Delays in Securing and Developing Specialized Personnel and Rising Costs
First written in FY2017. 4 of 7 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2023.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 34 of 109 companies on the "Worse" side.
102 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「However, if the situation in which the hiring, development and retention of necessary personnel do not progress as planned continues, the Group's business, performance and financial condition may be affected by increased recruiting expenses and declining competitiveness resulting from personnel shortages.」
The risk of continued delays in hiring, developing and retaining specialized personnel remains. Countermeasures have also been made more concrete, including reviewing the compensation system, year-round hiring, independent recruiting, hiring foreign nationals and promoting younger employees. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In September, the company held the free online conference Marketing CIRCUS DAY Autumn 2021, themed “What Is Digital Marketing That Japanese Companies Can Put into Practice and Turn into Results?” It also conducted a campaign commemorating the change of company name, generating a large number of inquiries and downloads of free versions.」
The Group states that mid-career hiring has not progressed as planned and that it has been unable to fill vacancies left by departing employees, identifying these as factors reducing personnel-related expenses. It has reconfirmed the situation in which the securing of specialized personnel is not progressing as planned. - FY2020WorsenedAnnual report
「However, demand remains high for personnel with the sales skills, specialized knowledge, technical expertise and business experience required for the Group's businesses, and in recent years the Group has experienced instances in which the expansion of its workforce has not progressed as planned.」
The Group explicitly states that it has recently experienced instances in which the expansion of its specialized workforce did not progress as planned, making the risk of securing personnel more concrete. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Supply constraints caused by labor shortages and rising labor costs continue to weigh on business sentiment, and the outlook remains uncertain.」
Supply constraints caused by labor shortages and rising labor costs continue to be identified as concerns in the business environment. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「The Group may be unable to expand its workforce as planned or may incur costs beyond expectations.」
The Group has reconfirmed the risk of delays in securing and developing specialized personnel and of costs exceeding expectations. - FY2018-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「The business conditions of the mid-sized and small and medium-sized enterprises that are the Group's customers have been improving gradually. Against this business backdrop, the industry to which the Group belongs has recently seen new technological innovations, such as the shift to cloud computing, while the outlook remained cautious because of concerns about rising labor costs associated with labor shortages.」
Concerns about rising labor costs associated with labor shortages were identified as a business-environment risk, indicating external conditions related to the risk of difficulty securing specialized personnel and rising costs. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「Demand is high in the Internet industry for personnel with the specialized knowledge, technical skills and business experience required for our Group's businesses. As a result, workforce expansion may not proceed as planned or costs may exceed expectations.」
The Group has identified for the first time the risk that rising demand for personnel may delay workforce expansion or result in costs exceeding expectations.