Human Resources Data

Human Resources Data

Employee Composition (ORIX Group consolidated)

  • Number of employees
  March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2024
Number of Employees 31,233 33,153 32,235 34,737 33,807
Average Number of Temporary Staff 19,816 19,194 19,024 19,623 19,678
  • By segment
  March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2024
Corporate Financial Services and Maintenance Leasing 5,637 5,933 5,243 5,393 5,450
Real Estate 8,599 8,586 8,275 8,181 8,329
PE Investment and Concession 3,081 4,831 4,778 6,913 6,114
Environment and Energy 592 673 777 815 818
Insurance 2,363 2,437 2,407 2,417 2,209
Banking and Credit 1,103 1,130 1,201 1,253 882
Aircraft and Ships 149 154 141 147 270
ORIX USA 1,433 1,371 1,398 1,342 1,261
ORIX Europe 1,301 1,356 1,469 1,546 1,586
Asia and Australia 4,892 4,554 4,489 4,681 4,775
Corporate 2,083 2,128 2,057 2,049 2,113
  • By region
  March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2024
Japan 23,458 25,718 24,738 27,021 25,915
Outside Japan*1 7,775 7,435 7,497 7,716 7,892
  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, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2024
Male 19,630 20,876 20,330 21,352 20,707
Female 11,603 12,277 11,905 13,385 13,100

Data Concerning Employees*1

  • Average age
ORIX Corporation*2
  March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2024
Overall 43.4 years old 43.8 years old 44.2 years old 44.5 years old 44.5 years old
Male 44.9 years old 45.2 years old 45.4 years old 45.4 years old 45.2 years old
Female 41.3 years old 41.9 years old 42.7 years old 43.3 years old 43.5 years old
ORIX Group companies*3
  March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2024
Overall 41.1 years old 41.4 years old 41.8 years old 42.0 years old 42.1 years old
Male 43.2 years old 43.3 years old 43.6 years old 43.6 years old 43.5 years old
Female 38.6 years old 39.1 years old 39.7 years old 40.2 years old 40.5 years old
  • Average years of service
ORIX Corporation
  March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2024
Overall 16.1 years 17.3 years 17.8 years 18.1 years 18.0 years
Male 16.3 years 17.6 years 17.9 years 17.8 years 17.5 years
Female 15.8 years 17.0 years 17.7 years 18.3 years 18.5 years
ORIX Group companies
  March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2024
Overall 12.4 years 13.2 years 13.7 years 13.9 years 13.9 years
Male 13.2 years 13.9 years 14.3 years 14.2 years 14.1 years
Female 11.5 years 12.4 years 13.0 years 13.5 years 13.7 years
  • Turnover rate*4
ORIX Corporation
  March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2024
Overall 4.1 % 3.3 % 4.6 % 5.2 % 4.8 %
Male 5.2 % 4.4 % 6.6 % 7.1 % 6.7 %
Female 2.7 % 1.9 % 2.1 % 2.7 % 2.5 %
ORIX Group companies
  March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2024
Overall 4.6 % 4.5 % 5.6 % 5.9 % 6.2 %
Male 5.5 % 5.4 % 7.3 % 7.3 % 8.2 %
Female 3.6 % 3.5 % 3.5 % 4.4 % 3.9 %
  • Percentage of female employees
  March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2024
ORIX Corporation 42.9 % 43.3 % 44.0 % 44.2 % 44.6 %
ORIX Group companies 45.5 % 45.7 % 46.5 % 46.4 % 47.3 %
  • Percentage of mid-career employees
  March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2024
ORIX Corporation 40.3 % 40.1 % 39.8 % 40.3 % 41.0 %
ORIX Group companies 55.8 % 58.7 % 58.0 % 58.3 % 59.0 %
  • Percentage of foreign national employees
  March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2024
ORIX Corporation 2.0 % 2.0 % 1.9 % 1.9 % 2.0 %
ORIX Group companies 0.9 % 0.9 % 0.9 % 0.8 % 1.0 %
  1. Data Concerning Employees: Excluding executives.
  2. ORIX Corporation (non-consolidated): 2,929 employees, or 9% of consolidated group employees, as of the end of March 2024.
  3. (From FY 2020 to 2023) 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.
    (FY2024) 9 ORIX Group companies: ORIX, ORIX Rentec, ORIX Auto, 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 9 companies is 10,042, or 30% of consolidated group employees, as of the end of March 2024.
  4. Turnover rate: Includes retirees and employees transferred within the ORIX Group.

Working Hours and Leave Taken

  • Annual paid leave taken
    March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2024
ORIX Corporation Days taken 15.1 days 13.3 days 14.1 days 14.9 days 15.1 days
Percentage taken 80.6 % 71.3 % 75.0 % 79.7 % 81.9 %
ORIX Group companies Days taken 14.6 days 13.3 days 14.2 days 15.1 days 15.7 days
Percentage taken 83.8 % 76.0 % 80.0 % 84.9 % 88.1 %
  • Average monthly working hours
  March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2024
ORIX Corporation 150.8 hours per month 156.4 hours per month 157.4 hours per month 157.3 hours per month 156.7 hours per month
ORIX Group companies 154.3 hours per month 157.3 hours per month 158.5 hours per month 158.9 hours per month 158.5 hours per month
  • Average monthly non-statutory working hours
  March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2024
ORIX Corporation 3.6 hours per month 6.0 hours per month 6.1 hours per month 5.8 hours per month 5.2 hours per month
ORIX Group companies 4.9 hours per month 6.2 hours per month 6.5 hours per month 6.5 hours per month 5.9 hours per month

Compensation (ORIX Corporation)

  March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2024
Average annual salary (JPY) 8,711,932 yen 8,583,327 yen 8,852,516 yen 9,100,288 yen 9,203,700 yen

Pay Gap between Men and Women*1*2

    March 31, 2023 March 31, 2024
ORIX Corporation All employees 62.2% 62.2%
Of full-time employees 61.8% 61.7%
Of fixed-term employees and part-time employees 65.3% 68.8%
ORIX Group companies All employees 62.8% 63.8%
Of full-time employees 63.6% 64.2%
Of fixed-term employees and part-time employees 57.4% 62.4%
  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 95.0%. 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, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2024
ORIX Corporation 30,931 hours 42,022 hours 45,548 hours 86,429 hours 135,998 hours
ORIX Group companies 189,531 hours 204,018 hours 166,257 hours 206,324 hours 333,665 hours
  • Annual average training hours per employee
  March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2024
ORIX Corporation 8.3 hours 11.3 hours 12.5 hours 24.0 hours 37.6 hours
ORIX Group companies 18.5 hours 19.6 hours 16.1 hours 19.9 hours 33.2 hours
  • Annual average training cost per employee (JPY)
  March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2024
ORIX Corporation 90,810 yen 55,520 yen 67,285 yen 98,646 yen 112,825 yen
ORIX Group companies 84,986 yen 67,325 yen 73,808 yen 95,689 yen 96,275 yen

Female Managers*1

  • Female managers
    March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2024
ORIX Corporation Number of persons 451 474 512 529 554
Percentage 25.3 % 26.2 % 28.6 % 29.8 % 31.7 %
ORIX Group companies Number of persons 767 812 908 956 979
Percentage 22.1 % 23.5 % 25.0 % 25.7 % 27.2 %
  • Percentage of newly appointed female managers
  March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2024
ORIX Corporation 35.3 % 35.3 % 54.2 % 50.0 % 61.2 %
ORIX Group companies 31.8 % 38.8 % 29.1 % 36.8 % 43.9 %
  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, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2024
ORIX Corporation Number of persons 637 723 749 767 775
Percentage*1 40.2 % 45.1 % 46.8 % 48.2 % 48.0 %
ORIX Group companies Number of persons 1,562 1,800 1,897 1,963 1,961
Percentage*1 33.5 % 37.9 % 39.6 % 40.8 % 41.2 %
  • Female employees who took childcare leave*2
    March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2024
ORIX Corporation Number of persons 53 60 59 61 46
Percentage 110.4 % 92.3 % 111.3 % 107.0 % 109.5 %
ORIX Group companies Number of persons 180 200 211 196 178
Percentage 100.5 % 93.4 % 109.3 % 98.9 % 117.8 %
  • Male employees who took childcare leave or special childcare paid time off*3
    March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2024
ORIX Corporation Number of persons 49 54 52 61 51
Percentage 63.6 % 76.0 % 83.8 % 91.0 % 96.2 %
ORIX Group companies Number of persons 130 125 138 174 136
Percentage 56.7 % 63.7 % 74.1 % 87.4 % 83.9 %
  • Percentage of employees returning after childcare leave*4
    March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2024
ORIX Corporation Male - 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 %
Female 92.3 % 97.0 % 94.4 % 97.0 % 98.1 %
ORIX Group companies Male 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 98.9 %
Female 94.7 % 94.6 % 96.4 % 94.8 % 96.4 %
  • Retention rate after return*5
    March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2024
ORIX Corporation Male 100.0 % - 100.0 % 83.3 % 88.8 %
Female 97.2 % 96.6 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 98.4 %
ORIX Group companies Male 100.0 % 100.0 % 94.4 % 77.7 % 92.5 %
Female 94.5 % 93.1 % 93.8 % 92.4 % 94.7 %
  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, 2024) Persons who took special childcare paid time off between April 1, 2023 and March 31, 2024.
  4. Percentage of employees returning after childcare leave: (For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024) The percentage of employees who returned to work among employees who reached the end of childcare leave in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.
  5. Retention rate after return: (For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024) Percentage of employees still working as of March 31, 2024 to the number of employees who returned to work during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023.

Nursing Care

  • Number of employees who took nursing care paid time off
    March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2024
ORIX Corporation Male 25 14 14 17 29
Female 47 35 40 45 59
ORIX Group companies Male 78 49 56 64 74
Female 145 114 138 144 164
  • Number of employees who took nursing care leave
    March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2024
ORIX Corporation Male 0 0 0 0 0
Female 1 1 1 0 3
ORIX Group companies Male 0 0 0 1 1
Female 6 4 3 4 4

Recruiting

ORIX Corporation
  March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2024
Total number of employees recruited 127 127 101 147 205
New graduates/Male 42 35 21 30 30
New graduates/Female 31 33 19 14 42
Mid-career employees/Male 40 47 51 84 105
Mid-career employees/Female 14 12 10 19 28
Percentage of female recruits 35.4 % 35.4 % 28.7 % 22.4 % 34.1 %
Percentage of mid-career employees 42.5 % 46.4 % 60.3 % 70.0 % 64.8 %
ORIX Group companies
  March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2024
Total number of employees recruited 764 605 503 654 690
New graduates/Male 137 117 92 109 112
New graduates/Female 140 136 107 87 144
Mid-career employees/Male 275 236 192 313 292
Mid-career employees/Female 212 116 112 145 142
Percentage of female recruits 46.0 % 41.6 % 43.5 % 35.4 % 41.4 %
Percentage of mid-career employees 63.7 % 58.1 % 60.4 % 70.0 % 62.8 %

Health and Safety

  • Percentage of employees who went through stress checks
  March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2024
ORIX Corporation 87.7 % 88.7 % 89.1 % 91.8 % 93.0 %
ORIX Group companies 90.1 % 91.7 % 91.5 % 92.7 % 92.8 %
  • Number of occupational accidents
  March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2024
ORIX Corporation 3 1 2 3 2
ORIX Group companies 28 20 29 24 30
  • Number of fatal accidents
  March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2024
ORIX Corporation 0 0 0 0 0
ORIX Group companies 0 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 2024 Certified as a “Health & Productivity Management Organization 2024 (Large Enterprise Category)” by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
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

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 Bank

Date Awarded Certification/Recognition
March 2024 Obtained “Eruboshi (2 star)” certification from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

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.