Insufficient Recruitment and Development and Employee Attrition
First written in FY2016. 9 of 20 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026-H1.
E-Supportlink moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2019, 5 years before the typical company in this theme (2024).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 27 of 104 companies on the "Worse" side.
25 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- FY2026-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「In the fresh produce distribution industry in which the Group operates, labor shortages are becoming increasingly serious across the entire supply chain, from production sites to retail stores, while moves toward proactive investment in DX and corporate integration and reorganization are gaining momentum.」
The disclosure recognizes that labor shortages are becoming increasingly serious across the industry and emphasizes their impact on the entire supply chain. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「If the Group is unable to secure and adequately train appropriate personnel, this may affect the Company's growth, including business expansion. Even if recruitment and training progress smoothly, the loss of those personnel to external employers may reduce its human resources, result in the loss of know-how, and lead to the leakage of intellectual property and other confidential information.」
The risks of losing personnel, human resources and know-how due to insufficient recruitment and training and employee attrition continue to be disclosed. - FY2023WorsenedAnnual report
「On the other hand, delays in various plans due to labour shortages, poor crop growth caused by recent abnormal weather, the resulting decline in market distribution volumes and insufficient procurement volumes led to lower revenue and lower profit.」
The disclosure states that personnel shortages have materialized in the form of delays to various plans, indicating that the previously identified recruitment and training risks are also affecting the progress of business plans. - FY2023-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「The earnings environment is becoming increasingly challenging due to further increases in costs, including utilities, material prices, and recruitment and training costs.」
The disclosure states that rising costs, including those related to recruitment and training, have continued and that the earnings environment is becoming increasingly challenging. - FY2023-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Selling, general and administrative expenses, including utilities, material prices, and the costs of securing and training personnel, have risen, adding to the impact on management,」
In addition to utilities and material prices, rising recruitment and training costs were cited as a factor behind higher selling, general and administrative expenses, making the burden of personnel-related costs more concrete. - FY2022Updated headcount and post-voluntary-retirement organizational structureAnnual report
「Although the number of employees decreased by 97 from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, this was mainly due to the implementation of voluntary early retirement.」
The consolidated employee count was 149, down 97 from the end of the previous fiscal year. The impact of voluntary early retirement implemented in response to personnel risks is reflected in the workforce composition. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the nine-month consolidated period, there were no new business or other risks, and no material changes to the business or other risks described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
It is stated that there has been no new occurrence or material change in the risks of insufficient recruitment and training and employee attrition. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative first quarter, there were no new business or other risks, nor any material changes to the business and other risks described in the previous fiscal year's securities report.」
It is stated that there has been no new occurrence or material change in the risks of insufficient recruitment and training and employee attrition. - FY2021WorsenedAnnual report
「In addition, to improve the efficiency of management resources and optimize company-wide costs, we streamlined personnel across the company in line with the scale of the business and recorded special retirement payments and other costs associated with voluntary early retirement as extraordinary losses.」
The response to personnel risks took concrete form in company-wide workforce streamlining in line with the scale of the business and the recognition of costs associated with voluntary early retirement. - FY2019-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「We have increasingly heard from companies involved in agricultural distribution and from our customers that labor shortages have been affecting operations for several years and are beginning to disrupt on-site operations.」
The description of labor shortages became more specific, moving from the previous statement that securing personnel was difficult across the industry to recognition that on-site operations at customers and agricultural distribution companies are beginning to be disrupted. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the six-month period ended [the current second quarter], there were no newly arising business or other risks, nor any material changes to the business and other risks described in the Annual Securities Report for the prior fiscal year.」
The disclosure continues to state that there has been no new occurrence or material change in the risks of insufficient recruitment and training and employee attrition. - FY2019-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Labor shortages caused by an aging population and population decline are driving up costs, including labor costs.」
Labor shortages caused by population aging and decline were explicitly identified as a driver of rising costs, including labor costs, in addition to the difficulty of securing personnel. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「To prevent employee attrition, the Group has introduced measures including thorough, highly transparent personnel evaluations and an employee stock ownership plan. It has also established confidentiality rules, worked to ensure that employees are fully informed of them, and obtained written confidentiality undertakings from employees upon departure.」
Measures addressing the loss of personnel, know-how and confidential information continue to be disclosed, including personnel evaluations, an employee stock ownership plan, confidentiality rules and written undertakings obtained upon departure. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「However, the working-age population is declining year by year due to the declining birth rate and population aging, and labor shortages have become a prominent issue across various industries. In the fresh fruit and vegetable distribution industry, our Group's principal business area, producers, intermediate distributors, retailers and the food service industry are also finding it increasingly difficult to secure personnel. There is a strong need to improve productivity through operational efficiency and working conditions through work-style reform.」
The disclosure continues to state that the fresh produce distribution industry as a whole is facing difficulty in securing personnel, alongside ongoing demands for higher productivity and work-style reform. - FY2018-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「However, the working-age population is declining year by year due to the declining birth rate and population aging, and labor shortages have become a prominent issue across various industries. In the fresh fruit and vegetable distribution industry, our Group's principal business area, producers, intermediate distributors, retailers and the food service industry are also finding it increasingly difficult to secure personnel. There is a strong need to improve productivity through operational efficiency and working conditions through work-style reform.」
The disclosure states that, in addition to the Group's own difficulty in securing personnel, the fresh produce distribution industry as a whole is facing increasing difficulty in securing workers. - FY2017MitigatedAnnual report
「To prevent employee attrition, the Group has introduced measures including thorough, highly transparent personnel evaluations and an employee stock ownership plan. It has also established confidentiality rules, worked to ensure that employees are fully informed of them, and obtained written confidentiality undertakings from employees upon departure.」
Specific measures addressing recruitment and attrition risks are disclosed, including personnel evaluations, an employee stock ownership plan, confidentiality rules and written undertakings obtained upon departure. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the nine-month period ended [the current third quarter], there were no newly arising business or other risks, nor any material changes to the business and other risks described in the Annual Securities Report for the prior fiscal year.」
It is stated that there has been no new occurrence or material change in the risks of insufficient recruitment and training and employee attrition. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the six-month period ended [the current second quarter], there were no newly arising business or other risks, nor any material changes to the business and other risks described in the Annual Securities Report for the prior fiscal year.」
It is stated that there has been no new occurrence or material change in the risks of insufficient recruitment and training and employee attrition. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the three-month period ended [the current first quarter], there were no newly arising business or other risks, nor any material changes to the business and other risks described in the Annual Securities Report for the prior fiscal year.」
The disclosure states that there has been no new occurrence or material change in the risks of insufficient recruitment and training and employee attrition. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「If the Group is unable to secure and develop sufficient personnel to support business expansion, its business expansion may not progress. In addition, the quality of its services may decline, potentially affecting the Group's business activities.」
The risks identified include stalled business expansion and lower service quality due to insufficient recruitment and training, as well as the loss of personnel and know-how due to employee attrition.