Shortage of Personnel with Specialized Expertise and Experience
First written in FY2024. 3 of 6 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2026-H1. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 27 of 104 companies on the "Worse" side.
- FY2026MitigatedAnnual report
「Our group is working to mitigate the above risk by actively promoting measures including improving employees' working conditions, introducing equipment and machinery that contribute to operational efficiency, and enhancing support programs for obtaining qualifications.」
The Company identifies improvements to working conditions, the introduction of equipment for operational efficiency, and enhancement of support programs for obtaining qualifications as measures to address the risk of insufficient development and retention of specialized personnel. - FY2026-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「In the construction industry, demand for corporate capital investment in commercial facilities and other properties and for rebuilding remains steady, but soaring construction material prices and labor costs due to a decline in construction workers continue, and competition to secure construction workers is intensifying.」
The Company states that, in addition to rising labor costs due to the declining number of construction workers, competition to secure workers is intensifying, making the environment for securing specialized personnel even more challenging. - FY2025MaterialisedAnnual report
「It is now expected to be difficult to complete by the originally scheduled date the initiatives to strengthen Chuo Kensetsu's governance through securing personnel for its accounting department, which was a prerequisite for the acquisition of the shares.」
As securing personnel for the accounting department is expected to be difficult by the scheduled date, the risk of securing the personnel needed for post-acquisition governance has become concrete in the plan to make Chuo Kensetsu a subsidiary. - FY2024First statedAnnual report
「Each of the businesses operated by our group depends on personnel with highly specialized knowledge and extensive experience. If we are unable to develop and retain such personnel, our group's growth may slow, potentially affecting our group's operating results and future business operations.」
The Company has, for the first time, identified the slowdown in growth and impact on business operations resulting from an inability to develop and retain personnel with specialized expertise and experience as a standalone risk.