Continued Investment in Securing Talent and Improving the Work Environment
First written in FY2018. 3 of 7 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「To secure talent, the Company is continuously strengthening graduate recruitment to pass its distinctive technologies, skills and know-how on to the next generation, expanding mid-career recruitment to bring in new knowledge and expertise, and promoting year-round recruitment activities.」
The Company has specified concrete measures to secure and retain talent, including strengthening graduate recruitment, expanding mid-career recruitment, making recruitment activities year-round, reviewing its salary structure, and expanding systems for working from home, side jobs and reduced working hours for childcare. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of profit, despite factors such as higher raw material prices, including the impact of the weaker yen, the Company achieved higher profit as a result of higher factory utilization and substantial revenue growth, while proceeding with improvements in employee wages and other benefits associated with the recovery in business performance.」
The Company states that it proceeded with improvements in employee wages and other benefits associated with the recovery in business performance. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, the Group continues its business activities to contribute to maintaining a safe and secure society by providing products and services that satisfy customers, while also addressing issues including reviewing its production structure, improving its cost structure, resetting selling prices and improving working practices.」
The Company continues to address improvements to its production structure, cost structure, selling prices and working practices. - FY2024-Q1Explicitly identified improving working practices as an issueAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, the Group continues its business activities to contribute to maintaining a safe and secure society by providing products and services that satisfy customers, while also addressing issues including reviewing its production structure, improving its cost structure, resetting selling prices and improving working practices.」
In addition to reviewing its existing production structure, cost structure and selling prices, the Company has explicitly identified improving working practices as an issue to be addressed. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「If securing talent becomes difficult, including as a result of intensifying competition among companies to acquire human resources, the business activities of the Group could be affected.」
The Company continues to position securing talent as an ongoing recruitment and development initiative, while reconfirming the risk from intensifying competition to acquire talent. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Operating profit declined from the same period of the previous year due to factors including increased temporary expenses for activities such as costs related to the Company's 100th anniversary and participation in exhibitions, as well as higher personnel expenses resulting from securing talent to strengthen sales activities and improving the employment environment.」
The Company states that it continues to secure talent and improve the employment environment to strengthen sales, and that the resulting increase in personnel expenses was a factor in the decline in operating profit. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「In addition, as a result of ongoing efforts to secure talent and improve the employment environment, personnel expenses have increased, affecting cost of sales, selling expenses and general and administrative expenses.」
The Company continues to secure talent and improve the employment environment, and considers the related costs to contribute to sustainable growth.