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Containing the increase in recruitment costs by securing new registrants

First written in FY2017-Q1. 4 of 12 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2020. Latest entry: FY2024.

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ProgressHeldSoftenedWorseRestatedFY2017-Q1 – FY2019RestatedFY2021-Q2 – FY2022AdvancedFY2023 – FY20242017: 320172018: 120182019: 120192020: 120202021: 320212022: 020222023: 120232024: 120242025: 1
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Improving workforce utilization efficiency from recruitment acquisition through staff deploymentA theme 20 companies write about · 0 as a headwind · 21 as a tailwind

The whole theme swung hardest in 2024: 3 of 14 companies on the "Worse" side.

12 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".

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  1. FY2024AdvancedAnnual report

    「Recruitment costs for registered staff 255 1.0 224 0.9 87.8」

    Recruitment costs for registered staff decreased from ¥255 million in the previous fiscal year to ¥224 million, while the ratio to revenue also declined from 1.0% to 0.9%.
  2. FY2023AdvancedAnnual report

    「Recruitment costs for registered staff」

    Recruitment costs for registered staff decreased from ¥316 million in the previous fiscal year to ¥255 million, indicating that recruitment cost containment has materialized in the results.
  3. FY2022Increase in recruitment costs for registered staffAnnual report

    「Recruitment costs for registered staff 300 1.2 316 1.2 105.2」

    Recruitment costs for registered staff increased from ¥300 million in the previous fiscal year to ¥316 million, marking a shift from the previous disclosure of cost containment to disclosure of an increase.
  4. FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「In terms of earnings, the cost of sales, including social insurance costs, increased as the retention rate of temporary staff improved. However, profit increased due to higher revenue and efforts to operate branches efficiently and contain recruitment expenses.」

    The company states that continued efforts to contain recruitment costs, together with higher revenue, contributed to increased profit.
  5. FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「In terms of profit and loss, in addition to efficient branch operations, progress in reducing recruitment costs for temporary staff enabled us to contain the increase in SG&A expenses to some extent.」

    The company states that efforts to contain recruitment costs for temporary staff have “progressed,” indicating actual improvement rather than merely measures to contain costs as previously disclosed.
  6. FY2020AdvancedAnnual report

    「In terms of profit and loss, in addition to higher profit from increased revenue, the progress made in efficient branch operations and in containing recruitment costs for temporary staff resulted in a substantial increase in profit.」

    The company states that efforts to contain recruitment costs for temporary staff have progressed, and that recruitment costs for registered staff decreased from ¥293 million to ¥280 million.
  7. FY2019DroppedAnnual report

    「Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by ¥571 million from the previous consolidated fiscal year, mainly due to the proactive hiring of personnel to support business expansion.」

    The previous disclosure on containing recruitment cost increases by securing new registrants is not repeated; instead, the filing discloses higher personnel hiring costs associated with business expansion and higher recruitment costs for registered staff.
  8. FY2018ReiteratedAnnual report

    「The successful acquisition of new registrants enabled the company to contain the increase in recruitment costs to some extent.」

    The measures to contain recruitment cost increases through the acquisition of new registrants, and the results achieved, which had been disclosed through the previous quarter, are repeated in the full-year results.
  9. FY2018-Q1DroppedAnnual report

    「In the current consolidated fiscal year, we intend to advance our business under the following 3 basic policies to promote balanced portfolio management that is resilient to changes in the operating environment: ① building a stable earnings base, ② capturing new revenue opportunities, and ③ achieving diverse workstyles and higher productivity.」

    The previous disclosure concerning the containment of the increase in recruitment costs by securing new registrants is not repeated in this filing.
  10. FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「The successful acquisition of new registrants helped contain the increase in recruitment costs to some extent.」

    The measures to contain the increase in recruitment costs by securing new registrants and the results achieved are disclosed again.
  11. FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「The successful acquisition of new registrants helped contain the increase in recruitment costs to some extent.」

    The measures to contain the increase in recruitment costs by securing new registrants and the results achieved are disclosed again.
  12. FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report

    「The successful acquisition of new registrants helped contain the increase in recruitment costs to some extent.」

    This is the first disclosure of measures to contain the increase in recruitment costs by securing new registrants and the results achieved.
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