【Nearly 70% of small / medium-sized enterprises suffer from labor shortage, worst in history; serious problems in nursing, food and beverage, construction, etc., surveyed by the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry】
We found that the labor shortage at small and medium-sized enterprises nationwide has reached nearly 70%, the worst ever, and the situation is becoming serious.
The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry conducted a survey targeting small and medium-sized businesses nationwide for 24 days starting July 18, and received responses from 3,120 companies.
According to the survey, 68% of companies responded that they were “short of manpower,” an increase of 3.7 points from the previous February, and the lowest ever since the survey began in 2015.
Of these, 64.1% said their business continuity and operations were being “very seriously” or “severely” affected.
Labor shortages are particularly serious in the nursing care, accommodation and food, transportation, and construction industries.
However, although 72.5% of SMEs responded by raising wages as part of their efforts to secure human resources, only less than 20% of them said they were promoting diverse and flexible work styles such as flextime and telework.
According to the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, “The severity of the labor shortage has increased, and it has spread to a wide range of small and medium-sized enterprises.”
From this article, I can tell that the Human Resources from abroad is so much important at the moment.
【人手不足“過去最悪”中小企業で7割近くに 看護、飲食、建設など深刻 日本商工会議所が調査】
全国の中小企業の人手不足が過去最悪の7割近くに達し、深刻な状況になっていることがわかりました。
日本商工会議所は、7月18日から24日間、全国の中小企業を対象にアンケートを行い、3120社から回答を得ました。
それによりますと人手が「不足している」と回答した企業が68%と前回の2月より3.7ポイント増えて、2015年の調査開始以来過去最悪となりました。
このうち64.1%では事業の継続や運営に「非常に深刻」または「深刻」な影響が出ているとしています。
特に介護・看護、宿泊・飲食、運輸、建設の各業種で人手不足の深刻度が高くなっています。
ただ人材確保への取り組みは全体の72.5%の中小企業が賃金引き上げと回答したものの、フレックスタイム制やテレワークといった多様で柔軟な働き方の推進はいずれも2割未満にとどまっています。
日本商工会議所では「人手不足の深刻度が高まり、中小企業の広範囲に広がってきた」としています。
記事から読み取れることは、国外からの人材がいかに貴重で重要なのかがわかります。