Employees
Toyota Australia makes a significant contribution to the local communities where it operates through the people it employs. The company aims to provide a safe, inclusive workplace with an emphasis on on-going learning and development and fair rewards and benefits.
Most of Toyota Australia's 4,623# employees are based at the company's manufacturing plant in Altona and at corporate headquarters in Port Melbourne. Other employees work from the company's sales and marketing operations in Sydney, at the company's franchise development office in Port Melbourne and in regional operations in Brisbane, Townsville, Darwin and Adelaide.
The majority of employees at Toyota Australia are award staff and are covered by the Toyota Australia 2010 Workplace Agreement.
The total workforce increased slightly from 4,529 employees in 2009/10 to 4,623 employees in 2010/11. The tables below show employees by type of contract. Please note that these figures do not include contractors.
Toyota Australia Employees - Full-Time or Part-Time/Casual++
| Employment Status | Toyota Australia Employees |
|---|---|
| Part-Time/Casual | 90 |
| Full-Time | 4,565 |
Toyota Australia Employees - Permanent or Fixed Term++
| Employment Status | Toyota Australia Employees |
|---|---|
| Fixed Term | 307 |
| Permanent | 4,348 |
Age Profile and Length of Service
The average length of service in Toyota Australia is 11 years and the average age is 43 years old. This has remained consistent for the past three years. A breakdown of employees by age in each of the operating arms is given below, along with the percentage of employees in each operating arm.
| Yrs Old | Manufacturing and Purchasing | Sales and Marketing | Finance and Accounting | Corprate Services | Executive Office | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <20 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 20 to 24 | 66 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 97 |
| 25 to 29 | 225 | 64.4 | 14.5 | 23 | 0 | 326.9 |
| 30 to 34 | 422 | 131.3 | 15 | 46.6 | 1 | 615.9 |
| 35 to 39 | 524.3 | 169 | 11.7 | 65.4 | 1 | 771.4 |
| 40 to 44 | 578 | 159.4 | 11 | 42.4 | 2 | 792.8 |
| 45 to 49 | 558.8 | 136.6 | 4.5 | 52.4 | 5 | 757.3 |
| 50 to 54 | 448.8 | 131 | 6.4 | 34.4 | 5 | 625.6 |
| 55 to 59 | 309 | 75.4 | 3 | 21.8 | 5 | 414.2 |
| 60 to 64 | 120 | 38 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 169 |
| 65 to 69 | 27 | 8.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36.5 |
| >70 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| No. of Employees | 3288.9 | 938.6 | 70.1 | 304 | 22 | 4623.6 |
Gender Profile
Historically, the automotive industry has been male-dominated. This is reflected in the low numbers of females within Toyota Australia.
Females make up 13 per cent of the total workforce at Toyota Australia but there is variation within the company. For example, females constitute 25 per cent of non-award employees but only 10 per cent of award employees.
The areas in which females are particularly under-represented are Engineering (11 per cent), Technical (4 per cent) and Trades (one per cent). Females form the majority of employees in administrative award positions, where they constitute 57 percent of the workforce.
Total Workforce by Gender
| Females | Males | |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 602 | 4,022 |
The company recognises that redressing the historical gender imbalance will take time, and is committed to recruiting and retaining its workforce based on individual skills and merits, regardless of age, gender, disability, religion or race.
As an equal opportunity employer, Toyota Australia strives to maintain the highest standards of behaviour at work and these incorporate all current policies covering equal opportunity and sexual harassment legislation.
In terms of pay between males and females, the company's merit-based pay policies are designed to promote equal pay for equal contribution, capability and experience. In 2010/11 the ratio of basic salary of women to men was close to being 1:1 across each of the company's levels at which females were represented.
Ratio of Basic Salary of Males to Females by Employee Level
| Level | Female | Male | Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1.165 | 17% |
| 2 | 1 | 1.026 | 3% |
| 3 | 1 | 1.035 | 4% |
| 4 | 1 | 1.081 | 8% |
| 5 | 1 | 1.014 | 1% |
| 6 | 1 | 0.966 | -4% |