The number of companies seeking retirement has doubled from last year due to the influence of corona, etc. Private survey October 30, 18:26
Due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the number of companies seeking early retirement or voluntary retirement is increasing rapidly.
According to a private survey, it has already doubled from last year, and the number of cases of reducing the number of employees is increasing due to the deterioration of business performance.
According to Tokyo Shoko Research, a private credit bureau, 72 companies have announced that they will seek early retirement or voluntary retirement by the 29th, 35 of which last year. Has already doubled.
It is the first time in 10 years since 2010 that the number of companies has exceeded 70.
In addition, the target number of people is about 14,000, which is more than 2,700 more than last year.
By industry, "apparel / textile-related" was the largest with 13 companies, followed by "electrical equipment" with 10 companies and "automobile / shipbuilding-related" with 7 companies.
Among them, "Hitachi Metals" announced that it will reduce the number of employees by 3,200 over the next fiscal year, and "Royal Holdings", a major family restaurant, is recruiting about 200 voluntary retirements. There are many companies that are making reductions.
"Some companies have been forced to cut labor costs in response to the sharp deterioration in business performance. With the outlook uncertain, the upward trend is expected to continue over the next year," said a research company.