Inadequate talent recruitment and development
First written in FY2020. 4 of 6 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2021. Latest entry: FY2023-Q2.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 27 of 104 companies on the "Worse" side.
- FY2023-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「Some production was transferred to Japan and Asia in response to labor shortages and rising labor costs, while lower logistics costs resulted in operating income of ¥578 million (¥10 million in the same quarter of the previous year).」
Some production was transferred to Japan and Asia in response to labor shortages and rising labor costs in North America, and operating profit exceeded the level in the same period of the previous year. - FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「In the United States, the economy remained firm against a backdrop of recovering personal consumption. However, in addition to surging resource and energy prices, wage increases caused by labor shortages have become more severe.」
The company states that wage increases caused by labor shortages have become more severe in the United States, giving more concrete form to the previously identified risks related to securing personnel and labor costs. - FY2022-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「In the United States, restrictions on activities related to COVID-19 have been substantially eased, and the economy remained firm against a backdrop of recovering personal consumption. At the same time, shortages of semiconductors and other components and labor shortages have become more severe, while surging energy prices resulting from the invasion of Ukraine have added to concerns about further inflation.」
The company states that labor shortages in the United States have become more severe, giving concrete form in the operating environment to the previously identified risk of difficulty securing personnel. - FY2022-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「In the North American market, production was recovering despite supply shortages of semiconductors and other components and disruptions to logistics networks, resulting in net sales of ¥2,524 million (¥2,484 million in the same quarter of the previous year). Some production was transferred to Japan and Asia because of labor shortages and rising labor costs, resulting in operating income of ¥143 million (¥31 million).」
The company states that labor shortages and rising labor costs in North America made it necessary to transfer some production to Japan and Asia. - FY2021WorsenedAnnual report
「Amid continued increases in raw-material and logistics costs, personnel shortages and labor costs, we have responded by reviewing and changing the locations of group production sites, taking exchange-rate trends, including the tendency toward a weaker yen, into account, in order to optimize procurement and fulfil our responsibility to supply customers under lockdown conditions at our Asian sites.」
In addition to the future risk of difficulty securing and developing personnel, the company describes an operating environment in which actual personnel shortages and rising labor costs are continuing. - FY2020First statedAnnual report
「If the recruitment and development of talented personnel fail to progress as planned over the medium to long term, this could affect our group's operating results and financial position.」
The company identifies as a new risk the possibility that the recruitment, retention and development of personnel needed for future growth may not progress as planned.