Risk of difficulty retaining and losing high-quality personnel
First written in FY2017. 4 of 7 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2027-H1.
No.1 moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2024, the same year as the typical company in this theme.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 27 of 104 companies on the "Worse" side.
25 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- FY2027-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「In addition, the business environment is undergoing significant changes, including environmental changes such as the large-scale natural disasters caused by climate change that have occurred frequently in recent years, rising personnel and logistics costs against a backdrop of worsening labor shortages, the need to respond to technological innovation including generative AI, and initiatives to achieve a decarbonized society.」
Explicitly identifies rising personnel and logistics costs driven by worsening labor shortages, adding to the description of the challenging external environment for securing personnel. - FY2024WorsenedAnnual report
「In addition, as the working-age population continues to decline in Japan, if intensifying competition for talent or changes in market needs make it difficult to attract qualified personnel, or if risks arise such as currently employed personnel leaving the Group for outside employment, declining engagement or labor-related disputes, this may affect the Group's business, operating results and financial condition.」
Explicitly identifies the declining working-age population, lower engagement and labor-related disputes as risks, in addition to the previously cited difficulty in attracting personnel and their departure. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「Going forward, if intensifying competition for talent due to economic fluctuations or changes in market needs make it difficult to attract qualified personnel, or if currently employed personnel leave the Group for outside employment, this may affect the Group's business, operating results and financial condition.」
Reiterates the risk of difficulty in attracting qualified personnel and their departure. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「Going forward, if intensifying competition for talent due to economic fluctuations or changes in market needs make it difficult to attract qualified personnel, or if currently employed personnel leave the Group for outside employment, this may affect the Group's business, operating results and financial condition.」
Reiterates the risk of difficulty in securing qualified personnel and their departure. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「Going forward, if intensifying competition for talent due to economic fluctuations or changes in market needs make it difficult to attract qualified personnel, or if currently employed personnel leave the Group for outside employment, this may affect the Group's business, operating results and financial condition.」
Reiterates the risk of difficulty in securing qualified personnel and their departure. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「Going forward, if intensifying competition for talent due to economic fluctuations or changes in market needs make it difficult to attract qualified personnel, or if currently employed personnel leave the Group for outside employment, this may affect the Group's business, operating results and financial condition.」
Reiterates the risk of difficulty in securing qualified personnel and their departure. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「If it becomes difficult to acquire highly qualified personnel due to intensifying competition for talent associated with economic fluctuations or changes in market needs, or if personnel currently employed leave the Company for outside opportunities, this may affect the business, operating results and financial condition of the Group.」
The Company identifies both competition for talent and the loss of existing employees as risks to business expansion.