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SmartHR has acquired all shares of Crossbit Co., Ltd., the company behind the cloud based shift management platform Rakushift. With the deal completed, Crossbit officially becomes part of the SmartHR Group.
Rakushift is mainly used by businesses that deal with complicated scheduling operations. That includes restaurants, retail chains, and service businesses where shifts change constantly and multiple locations need to be managed at the same time. The platform is known for features like LINE integration and tools built for large scale scheduling operations.
The reason behind the acquisition is pretty straightforward. SmartHR already provides HR and labor management tools, including attendance management. What it did not fully have was deep shift scheduling capability. By bringing Rakushift into the group, the company wants to connect scheduling, attendance, and employee management into one workflow instead of splitting them across separate systems.
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The companies say this comes at a time when Japanese businesses are under increasing pressure. Workforce shortages are getting worse. Flexible work arrangements are becoming more common. At the same time, companies are expected to improve productivity with fewer available workers.
SmartHR is positioning the integration as part of a broader workforce and human capital strategy. The idea is that combining labor data, attendance records, and scheduling information on one platform should make organizational management easier and more efficient.
The company also said it plans to continue expanding through additional M and A activity while speeding up product integration with Rakushift going forward.
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