Keidanren's survey found that this winter's bonus for a major company was down 9% from last year, the first decrease in eight years, due to the deterioration of business performance due to the spread of the new coronavirus.
Among them, non-manufacturing industries such as department stores and railways, which are affected by self-restraint, decreased by more than 12%, the largest decline since 1997 when the survey was started in the current format.
Keidanren examined the amount of bonus payments this winter for companies with more than 500 employees listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and released a total of 164 companies in 19 industries that responded.
According to this, the average amount per employee was 856,621 yen, a decrease of 85,790 yen, or 9%, compared to last year.
This is the first decrease in winter bonuses in eight years since 2012, when corporate performance deteriorated due to the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Of these, the average amount for non-manufacturing industries such as department stores and railways, which are greatly affected by refraining from going out, was 868,431 yen, a decrease of 12.9%, the largest drop since 1997 when surveys were conducted in the current format. have become.
Regarding the outlook for the future, Keidanren said, "Given the uncertainty of the future, next year's bonuses and wage increases may be difficult."