Hello, everyone.
This is Enta.
My business trip to Kagoshima is over, and this week marks the end of the fiscal year, at least for now.
The end of this fiscal year was incredibly hectic.
Things are still pretty hectic (lol), but I'm grateful.
Naman-dabu Naman-dabu
But that's beside the point.
The difficulty of getting on-site at general contractors.
It's really hard to get a job at a general contractor's construction site—especially at a major one.
The reason it's so hard to get started is that there's a huge amount of paperwork to go through first.
Notices of subcontracting to a sub-subcontractor and lists of workers are pretty standard, right?
Social Insurance Payment Notices and Employment Insurance Payment Notices—well, I’ve got all the recent ones covered.
There are plenty of other things, too. All sorts of things, lol.
So, the issue here is the first-tier subcontractors, second-tier subcontractors, and third-tier subcontractors and beyond.
Generally speaking, the current trend is to avoid third-tier subcontractors.
When there aren't enough people at the second-tier subcontractor, there are situations where we have no choice but to rely on other companies.
However, by the third round, it’s quite likely that you won’t even be able to prepare the necessary documents.
That's where the second-tier subcontractors come in to fill the gap.
Since there are quite a few independent contractors, we have no choice but to hire them.
What's more, this labor shortage is accelerating year by year, which makes the situation even more serious.
Probably starting this fall,Construction Career Advancement SystemI'm hoping this will significantly reduce the amount of paperwork, but,
If the paperwork keeps piling up like this, self-employed contractors won’t be able to do the work even if they want to.
I fully understand that the sheer volume of paperwork at general contractors is meant to protect their own companies.
However, if it’s this difficult to get into the field, it will likely accelerate the shortage of skilled workers.
And it’s pretty obvious that I’ll end up complaining nonstop to the first-tier subcontractor (lol).
I do feel like the government's policy is a bit over the top, though.
Statistics show that by 2030, the entire population of Tokyo will have disappeared from the labor market.
Not everyone in the construction industry is a sole proprietor, but the industry is facing a double whammy of a shrinking and aging workforce.
With the number of people declining that much, it’s probably becoming the job of the major companies to create an environment that makes it easier for people to join.
And there's one more thing I want to write about!
Could you please stop using your own worker rosters and sub-subcontractor notification forms? Wouldn't the All-Japan Construction Industry Standard Forms work just fine??
"Why are you creating all this unnecessary paperwork?? Is there really any need to be so particular about that?" I find myself thinking that every time (lol).
Construction Career Advancement System
See you later.
