Employee Education, Recruitment of Foreign Talent, and Work-Style Reform
First written in FY2019. 6 of 10 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2020. Latest entry: FY2026.
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「The mid-career hiring rate was 68.3%, the number of foreign employees was 309 (13.6% of the employee workforce), and the number of employees with disabilities increased by 49 on a headcount basis, bringing the employment rate to 2.5%, above the statutory employment rate.」
The company disclosed results including 309 foreign employees, representing 13.6% of the workforce, and a 68.3% mid-career hiring rate, and has expanded personnel initiatives including training by employee level, e-learning and 1-on-1 meetings. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding its personnel strategy supporting company growth, the company considers employee development to enhance corporate value and believes that strategically placing the right people in the right positions produces the highest performance. Under a strategic personnel portfolio, it actively conducts job rotation while using technologies such as aptitude tests and AI. It also recognizes diversity management, defined as creating an organization that leverages diversity, as an issue to be actively pursued in light of the social environment surrounding the company, its management conditions and the increasing diversity of its employees. The mid-career hiring rate was 67.5%, and the number of foreign employees was 223 (10.6% of the employee workforce). Although the number of employees with disabilities increased by 13 on a headcount basis, the employment rate for people with disabilities was 2.4%, as store openings and overall personnel growth were significant.」
The company continues its personnel portfolio, job rotation and diversity initiatives using AI and other technologies, and disclosed results including a 67.5% mid-career hiring rate and 223 foreign employees, representing 10.6% of the workforce. - FY2024ReframedAnnual report
「Regarding its personnel strategy supporting company growth, the company considers employee development to enhance corporate value and believes that strategically placing the right people in the right positions produces the highest performance. Under a strategic personnel portfolio, it actively conducts job rotation while using technologies such as aptitude tests and AI. It also recognizes diversity management, defined as creating an organization that leverages diversity, as an issue to be actively pursued in light of the social environment surrounding the company, its management conditions and the increasing diversity of its employees. The mid-career hiring rate was 61.3%, the number of foreign employees was 170 (9.1% of the employee workforce), and the employment rate for people with disabilities was 2.6%, exceeding the statutory employment rate.」
The company has broadened the scope of its human capital strategy from conventional education, foreign-national personnel and work-style reform to include a personnel portfolio using AI and other technologies, job rotation and numerical disclosure on diversity. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「As part of its investment in human capital, the company has implemented improvements in compensation, including higher starting salaries, base-pay increases, inflation allowances and the introduction of a student loan repayment assistance program, as well as activities including enhanced e-learning through the distribution of tablets to employees.」
The company continues to invest in human capital through higher starting salaries, base-pay increases, inflation allowances, a student loan repayment assistance program and enhanced e-learning through tablets. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of its investment in human capital, the company has implemented improvements in compensation, including higher starting salaries, base-pay increases, inflation allowances and the decision to introduce a student loan repayment assistance program, as well as activities including enhanced e-learning through the distribution of tablets to employees.」
The company outlined higher starting salaries, base-pay increases, inflation allowances, enhanced e-learning through tablets, and the decision to introduce a student loan repayment assistance program. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of its investment in human capital, the company has implemented improvements in compensation, including higher starting salaries, base-pay increases and inflation allowances, as well as investments in training, including enhanced e-learning through the distribution of tablets to employees.」
In addition to its existing education and personnel development initiatives, the company has implemented higher starting salaries, base-pay increases, inflation allowances and enhanced e-learning through the distribution of tablets to employees. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「The mid-career hiring rate was 50.2%, the number of foreign employees was 132 (7.3% of the employee workforce), and the employment rate for people with disabilities was 2.82%, exceeding the statutory employment rate.」
Regarding its personnel strategy, the company disclosed figures for foreign employees, employment of people with disabilities and mid-career hiring, and separately outlined initiatives including a revamped training structure, the use of aptitude tests and AI, and job rotation. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「The company will enhance its manuals, training tools and training support structure, and promote personnel development enabling employees to achieve CS (customer satisfaction), while working to create a comfortable working environment.」
The company continues its policy of developing personnel through training programs, training tools and a comfortable working environment. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「To respond to the increasingly multinational workforce and changes in work styles, the company is promoting various training programs, including multilingual manuals and training using VR (virtual reality).」
In addition to its existing training programs and initiatives for foreign-national personnel, the company has outlined specific measures including multilingual manuals and VR training. - FY2019First statedAnnual report
「The company is promoting training programs so that all employees can become personnel capable of providing high-quality service and achieving CS (customer satisfaction). As it expands the acceptance of foreign-national personnel, it will strengthen the recruitment of foreign employees and enhance its training structure. It will also develop a healthy and comfortable workplace through work-style reform.」
The company describes training programs, the recruitment and training of foreign employees, and workplace improvements through work-style reform as personnel-related initiatives.