Minimum wage National average increase of 1 yen Hourly wage of 902 yen August 21 17:45

Regarding the minimum wage for this year, the council of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has indicated that it will remain unchanged at the current level due to the influence of the new coronavirus, but as a result of discussions in prefectures, it will be 1 yen to 3 yen in 40 prefectures. Decided to raise. As a result, the minimum wage will be raised by 1 yen nationwide to an hourly wage of 902 yen.

The minimum wage is the minimum wage that a company must pay to its employees, and the amount to be raised is determined through discussions between labor and management in each prefecture based on the standard set by the Council of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.

This fiscal year, a council of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced last month that the spread of the new coronavirus infection will have a major impact on the economy, and in fact, it will leave it at the current level.

In response to this, discussions were promoted in various places, and by the 21st, all prefectures had submitted their reports.

According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, 40 prefectures have decided to raise the total amount of money,
1 yen for the amount of increase, 17 prefectures such as Kanagawa and Aichi,
2 yen for 14 prefectures such as Akita and Tottori,
3 The circle has 9 prefectures, such as Aomori and Ehime.

The increase was ¥2 or ¥3, mainly in regions where the minimum wage level is lower than in other prefectures.

Meanwhile, seven prefectures, such as Tokyo and Osaka, have been decided to defer.

As a result, the minimum wage will be raised by 1 yen nationwide, resulting in an hourly wage of 902 yen.

Looking at the prefecture, the highest of the
▽ Tokyo at 1013 yen,
then
▽ Kanagawa is 1012 yen,
it has become a ▽ Osaka is 964 yen.

On the other hand, the lowest is
▽ JPY 7 in Akita, Tottori, Shimane, Kochi, Saga, Oita and Okinawa,
and the difference from the highest in Tokyo is slightly reduced to JPY 221.

The new minimum wage is expected to be applied starting October 1st this year.