Against a backdrop of rapid growth and worsening labor shortages in the semiconductor industry, UTグループ is promoting internal job transfers for employees. Centered on UTエイム, which operates the semiconductor business, initiatives are under way to broaden career opportunities by changing job roles and staffing assignments.
Investment in the semiconductor industry is accelerating amid the spread of generative AI and growing demand for data centers, while the labor shortage is becoming more severe. In response, UTグループ is promoting an internal job transfer system under which temporary staff working as members of the workforce are hired as permanent employees, with particular emphasis on its use at UTエイム, which operates the semiconductor business.
The aim of internal job transfers is to maximize employees' abilities by changing their job roles and staffing assignments in line with their individual aptitudes, thereby supporting career development and higher income. The system includes employee benefits such as a points program, as well as additional points for employees who transfer to semiconductor companies.
To help address the labor shortage, UTグループ is promoting alliances among staffing companies. It advocates building a matching platform through information sharing and cooperation, and has presented five co-creation models for shifting from competition to co-creation. The spread of internal job transfers requires information to reach frontline employees and the understanding of managers, and human resources systems to support employees who take on new challenges are being developed.
Under its medium-term plan, UTグループ aims to concentrate resources on semiconductors through 2029 and contribute to the industry's growth. It is also expanding initiatives to encourage movement of human resources between regions, and has highlighted specific results, including cases of employees transferring to Hokkaido.