The survey results show that more than 80% of companies implemented some kind of wage increase this fiscal year, such as regular pay raises, base increases, and bonus increases, greatly exceeding the previous fiscal year.
The survey was conducted this month by a private credit research company, Tokyo Shoko Research, in the form of an Internet questionnaire targeting more than 6,200 companies nationwide.
According to the survey, 82% of all companies responded that they had raised wages in some way, such as regular pay raises, base increases, bonus increases, and starting salaries, up 12 percentage points from the previous fiscal year. rice field.
A research company analyzes that this is due to an increase in the number of companies implementing base pay hikes against the backdrop of rising prices.
When we asked companies that raised wages about specific methods with multiple answers, 81% answered regular pay increases, 44% asked for bonus increases, and 42% asked for base increases.
According to Tokyo Shoko Research, ``There are cases where wages are being raised to secure labor due to the labor shortage, but some small and medium-sized enterprises have no room to raise wages due to pressure on earnings due to soaring raw material costs. There are differences in response depending on the size and industry of the company."