Announced details
Task segmentation at long-term care facilities, measures to address shortages of long-term care workers, entry into the long-term care industry by unqualified and inexperienced workers, and support for the return of qualified workers who are not currently active in the field
On average, 31.0% of certified care workers’ working hours are spent on tasks that can be handled by people other than specialists. A total of 83.2% reported labor shortages at their workplaces, while 75.5% said that spending time on these tasks diminished their sense of fulfillment at work.
Survey of 309 certified care workers nationwide (number of survey participants). The number of companies introducing the spot-work service and the number of users are Not disclosed.
The companies entered into a basic agreement in April 2026 toward a strategic business partnership.
A company headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, that operates a long-term care- and healthcare-focused HR business within the Benesse Style Care Group. Its representative is Eichi Hashimoto (橋本英知), Representative Director and President. Established in December 2004, the company has capital of ¥80 million and operates recruitment and temporary staffing businesses.
Licensed by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare: 13-ユ-300474 and 派13-317496 (recruitment and temporary staffing businesses of ベネッセキャリオス)
5F, Taihei Denko No. 2 Building, 2-4 Kanda-Jimbocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. Locations are Tokyo headquarters, Hokkaido, Sendai, Kitasenju, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Niigata, Nagoya, Osaka, Chugoku and Shikoku, and Kyushu.
In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, “Reference Materials on the National Examination for Certified Care Workers” (source for the number of registered certified care workers). The survey itself was an internet-based survey conducted by the two companies.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | Spot-work service “タイミー” |
| Counterparty | 株式会社ベネッセキャリオス |
| Counterparty overview | A company headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, that operates a long-term care- and healthcare-focused HR business within the Benesse Style Care Group. Its representative is Eichi Hashimoto (橋本英知), Representative Director and President. Established in December 2004, the company has capital of ¥80 million and operates recruitment and temporary staffing businesses. |
| Relationship with the Company | The companies entered into a basic agreement in April 2026 toward a strategic business partnership. |
| Contract Date | April 2026 (basic agreement toward a strategic business partnership) |
| Applicable area | Task segmentation at long-term care facilities, measures to address shortages of long-term care workers, entry into the long-term care industry by unqualified and inexperienced workers, and support for the return of qualified workers who are not currently active in the field |
| Registration number and expiry date | Licensed by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare: 13-ユ-300474 and 派13-317496 (recruitment and temporary staffing businesses of ベネッセキャリオス) |
| Location | 5F, Taihei Denko No. 2 Building, 2-4 Kanda-Jimbocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. Locations are Tokyo headquarters, Hokkaido, Sendai, Kitasenju, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Niigata, Nagoya, Osaka, Chugoku and Shikoku, and Kyushu. |
| Location scale | 11 listed locations, including Tokyo headquarters |
| Quantitative Effects | On average, 31.0% of certified care workers’ working hours are spent on tasks that can be handled by people other than specialists. A total of 83.2% reported labor shortages at their workplaces, while 75.5% said that spending time on these tasks diminished their sense of fulfillment at work. |
| Usage history | Survey of 309 certified care workers nationwide (number of survey participants). The number of companies introducing the spot-work service and the number of users are Not disclosed. |
| Source | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, “Reference Materials on the National Examination for Certified Care Workers” (source for the number of registered certified care workers). The survey itself was an internet-based survey conducted by the two companies. |
Items this document does not state (6)
These are items the company does not state in this document. We do not leave them blank, nor fill them in from other sources or by inference.
The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.To demonstrate that separating tasks that can be handled by people other than specialists and expanding the pool of workers who can perform them are important measures for addressing labor shortages in the long-term care sector.