Expansion of workforce utilization support offerings for client companies

「The company also focused on launching its newly started employment placement service. By handling not only job placements for its own employees but also placements for direct employment by customers and staffing positions at other companies in the same industry, it significantly increased the number of job opportunities.」

「The company also focused on launching its newly started employment placement service. By handling not only job placements for its own employees but also direct employment by customers and job openings at other companies in the same industry, it significantly increased the number of job opportunities.」

「During the interim consolidated accounting period, the company strengthened sales activities to win new solution projects. At UT Toshiba, it strengthened recruitment of new university graduates for 2025 in anticipation of increased future demand related to semiconductors. FUJITSU UT and UT エフサス・クリエ株式会社 focused on sales activities outside their former affiliated groups and proposals in new fields.」

「As production activity stagnated across the manufacturing industry, the company strengthened inside sales and focused on developing customers and its sales base in each region to meet job seekers’ varied needs. It also focused on diversifying job opportunities at existing customers and advanced recruitment activities based on these efforts.」

「Hitachi Ibaraki Technical Service Co., Ltd., a manufacturing subsidiary of Hitachi,Ltd., has outstanding know-how and proven technical capabilities and provides contract services for the design and manufacture of electrical machinery and equipment, metal-processed products and other items, as well as staffing services. It has approximately 650 employees and supports manufacturing in the energy, industry and mobility fields of the Hitachi Group, including Hitachi,Ltd.」

「In preparation for the eventual recovery in demand, the company worked to further strengthen relationships with corporate customers by developing initiatives such as the “collaborative workforce development staffing model,” which combines close coordination with customers, training programs enabling inexperienced workers to acquire the required skills quickly and continuous workplace improvements.」

「During the cumulative third quarter, the company focused on developing new customers in each region and diversifying job opportunities at existing customers to meet job seekers’ varied needs. Recruitment activities based on these efforts led to a significant increase in technical employees and higher revenue.」

「During the cumulative second quarter, the company focused on developing new customers in each region and diversifying job opportunities at existing customers to meet job seekers’ varied needs. Recruitment activities based on these efforts led to a significant increase in technical employees and higher revenue.」

「In the Solutions segment, the number of technical employees increased and revenue grew due to the launch of new contract projects under the in-house solution® model for major corporate groups from July 2021, in which employees transfer to the client and remain permanent employees, and the addition of 富士通エフサス・クリエ株式会社, a Fujitsu Group staffing company, as a consolidated subsidiary in October 2021 under its new name, UT エフサス・クリエ株式会社, among other factors.」

「The company determined that this acquisition would further strengthen its relationship with the Fujitsu Group and, by combining the strengths and expertise of both companies, contribute to addressing the major social challenge of structural changes in workforce utilization expected to advance significantly, as a career platform company capable of meeting the needs of more working people. Accordingly, it resolved to acquire 51% of the company's shares and acquired them on 1 October 2021.」

「To advance the regional platform strategy under the Fourth Medium-Term Management Plan, the company acquired all shares of Progress Group Co., Ltd., which owns all shares of Progress Co., Ltd., a regional staffing operator centered in Aichi Prefecture, as well as all shares of Three M Co., Ltd., which owns all shares of Three M Chubu Co., Ltd., Three M Tokai Co., Ltd. and Three M Staff Co., Ltd. These companies were newly made consolidated subsidiaries, contributing to higher revenue.」

「In the Solutions business, demand for human resources was recovering as the impact of production adjustments caused by the spread of COVID-19 at some customer companies subsided. Combined with higher unit prices in response to equal pay for equal work, this resulted in substantial increases in the number of technical employees, revenue and profit. The addition of ＵＴ東芝株式会社, ＵＴビジネスサービス株式会社 and ＵＴシステムプロダクツ株式会社, all group companies of 株式会社東芝, as consolidated subsidiaries in April 2020, and 水戸エンジニアリングサービス株式会社, a group company of Hitachi,Ltd., in July 2020 also contributed to the increases in revenue and profit.」

「In July 2020, as part of its support for workforce mobility based on the growth strategy described above, the company made Mito Engineering Service Co., Ltd., a group company of Hitachi,Ltd. engaged in contract manufacturing of elevators and staffing of design engineers, a consolidated subsidiary.」

「The 3 companies whose shares were acquired currently provide some back-office services for the Toshiba Group, including office staffing, business services and sales of supplies. Going forward, they will also expand their role as post-retirement employment destinations for Toshiba Group employees.」

「In the Solutions segment, although some customers involved in EV battery manufacturing adjusted production, the company strengthened relationships with major manufacturers by winning large-scale staffing orders and proposing comprehensive workforce services. As a result, both the number of technical employees and revenue increased.」

「The 3 companies whose shares are being acquired currently provide some back-office services for the Toshiba Group, including office staffing, business services and sales of supplies. From the next fiscal year, when they become subsidiaries of the company’s group, they will also expand their role as post-retirement employment destinations for Toshiba Group employees.」

「With “matching,” “risk management” and “support for developing workforce strategies” as its themes, the company will propose workforce solutions to corporate customers with the necessary scale, quality and speed by strengthening its ability to respond to fluctuations and its sales capabilities. It will also expand offerings that help identify and resolve workforce utilization issues at customer worksites by enhancing its tools, holding seminars, providing consulting on the use of non-regular labor and proposing the use of foreign technical interns.」