Checks-and-Balances Framework Involving the Board of Directors, Audit & Supervisory Board, and Internal Audit
First written in FY2016. 7 of 9 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2023: 3 of 24 companies on the "Worse" side.
20 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「During the fiscal year, the company held 15 board meetings, generally once a month.」
The company held 15 board meetings during the fiscal year and specifically disclosed activities including consideration of budget progress, the staffing business, internal controls, profit allocation, and share buybacks. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「The head-office meeting is generally held weekly to share information among the head office's administrative divisions and examine key matters relating to the staffing business, including the direction of future business operations, staffing status, personnel systems, and training systems.」
In addition to the existing checks and balances centered on the board of directors, the board of statutory auditors, and internal audit, the company specifically disclosed that head-office meetings are generally held weekly to examine business operations, staffing status, personnel systems, and training systems. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Position changes: New position: Director, Head of Business Operations Division; Former position: Director, Head of Business Operations Division and Head of Corporate Planning Department; Name: Ohara Tatsuro (大原達朗); Effective date: 1 July 2024」
The company disclosed that, effective 1 July 2024, Ohara Tatsuro (大原達朗)'s responsibilities changed and he would serve exclusively as Head of Business Operations Division. - FY2024Update to the composition and activities of the board of directorsAnnual report
「The company's board of directors is chaired by Representative Director and President Tanaka Nobuaki (田中伸明) and comprises 6 directors, including Director Ohara Tatsuro (大原達朗), Director Kurakake Tatsuya (倉掛達也), Director Suyama Itsuhiko (陶山五彦), Outside Director Oikawa Yoshimasa (及川善雅), and Outside Director Ikeda Yumiko (池田由美子). In principle, the board meets at least once a month and, as the decision-making body for management, deliberates and decides on statutory matters and important matters relating to the execution of business and supervises the status of business execution.」
Following the change in Representative Director after the founder's death, the board of directors comprises 6 members, including 2 outside directors. The board met 14 times during the fiscal year, and attendance by each director was also disclosed. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「The company's board of directors is chaired by Representative Director and President Tanaka Yoshitake (田中吉武) and comprises 8 directors, including Senior Managing Director Tanaka Nobuaki (田中伸明), Managing Director Hirose Toru (廣瀬透), Director Ohara Tatsuro (大原達朗), Director Kurakake Tatsuya (倉掛達也), Director Suyama Itsuhiko (陶山五彦), Outside Director Oikawa Yoshimasa (及川善雅), and Outside Director Ikeda Yumiko (池田由美子). In principle, the board meets at least once a month and, as the decision-making body for management, deliberates and decides on statutory matters and important matters relating to the execution of business and supervises the status of business execution.」
The board of directors expanded from 6 members, including 1 outside director, to 8 members, including 2 outside directors, detailing the board's oversight structure. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「The company's board of directors is chaired by Representative Director and President Tanaka Yoshitake (田中吉武) and comprises 6 directors, including Managing Director Hirose Toru (廣瀬透), Director Tanaka Nobuaki (田中伸明), Director Ohara Tatsuro (大原達朗), Director Kurakake Tatsuya (倉掛達也), and Outside Director Oikawa Yoshimasa (及川善雅). In principle, the board meets at least once a month and, as the decision-making body for management, deliberates and decides on statutory matters and important matters relating to the execution of business and supervises the status of business execution. Separately, the company has established business division meetings as a body useful to its corporate governance structure. These meetings are held regularly once a month with the participation of responsible directors, business division heads and others to examine issues arising in each division and the progress of profit plans.」
The board of directors expanded from 4 to 6 members, and the company disclosed in detail a structure including an outside director and monthly business division meetings to examine issues and the progress of profit plans. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「The company's board of directors comprises 4 directors, including 1 outside director. In principle, it meets at least once a month to deliberate and decide on important matters relating to the execution of business and supervise the status of business execution. The company has also established a compliance committee in accordance with its compliance regulations and an internal reporting system under the same regulations.」
In addition to a structure comprising 4 directors, including 1 outside director, the company specifies checks and balances including monthly board meetings, a compliance committee, and an internal reporting system. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「The company's board of directors comprises 5 directors, including 1 outside director. In principle, it meets at least once a month to deliberate and decide on important matters relating to the execution of business and supervise the status of business execution. The board of statutory auditors comprises 3 statutory auditors, including 1 full-time statutory auditor and 2 part-time outside statutory auditors, who regularly exchange views on audit matters at meetings of the board of statutory auditors. The company has also established an internal audit office, which conducts internal audits covering all operations twice a year in accordance with its internal audit regulations.」
The company specifies a structure comprising 5 directors, including 1 outside director, and 3 statutory auditors, with the board of directors meeting at least once a month and internal audits conducted twice a year. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The company's board of directors comprises 6 directors, including 1 outside director. In principle, it meets at least once a month to deliberate and decide on important matters relating to the execution of business and supervise the status of business execution.」
The company describes a governance structure combining the board of directors, outside directors, the board of statutory auditors, external auditors, and the internal audit office.