Constraints on the transportation business due to a shortage of bus drivers
First written in FY2018. 4 of 9 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2024: 2 of 6 companies on the "Worse" side.
1 other company's latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「Our group operates many labor-intensive businesses, primarily in the transportation sector, making it important to secure highly qualified personnel as a workforce. If securing personnel becomes difficult, this could affect the operation of the group's individual businesses.」
Continues to explicitly identify difficulties securing personnel as a risk constraining the operation of each business, particularly the transportation business. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「Our group operates many labor-intensive businesses, primarily in the transportation sector, making it important to secure highly qualified personnel as a workforce. If securing personnel becomes difficult, this could affect the operation of the group's individual businesses.」
Continues to explicitly identify difficulties securing personnel as a risk constraining Group operations, including the transportation business. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「Our group operates many labor-intensive businesses, primarily in the transportation sector, making it important to secure highly qualified personnel as a workforce. If securing personnel becomes difficult, this could affect the operation of the group's individual businesses.」
Continues to explicitly identify difficulties securing personnel as a risk affecting the operation of each business, particularly the transportation business. - FY2020MaterialisedAnnual report
「A difficult situation, including lower charter revenue due to a chronic shortage of drivers」
The chronic shortage of drivers continues to appear in results as a factor contributing to lower charter revenue. - FY2020-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「Transport revenue remains in a difficult situation, including a decline in charter revenue due to the end of chartered shuttle bus services operated when THE OUTLETS HIROSHIMA initially opened and a chronic shortage of drivers.」
The chronic shortage of drivers is affecting actual transport revenue through lower charter revenue. - FY2020-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「Transport revenue remains in a difficult situation, including a decline in charter revenue due to the end of chartered shuttle bus services operated when THE OUTLETS HIROSHIMA initially opened and a chronic shortage of drivers.」
The chronic shortage of drivers is affecting actual transport revenue through lower charter revenue. - FY2019RaisedAnnual report
「If securing automotive drivers becomes difficult because of a decline in the working-age population and maintaining routes becomes difficult, this could affect revenue.」
The shortage of bus drivers was explicitly identified not merely as a workforce retention issue but as a risk that could make it difficult to maintain routes and affect revenue. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In April, to address labor shortages resulting from improvements in the employment environment, we opened the in-house childcare facility Hiroden Mamekko Nursery, proceeded with establishing diverse working arrangements and worked to secure personnel.」
Labor shortages were identified as an issue requiring action during the current quarter, and measures to secure personnel are being advanced. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「The company expects the challenging business environment in the transportation business to continue, due to declining passenger numbers resulting from the declining birthrate and aging population, higher fuel costs caused by fluctuations in crude oil prices, and a shortage of bus drivers.」
A shortage of bus drivers has been identified for the first time as a future risk to the transportation business, alongside the declining birth rate and aging population and rising fuel costs.