Enhancing Employee Satisfaction and Talent Recruitment and Development
First written in FY2019. 7 of 15 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2021. Latest entry: 2026-06-19.
44 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026More specific discussion of the costs of recruiting and training foreign-national personnelAnnual report
「Japanese employees are generally expected to become fully independent after approximately 3 to 6 months of training. In the case of foreign-national employees, training begins from their level of conversational Japanese, and we began to recognize around the first half of the fiscal year ending January 2026 that training takes approximately 6 to 12 months. As a result, part-time labor costs increased in store operations, placing pressure on profits.」
The Company continued recruiting foreign-national personnel, but the 6-to-12-month training period increased part-time labor costs and pressured profits. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「• Evaluation system Once every quarter, supervisors fairly evaluate employees from various perspectives, including their everyday conduct, relationships with colleagues and operational skills. In principle, employees are promoted one grade at a time when receiving a pay increase, but there have also been many cases of employees skipping 2 or more grades based on their ability. • Competitions We regularly hold events such as “_____ Championships.” Stores recommend new products and featured menu items and compete across all stores based on sales. Stores ranking near the top receive training trips and prizes.」
The Company provides details on quarterly evaluations, promotions including accelerated advancement, and sales competitions involving all stores. - FY2024More specific personnel measures and diversity initiativesAnnual report
「• Active recruitment, retention and support for specified skilled workers We are strengthening connections with the organization by building a support structure so that employees can work with confidence even in an unfamiliar environment, while assessing their work capabilities and providing remote guidance. We hold an online all-employee meeting every quarter to create opportunities to closely observe work performance and development. • Store Manager Development Program This program is open to employees who volunteer and meet the application criteria. Employees who complete the program and pass the final examination are eligible for promotion to store manager.」
In addition to existing recruitment and training measures, the Company describes recruitment and retention support for specified skilled workers, quarterly all-employee meetings and a program to develop store manager candidates. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「Based on the belief that “employees’ smiles create customers’ smiles,” we will continue to create an environment where employees can work happily, with smiles and a sense of fulfillment. To achieve this, we will secure and develop talented personnel, establish a personnel evaluation system and enhance employee benefits.」
The Company maintains its policy of linking employee satisfaction to customer satisfaction and advancing recruitment, training, evaluation and employee benefits. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「In recruitment, we will actively recruit not only experienced personnel but also new graduates, and will actively work to change part-time employees to regular employees. In training, in addition to new employee training and training programs by position and level, we will pursue initiatives to energize the organization, including the Dandadan AWARD event for presenting the achievements of each store and the “Strongest Store” concept, in which selected members operate a store.」
The Company continues to pursue recruitment and development measures, including experienced and graduate recruitment, conversion to regular employment, training, awards and selected-store programs. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「Under this system, the Employee Stock Ownership Plan periodically purchases the Company’s shares in the market using employee contributions of ¥1,000 per unit per month, up to 50 units (¥50,000), together with a Company incentive payment of 10% on contributions.」
The Company describes the specific operation of its Employee Stock Ownership Plan, including the monthly contribution limit and 10% incentive payment, as part of employee benefits and asset building. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「In recruitment, we will actively recruit not only experienced personnel but also new graduates, and will actively work to change part-time employees to regular employees. In training, in addition to new employee training and training programs by position and level, we will pursue initiatives to energize the organization, including the Dandadan AWARD event for presenting the achievements of each store and the “Strongest Store” concept, in which selected members operate a store.」
The Company reiterates specific recruitment and development measures, including experienced and graduate recruitment, conversion of part-time employees to regular employees, training, awards and selected-store programs. - FY2020-Q4RestatedAnnual report
「To maintain a high level of service at all stores, we place emphasis on recruiting and training personnel.」
The Company continues to prioritize recruitment and training as it expands its store network. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「To maintain a high level of service at all stores, we place emphasis on recruiting and training personnel.」
The Company continues to prioritize recruitment and training as it expands its store network. - FY2019First statedAnnual report
「Based on the belief that “employees’ smiles create customers’ smiles,” we will continue to create an environment where employees can work happily, with smiles and a sense of fulfillment. To achieve this, we will secure and develop talented personnel, establish a personnel evaluation system and enhance employee benefits.」
The Company links employee satisfaction to customer satisfaction and identifies recruitment, training, evaluation systems and employee benefits as key measures.