Staffing Shortages and Review of Appropriate Staffing Levels by Store
First written in FY2018. 6 of 8 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 8 of 26 companies on the "Worse" side.
24 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「We aim to maintain the Group-wide human capital base by securing approximately 150 new graduates and experienced hires annually, achieving a balanced age structure, and actively promoting part-time employees to regular employee positions.」
As an ongoing response to labor shortages and tight labor supply and demand, the Group continues to hire approximately 150 new graduates and experienced personnel annually, reemploy former employees and promote part-time employees to regular positions. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「The Group's business activities depend heavily on its people, and securing and developing talented personnel in areas including store operations is essential to growth.」
The Group reconfirms securing and developing human resources, labor shortages and tight labor supply and demand as major management risks, and describes responses including mid-career recruitment, reemployment, recruitment of part-time employees working reduced hours, and personnel evaluations and training programs. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「However, if recruitment plans do not proceed as scheduled due to changes in the population structure resulting from the declining birth rate and aging population, or if employee-related costs increase due to tight labor supply and demand, the Group may be unable to realize its management philosophy of 'Connecting the futures of people and society with smiles' and its management vision of 'Becoming the hub of daily-life infrastructure through the power of home appliances and ICT,' which identifies 'Creating a rewarding work environment where diverse human resources can thrive' as one of the seven materiality issues that the Group should address」
The Group reconfirms securing and developing human resources, labor shortages and tight labor supply and demand as risks that could impede the realization of its management philosophy, management vision and materiality issues. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「The Group's business activities depend heavily on its people, and securing and developing talented personnel in areas including store operations is essential to growth. However, if recruitment plans do not proceed as scheduled due to changes in the population structure resulting from the declining birth rate and aging population, or if employee-related costs increase due to tight labor supply and demand」
The Group continues to identify securing and developing human resources, labor shortages and tight labor supply and demand as major risks, and outlines responses including mid-career recruitment, reemployment, recruitment of part-time employees working reduced hours, and personnel evaluations and training programs. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「The Group's business activities depend heavily on its people, and securing and developing talented personnel in areas including store operations is essential to growth. However, if recruitment plans do not proceed as scheduled due to changes in the population structure resulting from the declining birth rate and aging population, or if employee-related costs increase due to tight labor supply and demand」
The Group continues to identify securing and developing human resources, labor shortages and tight labor supply and demand as risks, and outlines responses including mid-career recruitment, reemployment of mandatory retirees and other departing employees, recruitment of part-time employees working reduced hours, and personnel evaluations and training programs. - FY2020WorsenedAnnual report
「The Group's business activities depend heavily on its people. However, if recruitment plans do not proceed as scheduled due to changes in the population structure resulting from the declining birth rate and aging population, or if employee-related costs increase due to tight labor supply and demand, the Group may be unable to achieve its medium-term management plan theme of becoming a unique provider of happiness that enables customers and employees to share in happiness and shareholders, business partners and local communities to share in the benefits, which could affect the Group's financial condition, operating results and other aspects of its performance.」
The Group specifies labor shortages and tight labor supply and demand as risks that could affect the achievement of its medium-term plan and its results through recruitment shortfalls and higher employee costs. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「As labor shortages are also becoming increasingly acute at operating sites, the Group is being forced to review appropriate staffing levels for each store.」
The Group reconfirms labor shortages at operating sites and the review of appropriate staffing levels by store as issues underlying the formulation of the JT-2020 management plan. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「Even for new store openings, it remains difficult to secure properties expected to generate stable sales and profits amid soaring real estate prices and an oversupplied market. As labor shortages are also becoming increasingly acute at operating sites, the Group is being forced to review appropriate staffing levels for each store.」
For the first time, the Group separately identifies the challenging new-store-opening environment, labor shortages at operating sites and the review of appropriate staffing levels by store as management issues underlying the formulation of JT-2020.