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Recruiting and Developing Human Resources

Employment Status

Number of employees
Male/Female FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 boundary
Number of employees [1] Unit: person Male 8,723 8,574 8,465 8,746 7,887 KDDI
Female 2,314 2,394 2,427 2,607 2,568 KDDI
Total 11,037 10,968 10,892 11,353 10,455 KDDI
Consolidated number of employees 38,826 41,996 44,952 47,320 48,829 consolidated
Average age Unit: age Male 43.2 43.4 43.6 43.7 43.3 KDDI
Female 39.4 39.4 39.7 39.8 40.0 KDDI
Total 42.4 42.5 42.8 42.8 42.5 KDDI
Average working years Unit: year Male 18.1 18.2 18.4 18.3 17.7 KDDI
Female 15.9 15.7 15.9 15.5 15.6 KDDI
Total 17.6 17.7 17.8 17.6 17.2 KDDI
Employment turnover [2] Unit: % Male 1.01 1.30 1.30 1.09 2.13 KDDI
Female 1.39 1.96 2.03 1.47 2.44 KDDI
Total 1.08 1.43 1.45 1.16 2.19 KDDI
  • [1]
    "Number of employees" is the number of regular KDDI employees, including employees temporarily transferred to KDDI. The number does not include employees who are transferred to other companies
  • [2]
    "Employment turnover" is the calculated percentage of resignations during the relevant term (employees who resigned at their request, excluding employees who retired at retirement age) in the total number of regular employees in the first month of the relevant term
Departing Employees
Early Personal reasons Company's convenience Transfer Other Retirement age Total
* Excludes employees who retired at retirement age		 Total boundary
FY2021 departing employees Male Under 30 0 53 0 0 0 0 53 53 KDDI
30～39 0 91 3 2 1 0 97 97
40～49 0 30 4 3 9 0 46 46
50～60 0 59 7 16 7 55 89 144
61 or over 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 233 14 21 17 55 285 340
Female Under 30 0 19 1 0 0 0 20 20
30～39 0 24 0 0 0 0 24 24
40～49 0 20 0 0 0 0 20 20
50～60 0 8 2 1 1 7 12 19
61 or over 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 71 3 1 1 7 76 83
Total Under 30 0 72 1 0 0 0 73 73
30～39 0 115 3 2 1 0 121 121
40～49 0 50 4 3 9 0 66 66
50～60 0 67 9 17 8 62 101 163
61 or over 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 304 17 22 18 62 361 423
Status of Hiring
Unit: person
Male/Female FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 boundary
Recent graduates Male 211 181 202 188 178 KDDI
University graduate 211 181 202 188 178
Female 96 106 91 90 90
University graduate 96 106 91 90 90
Junior/technical college graduate 0 0 0 0 0
High school graduate, etc. 0 0 0 0 0
Total 307 287 293 278 268
Percentage of female 31.3% 36.9% 31.1% 32.4% 33.6%
Mid-career hires Male 76 102 120 144 139
University graduate 74 95 76 140 133
Other 2 7 44 4 6
Female 7 9 15 21 28
University graduate 7 9 12 19 27
Other 0 0 3 2 1
Total 83 111 135 165 167
Reemployment after retirement Male 112 121 130 153 232
Female 13 19 10 16 17
Total 125 140 140 169 249
Non-regular employees who became regular employees 118 66 27 32 37
Retention of Newly Hired Graduates
Unit: person
Year of hire boundary
Male/Female FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019
Graduates hired Male 203 217 211 181 202 KDDI
Female 83 85 96 106 91
Enrolled after three years Male 192 212 204 177 186
Female 77 79 89 98 86
Three-year retention rate Male 95% 98% 97% 98% 92%
Female 93% 93% 93% 92% 95%
Number of employees with disabilities
June 2018 June 2019 June 2020 June 2021 June 2022 boundary
Number of employees with disabilities Unit: person 417 417 410 413 404 KDDI
Employment rate of persons with disabilities Unit: % 2.53 2.54 2.53 2.50 2.58 KDDI
  • [3]
    The number includes persons with disabilities who are employed at KDDI, as well as at KDDI Challenged and KDDI Engineering
  • [4]
    The number is calculated by counting persons with severe disabilities as two people
Foreign Employee
Unit: person
FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 boundary
Number of foreign employees 114 114 Male 56 Male 59 Male 50 KDDI
Female 53 Female 50 Female 54
Total 109 Total 109 Total 104
Proportion of foreigners in new employees 3.60% 2.10% 2.05% 1.44% 2.26% KDDI
Number of foreigners at the management level 11 10 Male 8 Male 14 Male 42 KDDI
Female 1 Female 0 Female 11
Total 9 Total 14 Total 53
Consolidated number of foreign employees 4,308 4,208 4,393 4,581 5,111 Consolidated
Non-regular Employees
Unit: person
FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 boundary
Temporary staff 4,531 4,196 4,604 4,534 4,574 KDDI
Contract employees 2,637 2,216 1,964 1,877 1,844
Total 7,168 6,412 6,568 6,411 6,418
Managers
Unit: person
FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 boundary
Male Managers 4,195 4,184 4,202 4,226 3,930 KDDI
Department Managers or higher 481 472 513 558 570
Section Managers 3,714 3,712 3,689 3,668 3,360
Female Managers 302 321 342 370 344
Department Managers or higher 17 23 23 24 27
Section Managers 285 298 319 346 317
Proportion of Female Department Managers or higher (%) 3.4% 4.6% 4.3% 4.1% 4.5%
Proportion of Female Section Managers (%) 7.1% 7.4% 8.0% 8.6% 8.6%
Newly Appointed Managers 209 192 191 190 29
Male 173 163 165 157 28
Female 36 29 26 33 1
  • [5]
    The number of managerial personnel includes KDDI managerial personnel as well as those temporarily transferred to other companies
Female Leaders
Unit: person
FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 boundary
Executive/Director 2 2 3 3 3 KDDI
Executive officers 1 1 2 2 2
Outside directors 1 1 1 1 1
Managers 302 321 342 370 344
Line Managers 118 143 156 172 186
Employees by Age
Unit: person
Total Male Female boundary
Under 30 1,484 956 528 KDDI
30～39 2,490 1,869 621
40～49 3,399 2,468 931
50～60 3,082 2,594 488
61 or over 0 0 0
Total 10,455 7,887 2,568
(As of March 31, 2022)
Employee Training Results
Unit FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 boundary
Training expenses per employee yen/person 140,000 120,000 80,000 95,000 83,547 KDDI
Training time per employee hour/person 4.3 [6] 6.0 5.0 7.5 10.4
Total training time hour 56,610 81,570 95,125 122,150 136,126
  • [6]
    Stated figure is corrected. (Apr. 2023)
    Incorrect: 6.3
    Correct: 4.3

Labor Practices

Status of Union Membership
Unit FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 boundary
Total number of union members [7] person 10,715 10,442 10,113 10,400 10,545 KDDI
Union participation rate
(Percentage of employees covered by labor agreements)		 % 98.6 98.7 99 99 99
  • [7]
    Includes KDDI's currently serving regular and contract employees, as well as employees on loan from the company
Usage of Childcare and Family Care Support System
Unit: person
Program Male/Female FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 boundary
Childcare Maternity leave Female 164 135 136 140 101 KDDI
Paternity leave Male 282 255 202 194 217
Acquisition rate 71.3% 72.2% 69.4% 60.6% 62.7%
Parental leave of absence Male 25 27 29 60 107
Female 270 247 239 248 212
Acquisition rate of parental leave of absence Male ー ー 9.8% 18.6% 30.9%
Female 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Reinstatement after parental leave of absence [8] Male 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Female 94.4% 98.9% 98.8% 100.0% 100.0%
Retention after parental leave of absence [9] Male 93.3% 92.9% 97.9% 100.0% ー
Female 98.0% 97.7% 100.0% 100.0% ー
Shortened working hours for childcare Male 3 6 3 3 3
Female 458 469 497 450 405
Sick/injured childcare leave Male 429 471 439 275 308
Female 496 522 484 358 355
Family care Home care absence Male 8 12 7 5 1
Female 4 6 6 3 6
Family care leave Male 133 180 175 134 118
Female 117 113 118 84 87
Shortened working hours for family care Male 1 3 3 4 2
Female 2 6 11 7 8
  • [8]
    (Total number of regular employees who returned to work after parental leave of absence) ÷ (Total number of regular employees who planned to return to work after parental leave of absence) x 100
  • [9]
    (Total number of regular employees who remain at KDDI 12 months after returning to work after parental leave of absence) ÷ (Total number of regular employees who returned to work after parental leave of absence) x 100
Status of Workplace Injuries
FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 boundary
Number of workplace accidents Unit: case 23 20 19 9 12 KDDI
Fatal accidents Unit: case 0 0 0 0 0
Number of serious workplace accidents during construction Unit: case 0 0 0 0 0
Frequency rate [10] 0.82 0.77 0.77 0.04 0.60
Severity rate [10] 0.0038 0.0052 0.0065 0.00004 0.00010
Lost time injury frequency rates [11] 0.28 0.15 0.16 0.04 0.10
  • [10]
    Calculated based on the formula specified in the Survey on Industrial Accidents of Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
  • [11]
    LTIFR: Lost time injuries frequency rate is (the number of workplace accidents with lost time) ÷ (the cumulative hours worked) x one million (lost time is defined as any period of one day or more)
Overtime Hours, Paid Holiday, Average Annual Salary, etc.
Unit FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 boundary
Average overtime hours per month [12] hours/month 19.6 19.0 19.0 19.5 23.0 KDDI
Average overtime allowance per month [12] yen/month 65,879 63,542 64,943 64,242 76,922
Total annual actual hours worked [12] hours 1,892.7 1,871.4 1,861.2 1,911.7 1,934.1
Rate of annual paid holidays taken Number of days granted 19.7 19.7 19.7 19.7 19.7
Number of days taken 13.5 14.2 13.2 14.5 14.5
% 68.5 71.9 66.9 73.9 73.8
Average annual salary [13] yen 9,363,399 9,528,103 9,300,662 9,484,602 9,454,416
  • [12]
    Applicable to KDDI employees in non-managerial positions
  • [13]
    Average annual salary includes bonuses and extra wages. There is no difference in total compensation (average annual salary) between male and female employees in the same grade and with the same seniority.
Initiatives to Promote Employee Health
Unit: %
FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 boundary
Rate of smokers 27.2 26.4 24.3 22.3 21.8 KDDI
Illness detection rate (legally mandated) 58.1 58.5 59.8 63.7 62.4
Changes in the Number of Employees Absent from Work Due to Mental Instability
Unit: person
FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 boundary
at the fiscal year end 99 112 101 87 124 KDDI

Community Involvement and Development

Social Contribution Expenditures
Unit: one hundred million yen
FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 boundary
Social Contribution Expenditures 8.1 8.4 10.1 9.7 22.8 KDDI
  • [14]
    Advertising expenses and membership fees are excluded even if they have the goal of social contribution. Political contributions are not included in total social contribution expenditures.
  • [15]
    In-store fundraising and employee donations are not included in total social contribution expen ditures.
The Plus Alpha Project Program [16]
FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 boundary
Total Donations of each year Unit: yen 9,812,552 9,979,576 8,679,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 KDDI
Number of Donor Organizations 54 59 49 58 61
Total Amount of Donations Unit: yen 102,549,748
  • [16]
    KDDI donates the amount of money corresponding to the points to charitable organizations on behalf of its employees.
Volunteer Leave and Number of JICA Volunteers
Unit: person
FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 boundary
Volunteer leave 13 29 17 0 3 KDDI
JICA Volunteers [17] 0 0 0 0 0
  • [17]
    The number of JICA volunteers (Youth Overseas Cooperation Volunteers participation system) is t he number of people KDDI employees are dispatched to JICA in each fiscal year.
Information Moral Courses
FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 boundary
KDDI Smartphone and Mobile Phone Safety Classes KDDI
For Elders: Number of times held 1,126 224 189 93 123
For Elders: Participants Unit: person 20,524 3,899 3,045 1,282 1,633
For Youth: Number of times held 4,034 4,469 4,332 2,608 3,217
For Youth: Participants Unit: person Approx. 760,000 Approx. 820,000 Approx. 790,000 Approx. 330,000 Approx. 490,000
Workshop-style classes for high school students: Raise DRR Literacy with Your Smartphone
Schools 6 15 19 3 9
Participants Unit: person 378 651 937 115 489

Cyber Security and Privacy Protection

Number of Serious Information Security Incidents
FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 boundary
Suspension of telecommunications services due to cyber attacks from outside 0 0 0 0 KDDI
Leakage of personal data due to cyber attacks from outside 0 0 0 0
Divulgation of personal data 0 0 0 0
Society