[Municipal DX] Niigata City official employment matching platform “Niigata CITY Matchbox” launched
*Matchbox Technologies Co., Ltd.*
Press release: August 5, 2024
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Niigata City official employment matching platform “Niigata CITY Matchbox” launched
*You can now view and apply for various local jobs in one day or several hours* Matchbox Technologies Co., Ltd. Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, Representative Director and President: Sato Hiroaki) supports the construction and operation of official local government employment matching platforms that match jobs and workers online on a daily or several-hour basis. Matchbox Technologies has announced that it will be located in Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture (Mayor: Nakahara).
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Niigata CITY Matchbox (URL:
https://matchbox.jp/niigata/niigata-city
) and provide applications. Job openings in Niigata City will be aggregated on the “Niigata CITY Matchbox” website and application, and will be available for viewing and applying from all over the country. The platform will be managed, maintained and operated by Matchbox Technologies.
Through this project, Niigata City will create a flexible and easy-to-work work environment, and will encourage the participation of not only those who want to work actively, but also those who find it difficult to work a fixed schedule, such as students, people caring for or raising children, and the elderly. I also encourage you.
By opening the employment matching platform “Niigata CITY Matchbox,” workers will be able to easily view and apply for job openings that allow them to work flexibly in units of a day or several hours, and companies will be able to easily You will be able to submit a job offer. In addition to working at various restaurants including famous chains, nursing care, manufacturing, etc., we also work at schools, training gyms and events, stadium staff for the local baseball team Niigata Albirex BC, and food and beverage booth sales staff. is scheduled to be published, making it easier for students to work. In addition, we plan to develop job openings tailored to the worker’s environment, such as remote work. In addition, by registering with the agreement of both the company and the worker, it becomes possible to create long-term connections and apply for job openings exclusive to registered workers. By supporting short-term, one-time flexible work styles, long-term relationships, and diverse work styles, we are able to match workers with ideal jobs locally.
This platform is highly convenient for workers because it is easy to apply and job offers with flexible conditions are aggregated. In addition, since labor management on the user company side is automated, the company can offer jobs with peace of mind and flexible working conditions. We aim to create a virtuous cycle in which companies can offer more jobs with flexible conditions by attracting workers due to the high level of convenience.
In addition, Matchbox Technologies has established an official local government platform with a similar structure with four local governments in Niigata Prefecture, including Yuzawa Town. Some people have found jobs that are compatible with them through short-term, one-time flexible work, and have found long-term employment in a workplace they like, and have eventually found long-term employment, such as full-time employment. Matchbox Technologies has so far opened “Yuzawa Matchbox,” “Nagaoka Matchbox,” “Minami Uonuma Matchbox,” and “Sado Matchbox.” The average is approximately 10%*.
*For example, according to the 2020 census, the population of Yuzawa Town is 7,897 (as of the end of July 2023), the labor force is 3,532, and the number of registered users of Yuzawa Matchbox has exceeded 1,000.
* ■Approximately 120 business establishments including Niigata Albirex Baseball Club have applied for use, and approximately 500 job openings will be posted on “Niigata CITY Matchbox” by August *
Approximately 120 businesses have applied to use Niigata City Matchbox (as of August 2, 2024), and we expect to post approximately 500 job openings by the end of August 2024. Masu. We plan to post job openings in a variety of industries, including accommodation, food and beverage, manufacturing, and sports-related industries. Niigata Albirex Baseball Club Co., Ltd., a professional baseball team that is posting job openings, says, “We are planning to post job openings for food and beverage sales staff at home games.
We hope to connect with people in the local community through Niigata City Matchbox,” commenting that he is looking forward to the possibility of finding local staff. In addition, Benkei Co., Ltd., which has opened a sushi chain at Pier Bandai, said, “By being able to secure the necessary human resources in a short period of time and through a matching system, we can reduce the workload of human resources personnel. “We have high expectations for this,” he said, praising its ability to both secure human resources and reduce the burden on companies. Haatofuru Atago Co., Ltd., which provides nursing care services in the NSG Group, says, “In preparation for the upcoming shortage of nursing care workers, we need to make use of people who work part-time.This has been a great help as a recruiting tool.” We see Matchbox as a tool that can respond to changes in the industry structure.
* ■The Daishi Hokuetsu Bank also supports the spread *
Matchbox Technologies has entered into a business matching agreement with Daishi Hokuetsu Bank to promote this business. The Daishi Hokuetsu Bank will encourage individual customers to use the Niigata City Matchbox at each branch, and will encourage corporate customers to register as a business offering employment opportunities. The Daishi Hokuetsu Bank has previously carried out promotional activities in Sado City, Nagaoka City, Yuzawa Town, and Minamiuonuma City, where Matchbox has been deployed, but with the introduction of Matchbox in Niigata City, the company will begin full-scale dissemination activities.
Sato, Deputy General Manager of the Business Development Planning Department of Daishi Hokuetsu Bank, said, “As the labor shortage in rural areas is becoming more and more serious year by year due to population decline, creating a comfortable work environment for the entire local community will help local communities and companies. We would like to continue to support Matchbox’s efforts as much as possible so that we can contribute to sustainable growth.”
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The Technologies Group aims to solve problems faced by people and organizations by digitizing human resource management that integrates human resource employment and labor management.
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*About Niigata City*
Niigata City has flourished as a “minato town” since ancient times, and since its incorporation as a city in 1899, the population has increased to approximately 810,000 through mergers with neighboring municipalities, and on April 1, 2007, it became the first city on the Sea of Japan side of Honshu to be designated by government ordinance. It became a city.
The city has an excellent land transportation network, with direct connections to the metropolitan area via a well-maintained expressway network and the Joetsu Shinkansen, as well as an international airport and port, connecting major cities in Japan and the rest of the world. As the largest base city on the sea side, it has advanced urban functions.
On the other hand, the vast Echigo Plain is a major producer of agricultural and livestock products, including rice, vegetables, fruits, livestock products, and flowers. In addition, facing the Sea of Japan, the area is blessed with many waterfront spaces such as the Shinano River and Agano River, Fukushima Lagoon, Toyano Lagoon, and Sagata, a wetland registered under the Ramsar Convention, and is blessed with nature such as satoyama.
Niigata City homepage: https://www.city.niigata.lg.jp/index.html
* About “matchbox” *
“Matchbox” is a self-sourcing(R)︎ service that allows you to significantly reduce the time and cost of recruiting human resources by building your own unique talent pool. Companies that have introduced the service can build their own human resources pool, centering on current employees, alumni, and registered part-time workers. Through the application, you can easily share shifts and hire for your talent pool. Once work has been confirmed, hiring procedures, payroll calculations, and payments are all automated according to the talent.
We create a community based on a relationship of trust between companies and workers. It is a unique application that allows you to manage current employees and external human resources at the same time, and is an innovative service that advances the way people work. Currently, we have applied for more than 10 related patents
domestically and internationally, and 7 of them have been granted.
・Flow of matchbox matching:
1. Register the date and time, number of people, hourly wage, conditions, etc. for which the company is recruiting at least 3 hours before the recruitment.
2. Job seekers select and apply for a business that meets the conditions. 3. The office selects employees from among the applicants.
4. Work at the relevant office
*About “Matchbox Technologies Group”*
Matchbox Technologies Group is Matchbox Co., Ltd., which provides “matchbox”. Fuzion’z Co., Ltd., which mainly manages Lawson stores, and Lawson Staff Co., Ltd., which is a joint venture with Lawson and handles human resource training and staffing for Lawson stores. In 2004, we founded Fusion’z and it grew to become one of Lawson’s largest affiliated stores in Japan.Later, we established Lawson Staff to deal with the labor shortage and expanded our staffing business nationwide. In search of more flexibility, we established our company and started the “matchbox” business. Matchbox Co., Ltd.
Technologies employs people from various nationalities, including the United States and Vietnam, as decision makers for product development, marketing, and advertising, and despite being a venture company, we are developing products that will be accepted globally. To date, we have a track record of providing gig work and self-sourcing platforms to 10 local governments in Niigata and Osaka prefectures.
Company page: https://mxbx.jp/company
* -Company Profile-*
Company name: Matchbox Technologies Co., Ltd.
Established: July 1, 2015
Representative Director and President Hiroaki Sato
Head office location: 3-14-10 Meikekamiyama, Chuo-ku, Niigata 950-0945 Tokyo Headquarters 3F, Fujiwa Kanda Nishikicho Building, 3-4-2 Kanda Nishikicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0054
Main phone number: 025-384-4457
Capital: 171 million yen (including capital reserves)
*Contact information*
matchbox consultation desk
TEL: 0120-425-362
https://mxbx.jp/inquiry