Increasing Hiring and Employee Retention
First written in FY2016. 20 of 31 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q1. Latest entry: FY2026.
8 other companies' latest entry also says "Other".
- FY2026Hiring and Compensation Improvements Continued, but the Employee Count DeclinedAnnual report
「The number of employees was 29,084, 31,172, 32,739, 26,978 and 26,862.」
The total employee count declined from 26,978 in the previous fiscal year to 26,862. Meanwhile, the company continues measures to expand recruitment channels, strengthen recruitment branding, improve employment conditions, promote reskilling and increase the retention rate. - FY2026-H1Improving employee turnover remains a challengeAnnual report
「Although utilization rates are improving, challenges remain in improving the employee turnover rate, and we will implement measures to improve the underlying structure in the second half of the fiscal year.」
While stronger hiring and an increase in the number of employees continued, improving the employee turnover rate remained a challenge in the construction sector, and the company indicated a policy of implementing measures to improve the underlying structure in the second half of the fiscal year. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「During the current interim consolidated fiscal period, the number of employees increased as a result of stronger hiring, the contribution of 株式会社オープンアップコンストラクション acquired during the previous consolidated fiscal year, and the contribution of アイアール株式会社, which became a consolidated subsidiary on 1 October 2024. Progress was also made in improving contract billing rates in response to labor supply and demand in the construction industry.」
In the construction sector, the number of employees increased through stronger hiring and the acquisition of オープンアップコンストラクション and アイアール as subsidiaries. Progress was also made in improving contract billing rates, and the expansion of the hiring and workforce base continued. - FY2024ReframedAnnual report
「We believe that employee satisfaction is of utmost importance in enabling our employees to work with our group over the long term. To achieve this, starting with our people, we need to continue creating numerous opportunities through attentive support tailored to each employee's life events, appropriate job matching, reskilling and career support.」
The objective of increasing hiring and retention was reframed as enabling long-term employment through employee satisfaction, consideration of life events, appropriate matching, reskilling and career support, rather than simply increasing headcount. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「During the cumulative first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, the number of employees increased as a result of stronger hiring and employee retention measures since the previous consolidated fiscal year. Progress was also made in improving contract billing rates in response to labor supply and demand in the construction industry.」
Stronger hiring and employee retention measures increased the number of employees in the construction sector, while progress was also made in improving contract billing rates. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「During the current consolidated fiscal year, the number of employees grew steadily as a result of active recruitment investment since the previous consolidated fiscal year, the recovery in business conditions across a broad range of industries, and increased demand for personnel. The utilization rate also remained stable at generally above 95%.」
Active recruitment investment and other measures increased the consolidated employee count from 29,084 to 31,172. The disclosure presents both an increase in hiring and a stable utilization rate. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「During the cumulative third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, the number of employees grew steadily as a result of active recruitment investment since the previous consolidated fiscal year, the recovery in business conditions across a broad range of industries, and increased demand for personnel. The utilization rate also remained stable at generally above 95%.」
Active recruitment investment increased the number of employees in the electrical, mechanical and IT fields, while the utilization rate remained stable at generally above 95%. The number of employees in the construction sector also increased through stronger recruitment channels and retention measures. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「During the cumulative second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, the number of employees increased as a result of efforts since the previous consolidated fiscal year to strengthen and improve recruitment channels and implement employee retention measures. The utilization rate also remained high, reflecting robust demand for personnel in the construction industry.」
In the construction sector, continued efforts to strengthen and improve recruitment channels and implement employee retention measures increased the number of employees, while the utilization rate remained high. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「During the three months ended [the first quarter], efforts since the previous consolidated fiscal year to strengthen and improve recruitment channels and measures to retain employees resulted in an increase in the number of employees on staff. The utilization rate also remained high, supported by strong demand for personnel in the construction industry.」
In the construction sector, continued efforts to strengthen and improve recruitment channels and employee retention measures led to an increase in the number of employees and progress reflected in a high utilization rate. - FY2022Continued hiring alongside a decline in the number of employeesAnnual report
「Employees (number) 29,084」
The consolidated employee count declined from 30,067 in the previous fiscal year to 29,084. Meanwhile, despite extremely tight conditions in the recruitment market, the company continues to hire new graduates and mid-career employees and use diverse recruitment channels. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「Our group actively recruits both new graduates and mid-career hires, using diverse channels suited to the technical field and the characteristics of each operating company. While closely monitoring changes in the recruitment market, we continuously optimize recruitment costs and update our recruitment strategy by attracting candidates through our own websites, using various job advertising media, recruitment agencies and employee referrals, and flexibly adjusting infrastructure through measures such as online interviews and the consolidation or closure of recruitment offices. We also accumulate and analyze recruitment data, accurately assess the skills and career aspirations of candidates in our applicant pool, and work to further improve recruitment efficiency and increase hiring through the use of statistical analysis and AI.」
The focus on hiring and retention expanded to include diversified recruitment channels, online interviews, office consolidation, recruitment data analysis, and improved hiring efficiency through the use of statistics and AI. - FY2021-Q1Decline in the number of employees on assignment in manufacturing fieldsAnnual report
「During the cumulative first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, customer companies showed little sign of a recovery in production even after the lifting of the state of emergency, and the gradual decline in the number of employees on assignment continued.」
The recovery in production by customer companies was weak, and the gradual decline in the number of employees on assignment in manufacturing fields continued. - FY2020Overall workforce reduction as short-term hiring was curtailed amid the COVID-19 pandemicAnnual report
「In the short term, the number of employees hired will decline from previous levels, but the policy is to focus on increasing the workforce after utilization rates recover. The 2,204 decrease in the number of employees from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year was mainly due to the contraction of operations in overseas fields.」
The company indicated a policy of reducing hiring in the short term, and the consolidated employee count also declined by 2,204 from the end of the previous fiscal year to 18,125. The company is moving toward increasing the workforce after utilization rates recover. - FY2020-Q3Increase in technical personnel and decrease in manufacturing personnelAnnual report
「As of the end of March 2020, the number of employees in this segment had increased by 675 from the end of the previous fiscal year to 6,948, while revenue was ¥32,855 million, up 9.9% year on year. The number of employees in this segment had declined by 72 from the end of the previous fiscal year to 2,301, while revenue was ¥7,016 million, down 5.9% year on year.」
In technical fields, the number of employees increased by 675 from the end of the previous fiscal year to 6,948, while in manufacturing fields it declined by 72 to 2,301. Progress in hiring and workforce expansion differed between the fields. - FY2020-Q2Increase in technical personnel and decrease in manufacturing personnelAnnual report
「As of the end of December 2019, the number of employees engaged in this segment was 6,761, an increase of 488 from the end of the previous fiscal year. Of this increase, 377 resulted from the acquisition of 株式会社アクシス・クリエイト and 2 other companies as subsidiaries. The number of employees engaged in this segment was 2,353, a decrease of 20 from the end of the previous fiscal year.」
The number of employees engaged in technical fields increased by 488 from the end of the previous fiscal year, while the number in manufacturing fields declined by 20. The increase in technical personnel includes 377 employees resulting from the acquisition of 3 companies as subsidiaries. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, we sought to increase the number of employees by focusing on priority strategic regions, but were unable to fully offset contract terminations resulting from production adjustments by customer companies, limiting the increase in profit.」
In manufacturing fields, the company focused on priority strategic regions and increased its workforce, but was unable to fully offset contract terminations resulting from production adjustments by customer companies. No specific information on the retention rate was provided. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「During the current consolidated fiscal year, the number of employees increased by 1,064 from the end of the previous fiscal year to 6,273, due to continued mid-career hiring and an increase in engineers through graduate recruitment.」
Continued mid-career and graduate recruitment increased the number of employees engaged in technical fields by 1,064 from the end of the previous fiscal year to 6,273. The consolidated employee count also reached 20,329. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As of the end of March 2019, the number of employees engaged in this segment was 5,631, an increase of 422 from the end of the previous fiscal year. As of the end of March 2019, the number of employees engaged in this segment was 2,470, an increase of 4 from the end of the previous fiscal year.」
As of the end of March 2019, the number of employees engaged in technical fields was 5,631, up 422 from the end of the previous fiscal year, while the number in manufacturing fields was 2,470, up 4. The figures indicate an increase in hiring, but no specific information on the retention rate was provided. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As of the end of December 2018, the number of employees engaged in this segment was 5,621, an increase of 412 from the end of the previous fiscal year. We actively recruit Vietnamese engineers in Japan. Engineers who return to Vietnam after working in Japan will also be able to obtain placements through L&A at Japanese companies operating in Vietnam, making use of the skills they developed in Japan. We believe that presenting such career paths after returning to Vietnam will enable us to recruit more talented engineers.」
The number of employees engaged in technical fields increased to 5,621. The company also presented a mechanism to strengthen recruitment by offering engineers returning to Vietnam employment opportunities through L&A. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As of the end of September 2018, the number of employees engaged in this segment was 5,387, an increase of 178 from the end of the previous fiscal year.」
Against a backdrop of active hiring and assignments, the number of employees engaged in technical fields increased by 178 from the end of the previous fiscal year. Meanwhile, the number of employees in manufacturing fields declined by 88. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「During the cumulative third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, the number of employees increased by 6,645 from 10,041 at the end of the previous fiscal year to 16,686, as a result of efforts to expand the business through active hiring and the acquisition of 1998 Holdings Limited as a subsidiary. Of this increase, 283 were in technical fields and 6,231 were in overseas operations.」
Active hiring and the acquisition of 1998 Holdings Limited as a subsidiary increased the number of employees by 6,645 from the end of the previous fiscal year to 16,686. Most of the increase was in overseas operations. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「During the cumulative second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, the number of employees increased by 8,276 from 10,041 at the end of the previous fiscal year to 18,317, as a result of efforts to expand the business through active hiring and the acquisition of 1998 Holdings Limited as a subsidiary. Of this increase, 188 were in technical fields and 8,058 were in overseas operations.」
Active hiring and the acquisition of 1998 Holdings Limited as a subsidiary increased the number of employees by 8,276 from the end of the previous fiscal year to 18,317. Most of the increase was in overseas operations. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As of the end of September 2017, the number of employees engaged in this segment was 4,415, an increase of 81 from the end of the previous fiscal year.」
The number of employees engaged in technical fields increased by 81 from the end of the previous fiscal year. Meanwhile, the number of employees engaged in manufacturing fields declined by 25, and no specific information on the retention rate was provided. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「The 4,180 increase in the number of employees from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year was mainly due to business expansion in technical fields and the increase in consolidated subsidiaries, including MTrec Limited and 株式会社フュージョンアイ.」
Expansion in technical fields and the increase in subsidiaries raised the consolidated employee count by 4,180 from the end of the previous fiscal year to 10,041. No specific information on the retention rate was provided. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「During the cumulative third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, the number of employees increased by 3,255 from 5,861 at the end of the previous fiscal year to 9,116, as a result of efforts to expand the business through active hiring and the acquisition of MTrec Limited as a subsidiary. Of this increase, 335 were in technical fields and 2,672 were in overseas operations. The employees of 株式会社フュージョンアイ are not included.」
Active hiring and the acquisition of MTrec Limited as a subsidiary increased the number of employees by 3,255 from the end of the previous fiscal year to 9,116. Most of the increase was in overseas operations. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, our group identified demand for human resources services from manufacturers and worked actively and continuously to recruit and assign personnel.」
As a result of active and continuous hiring and assignments, the number of employees increased by 2,796 from 5,861 at the end of the previous fiscal year to 8,657. - FY2017-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「We continued to actively recruit and assign personnel, as we did in the previous fiscal year.」
Active hiring and assignments continued, increasing the number of employees in technical fields by 24 from the end of the previous fiscal year. No specific information on the retention rate was provided. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Increasing employee hiring and retention」
The Group explicitly identifies higher hiring and retention as goals related to its capacity to supply human resources.