Restaurant group and retail industry group "against" "Expanding welfare pension application November 21 16:48

On the 21st, the restaurant and retail industry associations held a rally over the expansion of the application of the welfare pension to workers who work in part-time workers, arguing that workers could shorten working hours and increase corporate costs Sue.

In order to join the Employees' Pension, a company with more than 501 employees is required to work 20 hours a week and have a monthly salary of 88,000 yen or more. We are considering reducing the company-wide requirements to make it easier to join.

About 500 people from 7 organizations gathered in Tokyo, including the “Japan Food Service Association” created by the restaurant industry, where many people work part-time, and the “Japan Franchise Chain Association” to which convenience stores belong. .

Among them, representatives from each group commented that many workers said that the payment of insurance premiums would lead to a decrease in take-up, and that work hours were reduced to avoid application, and for companies, labor costs and raw material costs As the number of companies increased, there were opinions that companies could go bankrupt due to further increases in costs, and a resolution was adopted that strongly opposed the expansion of application.

“The government wants to clearly show a sustainable social security system. National discussions should also be held on how to support the pension system,” says Shinichiro Takaoka of the Japan Food Service Association.