Need for higher labor productivity against the backdrop of labor shortages and long working hours
First written in FY2018-Q1. 12 of 16 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025-H1.
3 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Challenges such as costs and labor shortages continue to have an impact.」
Labor shortages continue to be identified as an issue affecting corporate activity. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「The company is promoting the digitalization of operations to improve operational efficiency and productivity.」
The company continues to recognize demand for greater efficiency and productivity through the digitalization of operations, against a backdrop of a declining working-age population and companies' need to improve productivity. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Cloud services are increasingly being used to ensure business continuity and improve operational productivity,」
The company continues to recognize demand and challenges involving the use of cloud services to ensure business continuity and improve operational productivity. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「Investment in solving challenges, including alleviating labor shortages and improving productivity, is expected to continue,」
It expresses the view that investment in corporate challenges, including alleviating labor shortages, improving productivity and working from home, will continue. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「Investment is expected to continue in working from home to ensure employee safety and the continuity of corporate activities, as well as in resolving challenges such as labour shortages and productivity improvement.」
In addition to labor shortages and the need to improve productivity, working from home to ensure employee safety and business continuity is identified as an investment issue for companies. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「With regard to IT investment, latent demand exists for the introduction of systems to improve operational efficiency and supplement the workforce,」
The company continues to recognize latent demand for introducing systems to supplement the workforce and improve operational efficiency. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative period of the second quarter, Japan's economy was affected by escalating US-China trade friction, a slowdown in overseas economies, chronic labor shortages domestically, and declining purchasing power resulting from the consumption tax increase, among other factors.」
It continues to present a business environment in which chronic labor shortages persist and supplementing the workforce and improving productivity are necessary. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Due to factors including deteriorating earnings conditions resulting from escalating US-China trade friction and a trend toward yen appreciation, as well as the effects of chronic labor shortages,」
It continues to present a business environment in which corporate labor shortages remain chronic and improving productivity and alleviating those shortages are necessary. - FY2019WorsenedAnnual report
「Corporate labor shortages remain pronounced, and conditions continue in which alleviating labor shortages and improving productivity are essential.」
It describes labor shortages as “pronounced,” a stronger expression than the previous descriptions of their continuation and expansion, and identifies their alleviation and improved productivity as essential challenges. - FY2019-Q3Clear indication of an expanding labor shortageAnnual report
「However, corporate labor shortages continue to expand, and both the alleviation of labor shortages and improved productivity are required.」
The description of corporate labor shortages has strengthened from their continuation and growing severity to an indication that they are on an expanding trend. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In Japan, labor shortages at individual companies continue, and both the alleviation of labor shortages and improved productivity are required.」
It continues to express the view that corporate labor shortages persist and that both their alleviation and improved productivity are required. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「At the same time, labor shortages at individual companies continue. Amid social conditions that require both the alleviation of these labor shortages and improved productivity,」
It continues to express the view that corporate labor shortages persist and that both their alleviation and improved productivity are required. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「Companies continue to face many challenges, including alleviating labor shortages and seeking to improve productivity, and systems to address these challenges are in demand.」
It identifies alleviating labor shortages, improving productivity and enhancing operational efficiency as ongoing corporate challenges and sources of demand for systems. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the information services industry in which the company operates, expectations for IT to improve operational efficiency at companies have remained high against the backdrop of work-style reform.」
It explains that IT demand to improve operational efficiency and productivity, driven by work-style reform, continues to increase. - FY2018-Q2Clearer demand for automation and standardizationAnnual report
「While themes that question how companies should operate, such as work-style reform, are attracting interest, labor shortages are also becoming more serious. Companies are seeking ways to automate and standardize production processes and administrative work to improve productivity and alleviate labor shortages.」
It provides a more specific explanation of demand to improve productivity amid long working hours and labor shortages, describing companies' efforts to improve productivity and alleviate labor shortages through automation and standardization. - FY2018-Q1First statedAnnual report
「As the correction of long working hours and improvement of labor productivity have emerged as management challenges for companies, each company needs an environment that reduces the time spent on operations and enables employees to focus on activities that produce results.」
It identifies correcting long working hours, reducing time spent on operations and focusing on activities linked to results as management challenges for companies. This is also linked to the explanation that companies in Japan are experiencing labor shortages.