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Strengthening the Sales Organization and Internal Structure through New Graduate and Mid-Career Recruitment

First written in FY2021. 6 of 13 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2027-H1.

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ProgressHeldSoftenedWorseFirst statedFY2021RestatedFY2023-Q1 – FY2023-Q2RestatedFY2024-Q2 – FY2026-H12021: 120212022: 320222023: 220232024: 220242025: 120252026: 42026
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Hiring and Reviewing Internal Controls in Line with Business ExpansionA theme 26 companies write about · 0 as a headwind · 26 as a tailwind

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  1. FY2027-H1Upfront investments involving IT infrastructure improvements and stepped-up hiring continueAnnual report

    「In the rental division, certain group companies continued to make upfront investments, including improvements to the IT environment at all locations and stepped-up hiring, resulting in higher costs.」

    Upfront investments combining stepped-up hiring with improvements to the IT environment continue.
  2. 2026-10-08AdvancedFinancial Results Presentation

    「年間70 人程度の採用」

    人材戦略について、年間70人程度の採用、ジョブ型人材の採用、研修強化などの具体的な施策が示されている。
  3. FY2026Disclosing human resources diversity and childcare-related metricsAnnual report

    「Percentage of women among employees hired 25.9% Return-to-work rate for female employees after childcare leave 83.3% Percentage of women in management positions 2.6% Childcare leave take-up rate among male employees 89.5%」

    For its human resources strategy, the Company has disclosed current fiscal-year results for the percentage of women hired, the return-to-work rate after childcare leave, the percentage of female managers and the childcare leave take-up rate among male employees. It states that specific targets will be announced after they are formulated.
  4. 2026-04-09AdvancedFinancial Results Presentation

    「Hiring approximately 70 people per year」

    Specific human resources measures included hiring approximately 70 people annually, strengthening training, promoting women’s advancement, and hiring job-based personnel.
  5. FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report

    「Demand for rentals in both the public and private sectors of the rental business remains firm, and we are advancing long-term upfront investments aimed at the future, including the high-level investment in rental assets, expansion of the store network and investment in human resources undertaken to date.」

    The Company continues to make upfront investments aimed at the future, including investment in human resources, together with investment in rental assets and expansion of the store network.
  6. FY2025-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「With the aim of further strengthening the initiatives undertaken to date, including the development of a store network, strengthening construction ICT, expanding the nursing care business, and further strengthening the human resources strategy,」

    The Company continues to position further strengthening its human resources strategy as a key initiative under its medium-term management plan and its growth strategy focused on the cost of capital and share price.
  7. FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「The Company has focused on network expansion, strengthening construction ICT, expanding its nursing-care business, and its human resources strategy as measures to create growth scenarios and promote management aimed at improving PBR.」

    The Company continues to position its human resources strategy as a key initiative for creating a growth scenario under its medium-term management plan.
  8. FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「The Company is focusing on network expansion, strengthening construction ICT, expanding its nursing-care business, and its human resources strategy as measures to create growth scenarios and promote management aimed at improving PBR,」

    The Company continues to position its human resources strategy as a key initiative for creating a growth scenario under the 2025 Medium-Term Management Plan.
  9. FY2023Expanding from human resource development to a human resources strategy encompassing diversity and engagementAnnual report

    「We are recruiting diverse personnel, providing diverse working arrangements and developing capability-building programs through measures including financial support for obtaining various qualifications, accepting overseas personnel and promoting specific initiatives through the establishment of a team to promote women's advancement. Going forward, we will deepen engagement with employees through measures such as employee satisfaction surveys, alongside improving employee compensation and increasing staffing, and will work to develop talent within the Group and enhance job satisfaction.」

    The scope of the human resources strategy has expanded from strengthening sales operations through conventional recruitment and training to include support for obtaining qualifications, overseas personnel, women's advancement, diverse working arrangements, employee satisfaction and engagement.
  10. FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「In terms of profit, SG&A expenses have also increased proactively due to high-level investment in rental assets with a view to the future and securing personnel to advance the human resources strategy.」

    The Company continues to secure personnel to advance its human resources strategy, along with the associated increase in SG&A expenses.
  11. FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「While actively increasing the number of employees and personnel expenses, we are also pursuing our human resources strategy, including human resources development and investment, to build the foundation for the future.」

    The Company has reaffirmed its policy of investing in its human resources strategy, including recruitment and employee development.
  12. FY2022ReframedAnnual report

    「The Group is actively investing in human resource development as a foundation for the future. Specifically, it is enhancing its in-house training programs, including a one-on-one instructor system and follow-up training for new employees, training for mid-level employees, training for employees aspiring to become new leaders, training for newly appointed store managers and job-specific training.」

    The explanation has expanded from strengthening sales operations through graduate and mid-career recruitment to human capital management encompassing investment in human resource development, training by employee level, support for obtaining qualifications, and the development of diverse personnel and working arrangements.
  13. FY2021First statedAnnual report

    「The number of employees increased by 111 from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, mainly due to the recruitment of new graduates and mid-career hires to strengthen the sales and internal organizations.」

    Graduate and mid-career recruitment to strengthen sales and internal operations is reflected in an increase of 111 employees.
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"Slowing Emerging-Market Economies, Yen Appreciation and Sluggish Consumer Spending" moved the same way as this thread, in the same document, in 2 of its 13 moves.

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  1. ★This thread
  2. 1Slowing Emerging-Market Economies, Yen Appreciation and Sluggish Consumer Spending2×
  3. 2Chronic Shortage of Construction Workers and Surging Raw Material Prices2×
  4. 3Sluggish growth in the audiovisual division2×
  5. 4Expanding the construction equipment rental market share and deepening the business in foundations, ground improvement, and ICT-based construction2×
  6. 5Digitization of construction equipment inspection operations through i-Rental2×

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