"Equal pay for equal work" system Effective today for large companies April 1 5:26
Aiming to reduce the disparity in the treatment of non-regular workers, the same-equal pay system, which pays the same level of wages for work of the same content, will be applied to large companies from one day. Companies are taking measures such as increasing the benefits of part-time employees.
Of these, Shimachu, which operates home centers mainly in the Tokyo metropolitan area, changed the system to evaluate the work of part-time employees and raise salaries in the same way as regular employees from April, and raised congratulations to the same amount. . In addition, the child allowance system will be expanded for part-time employees and will be gradually introduced from April next year.
The company employs approximately 3,800 part-time employees, more than double the number of regular employees.
Aoki Wakao, 41, who works as a part-time employee while raising children, says, "It is difficult to become a full-time employee with a transfer, but if you receive the same benefits and raise your salary, you will be more motivated to work."
On the other hand, companies will have to pay more for labor costs, so this company has been able to check product products at stores, which had been done manually by employees, so that data on products can be aggregated and used on smartphones. To improve efficiency.
"The store is made up of part-time employees, and we hope that they will be able to demonstrate their full potential by being satisfied with improved treatment," said Kaori Ishikawa, Chief of the Shimachu Human Resources Department.