9 % 0.8 %
  1. Data Concerning Employees: Excluding executives.
  2. ORIX Corporation (non-consolidated): 2,937 employees, or 8% of consolidated group employees, as of the end of March 2023.
  3. 10 ORIX Group companies: ORIX, ORIX Rentec, ORIX Auto, ORIX Credit, ORIX Real Estate, ORIX Computer Systems, ORIX Bank, ORIX Life Insurance, ORIX Eco Services, and ORIX Asset Management & Loan Services. The total number of employees in these 10 companies is 10,358, or 29% of consolidated group employees, as of the end of March 2023.
  4. Turnover rate: Includes retirees and employees transferred within the ORIX Group.

Working Hours and Leave Taken

  • Annual paid leave taken
    March 31, 2019 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023
ORIX Corporation Days taken 15.5 days 15.1 days 13.3 days 14.1 days 14.9 days
Percentage taken 83.2 % 80.6 % 71.3 % 75.0 % 79.7 %
10 ORIX Group companies Days taken 14.8 days 14.6 days 13.3 days 14.2 days 15.1 days
Percentage taken 84.9 % 83.8 % 76.0 % 80.0 % 84.9 %
  • Average monthly working hours
  March 31, 2019 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023
ORIX Corporation 151.7 hours per month 150.8 hours per month 156.4 hours per month 157.4 hours per month 157.3 hours per month
10 ORIX Group companies 155.3 hours per month 154.3 hours per month 157.3 hours per month 158.5 hours per month 158.9 hours per month
  • Average monthly non-statutory working hours
  March 31, 2019 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023
ORIX Corporation 3.9 hours per month 3.6 hours per month 6.0 hours per month 6.1 hours per month 5.8 hours per month
10 ORIX Group companies 5.6 hours per month 4.9 hours per month 6.2 hours per month 6.5 hours per month 6.5 hours per month

Compensation (ORIX Corporation)

  March 31, 2019 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023
Average annual salary (JPY) 8,800,192 yen 8,711,932 yen 8,583,327 yen 8,852,516 yen 9,100,288 yen

Pay Gap between Men and Women*1*2

    March 31, 2023
ORIX Corporation All employees 62.2%
Of full-time employees 61.8%
Of fixed-term employees and part-time employees 65.3%
10 ORIX Group companies All employees 62.8%
Of full-time employees 63.6%
Of fixed-term employees and part-time employees 57.4%
  1. The pay gap between men and women shows the ratio of the annual average pay of female employees to the annual average pay of male employees. Regarding the pay gap between men and women, seconded employees are counted as employees of the home company.
  2. ORIX offers a variety of work styles and occupations to help employees of diverse backgrounds maximize their performance, and by providing opportunities for them, ORIX supports the realization of the career they desire. In addition, ORIX implements an evaluation and remuneration system that seeks to provide fair pay based on an employee’s seniority, role and duties, with adjustments for personnel evaluations. As of March 31, 2023, the pay gap between men and women in general manager positions was 95.8%. The ORIX Group has set an overall increase in the ratio of female managers as an important ESG-related target and is focusing on the promotion of women.

Training

  • Annual total training hours
  March 31, 2019 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023
ORIX Corporation 30,369 hours 30,931 hours 42,022 hours 45,548 hours 86,429 hours
10 ORIX Group companies 199,162 hours 189,531 hours 204,018 hours 166,257 hours 206,324 hours
  • Annual average training hours per employee
  March 31, 2019 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023
ORIX Corporation 8.1 hours 8.3 hours 11.3 hours 12.5 hours 24.0 hours
10 ORIX Group companies 20.0 hours 18.5 hours 19.6 hours 16.1 hours 19.9 hours
  • Annual average training cost per employee (JPY)
  March 31, 2019 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023
ORIX Corporation 96,674 yen 90,810 yen 55,520 yen 67,285 yen 98,646 yen
10 ORIX Group companies 81,475 yen 84,986 yen 67,325 yen 73,808 yen 95,689 yen

Female Managers*1

  • Female managers
    March 31, 2019 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023
ORIX Corporation Number of persons 418 451 474 512 529
Percentage 23.8 % 25.3 % 26.2 % 28.6 % 29.8 %
10 ORIX Group companies Number of persons 707 767 812 908 956
Percentage 20.6 % 22.1 % 23.5 % 25.0 % 25.7 %
  • Percentage of newly appointed female managers
  March 31, 2019 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023
ORIX Corporation 32.0 % 35.3 % 35.3 % 54.2 % 50.0 %
10 ORIX Group companies 30.9 % 31.8 % 38.8 % 29.1 % 36.8 %
  1. Managers: Persons in the same office, in addition to section managers, who are equivalent to section managers in terms of job content and degree of responsibility, regardless of their title or membership (however, this excludes the lowest ranks).

Childbirth and Childcare

  • Working mothers
    March 31, 2019 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023
ORIX Corporation Number of persons 634 637 723 749 767
Percentage*1 39.9 % 40.2 % 45.1 % 46.8 % 48.2 %
10 ORIX Group companies Number of persons 1,492 1,562 1,800 1,897 1,963
Percentage*1 33.4 % 33.5 % 37.9 % 39.6 % 40.8 %
  • Female employees who took childcare leave*2
    March 31, 2019 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023
ORIX Corporation Number of persons 71 53 60 59 61
Percentage 98.6 % 110.4 % 92.3 % 111.3 % 107.0 %
10 ORIX Group companies Number of persons 201 180 200 211 196
Percentage 98.0 % 100.5 % 93.4 % 109.3 % 98.9 %
  • Male employees who took childcare leave or special childcare paid time off*3
    March 31, 2019 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023
ORIX Corporation Number of persons 76 49 54 52 61
Percentage 96.2 % 63.6 % 76.0 % 83.8 % 91.0 %
10 ORIX Group companies Number of persons 151 130 125 138 174
Percentage 72.2 % 56.7 % 63.7 % 74.1 % 87.4 %
  • Percentage of employees returning after childcare leave*4
    March 31, 2019 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023
ORIX Corporation Male 100.0 % - 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 %
Female 95.2 % 92.3 % 97.0 % 94.4 % 97.0 %
10 ORIX Group companies Male 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 %
Female 93.8 % 94.7 % 94.6 % 96.4 % 94.8 %
  • Retention rate after return*5
    March 31, 2019 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023
ORIX Corporation Male 100.0 % 100.0 % - 100.0 % 100.0 %
Female 97.7 % 97.2 % 96.6 % 100.0 % 97.0 %
10 ORIX Group companies Male 75.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 94.4 % 100.0 %
Female 96.1 % 94.5 % 93.1 % 93.8 % 94.8 %
  1. Percentage of working mothers: Ratio of working mothers to total number of female employees.
  2. Employees who took childcare leave: Ratio of employees who took childcare leave among employees who gave birth in the fiscal year before last. The ratio can surpass 100%, as it includes employees who gave birth earlier than the fiscal year before last but did not take leave in that year, and instead took childcare leave in the fiscal year before last.
  3. Male employees who took childcare leave or special childcare paid time off: Ratio of male employees who took childcare leave or special childcare paid time off among male employees who had a child in the fiscal year before last. The ratio can surpass 100% as it includes employees who had a child earlier than the fiscal year before last but did not take leave in that year, and instead took childcare leave in the fiscal year before last.
    Number of employees who took special childcare paid time off: (For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023) Persons who took special childcare paid time off between April 1, 2022 and March 31, 2023.
  4. Percentage of employees returning after childcare leave: (For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023) The percentage of employees who returned to work among employees who reached the end of childcare leave in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023.
  5. Retention rate after return: (For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023) Percentage of employees still working as of March 31, 2023 to the number of employees who returned to work during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.

Nursing Care

  • Number of employees who took nursing care paid time off
    March 31, 2019 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023
ORIX Corporation Male 18 25 14 14 17
Female 37 47 35 40 45
10 ORIX Group companies Male 76 78 49 56 64
Female 120 145 114 138 144
  • Number of employees who took nursing care leave
    March 31, 2019 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023
ORIX Corporation Male 0 0 0 0 0
Female 0 1 1 1 0
10 ORIX Group companies Male 2 0 0 0 1
Female 4 6 4 3 4

Recruiting

ORIX Corporation
  March 31, 2019 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023
Total number of employees recruited 126 127 127 101 147
New graduates/Male 31 42 35 21 30
New graduates/Female 42 31 33 19 14
Mid-career employees/Male 44 40 47 51 84
Mid-career employees/Female 9 14 12 10 19
Percentage of female recruits 40.4 % 35.4 % 35.4 % 28.7 % 22.4 %
Percentage of mid-career employees 42.0 % 42.5 % 46.4 % 60.3 % 70.0 %
10 ORIX Group companies
  March 31, 2019 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023
Total number of employees recruited 811 764 605 503 654
New graduates/Male 112 137 117 92 109
New graduates/Female 169 140 136 107 87
Mid-career employees/Male 244 275 236 192 313
Mid-career employees/Female 286 212 116 112 145
Percentage of female recruits 56.1 % 46.0 % 41.6 % 43.5 % 35.4 %
Percentage of mid-career employees 65.3 % 63.7 % 58.1 % 60.4 % 70.0 %

Health and Safety

  • Percentage of employees who went through stress checks
  March 31, 2019 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023
ORIX Corporation 86.6 % 87.7 % 88.7 % 89.1 % 91.8 %
10 ORIX Group companies 90.6 % 91.7 % 92.4 % 92.1 % 93.7 %
  • Number of occupational accidents
  March 31, 2019 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023
ORIX Corporation na 3 1 2 3
10 ORIX Group companies na 28 20 29 24
  • Number of fatal accidents
  March 31, 2019 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023
ORIX Corporation na 0 0 0 0
10 ORIX Group companies na 0 0 0 0

Other information about ORIX’s health and safety-related efforts and data can be found here.

External Evaluation and Awards

ORIX Corporation

DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SELECTION 100 2020

Certified as a “New Diversity Management Selection 100”, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (March 2020)

On March 16, 2020, ORIX Corporation has been certified as a “New Diversity Management Selection 100” for 2020. This certification recognizes enterprises that engage in diversity management with empowering diverse human resources and show successful business results.

NADESHIKO semi 2021

Certified as a “Semi-Nadeshiko Brand” by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Tokyo Stock Exchange (March 2021)

ORIX Corporation was selected as a “Semi-Nadeshiko Brand” by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Tokyo Stock Exchange on March 22, 2021. This is the category just below the “Nadeshiko Brand” category. Companies are selected from among approximately 3,600 listed companies for their encouragement of women's success in the workplace. ORIX has been selected as a “Semi-Nadeshiko Brand” for 3 consecutive years.

Health & Productivity Management Organization 2024

Certified as a "Health & Productivity Management Organization 2024" by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (March 2024)

On March 11, 2024, ORIX Corporation was recognized in the “Large Enterprise Category” of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s “Certified Health & Productivity Management Organization Recognition Program” for 2024. This certification recognizes corporations that value their employees’ health and strategically work to promote health from a management perspective. ORIX has been certified in this category of the “Certified Health & Productivity Management Organization Recognition Program” for 8 consecutive years since the certification’s start in 2017.

Eruboshi

“Eruboshi” Certification from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

On May 27, 2019, ORIX Corporation obtained the “Eruboshi (3 star)” company certification based on the Act on Promotion of Woman’s Participation and Advancement in the Workplace. The “Eruboshi” company certification is granted to companies with a high level of implementation of activities related to the promotion of women’s success. Companies that meet all five criteria in the areas of recruitment, continued employment, working hours, proportion of women in managerial positions and diversified career courses are selected for 3 star.

Daikyo, Daikyo Astage, Daikyo Anabuki Real Estate

Date Awarded Certification/Recognition
April 2018 Obtained “Kurumin” certification from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

ORIX Life Insurance

Date Awarded Certification/Recognition
March 2022 Nagasaki City Inclusive Workplace Award – Five Star Certification
February 2022 Obtained “Kurumin” certification from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
November 2021 Obtained “Eruboshi (3 star)” certification from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
March 2021 Awarded “Sixth Annual Nagasaki Women's Empowerment Promotion Award for Corporations” by Nagasaki Women's Empowerment Promotion Center

ORIX Business Center Okinawa

Date Awarded Certification/Recognition
September 2022 Obtained “Platinum Eruboshi” certification from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
* In May, 2016, obtained “Eruboshi (highest level)” certification from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
July 2015 Obtained certification of Next-Generation Certificaiton Label "Platinum Kurumin" from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
  • In July 2011, obtained the Next-Generation Certification Label "Kurumin" from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
March 2015 Obtained certification of Okinawa Prefecture “Human resources development company”
February 2010 Obtained certification of Okinawa prefecture “Work-life balance company”

ORIX Australia Corporation Limited

Date Awarded Certification/Recognition
March 2022 Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (EOCGE) citation from the federal government's Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA)

Timeline of Human Resources-related Internal Systems

We are continuously enhancing our human resources system to support flexible work styles, support work and childbirth/childcare/nursing care, and support career development.

Timeline*1 of Human Resources-related Internal Systems
Year Month HR-related systems HR-related events
1969 December   A female employee is assigned to sales for the first time.
1979 -   Female new graduates are assigned to sales for the first time.
1982 April Started recruitment of comprehensive track employees – national scope*2 for men and women.
Launched job type conversion system from October 2011 in which employees may switch from general administrative track*3 to comprehensive track*4. In addition, from October 2011, employees may switch in either direction between general administrative track and comprehensive track (not just general administrative to comprehensive) and also within comprehensive track between national and regional scope.		  
1986 July Introduction of separation of roles into comprehensive track employees – national scope, comprehensive track employees – regional scope, and general administrative track employees.  
1986 July Introduction of the “Family Mates” system, which allows female employees who retired with more than two years of work experience to due to personal reasons such as marriage, childbirth, childcare, or nursing care to return to work as a part-time employee.  
1988 June Introduction of the maternity and child care system.  
1989 February Introduction of a full two days off weekly system.  
1989 February Introduction of a staggered shifts system.  
1990 September Introduction of a half-day paid leave system.  
1994 February Start of recruitment for the sales promotion position for individuals above the age of 50 with sales experience.  
1995 April Start of a year-round recruitment of university students, start of recruitment of foreign students for comprehensive track.  
1995 October Introduction of Babysitter aid system.  
1997 February   A female employee is appointed as department manager for the first time.
1997 November   A female employee is appointed as branch manager for the first time.
1998 August Introduction of Nursing care leave system.  
1998 September Introduction of working name system (for continued usage by female employees of their maiden name in the workplace).  
1998 October Introduction of job experience internship system.  
2004 July Introduction of defined contribution pension plan (401K).  
2005 April   A sales promotion employee is appointed as branch manager for the first time.
2005 December Introduction of Career challenge system.  
2006 April Introduction of funded leave system in which unpaid paid vacation is saved separately and can be used for long-term leave such as illness.  
2006 April Introduction of re-employment after retirement-age.  
2006 May Introduction of paid time off (short and long-term) for volunteer work.  
2007 April   Introduction of a full-time position dedicated to diversity promotion.
2007 April Expansion of maternity/childcare system.  
2007 April   Establishment of ORIX Business Support Corporation, a special subsidiary established under the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's special employment system to promote and stabilize the employment of persons with disabilities.
2007 May   Earned the certification "Kurumin" for the first time pursuant to the Next Generation Training Support Measures Promotion Act.
2011 January Unify the corporate pension system of ten domestic group companies, in which the same system will be applied regardless of which company an employee transfers to, therefore pensions can continue to accumulate uninterrupted).  
2011 April   Prohibition of smoking during employee work hours.
2012 October Introduction of Career option system.  
2012 October Career Entry system introduced for employees above the age of 50, in which the Human Resources Department provides tailored opportunities for employees over the age of 50 to suit their abilities, experience, and goals.  
2014 January   A female employee is appointed as executive officer for the first time.
2014 April Introduction of the retirement age of 65.  
2016 March Introduction of Return to work system and systems to help employees address changes in spouse work situations (employee may change work area or take leave).  
2016 September Start of recruitment of students from overseas universities.  
2016 October   Start of Work Style Reform Project.
2017 April   Work Style Reform Project renamed as the Work Style Reform Promotion Project.
2017 April Reduced statutory work hours by 20 minutes to 7 hours.  
2017 April Introduction of System to incentivize employees to use their vacation days.  
2017 October Introduction of Special childcare paid time off system.  
2017 October Introduction of Super flextime system.  
2018 April Introduction of System allowing paid leave to be used in hourly units instead of whole days.  
2018 June Introduction of self-improvement system.  
2018 June Introduction of Career challenge system for ages 45 and above.  
2019 May   Certified by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare "Eruboshi" 3 stars.
  1. For readability, the below table uses current job titles and does not refer back to formerly used job titles; this may affect the chronology of when certain job titles were introduced.
  2. National scope comprehensive track employees are subject to transfers and relocations anywhere in Japan and internationally.
  3. General administrative employees mainly provide administrative and clerical support to comprehensive track employees.
  4. Comprehensive track employees work on business matters and are potential managerial candidates. They are expected to take on a variety of roles in a range of business areas, and are therefore subject to transfers and relocations.