In this spring battle, the labor union of a major electronics manufacturer submitted a request to the management to raise the monthly wage by 2000 yen as a base increase to raise the basic salary.
Each company has a policy of carefully considering the impact of the spread of the new coronavirus on management, and the focus will be on how far the management will respond.
Of these, at Hitachi, Ltd., on the 18th, the representative of the labor union secured a regular salary increase and submitted a request to the management for a monthly wage increase of 2000 yen as a base increase to raise the basic salary.
The requested amount was lower than the monthly amount of 3,000 yen requested last year in line with the policy of the Japanese Electrical Electronic & Information Union, which is made up of labor unions such as major electronics manufacturers, and the unions of each company also requested the management to raise wages at the same level by the 18th.
Negotiations will be held for this year's spring battle toward the intensive response day in the middle of next month.
Each company has a policy of carefully considering the impact of the spread of the new coronavirus on management, and the focus will be on how far the management will respond.
Hidenobu Nakahata, managing director of Hitachi, Ltd., said in an interview with NHK and others, "I think we can expect an economic recovery in the second half, but the future is still uncertain. I want to make a judgment. "