Including “inflation allowance” under consideration One out of four companies paid Private survey

A survey by a private credit research company found that more than 12% of companies, including plans, paid lump sums and monthly allowances as "inflation allowances" as real wages continued to decline due to rising prices. I was.

Including "under consideration", it is one in four companies overall, and the credit research company says that "the movement to provide allowances is spreading."

Teikoku Databank, a private credit research company, conducted a questionnaire survey from the 11th to the 15th of this month targeting companies nationwide that regularly conduct interviews on business sentiment, and received responses from 1,248 companies. .

According to this, when we asked employees whether they paid "inflation allowance" to employees in the wake of price hikes,

▽ 6.6% answered "Yes" and

▽ 5.7% said "We plan to pay". 12.3%.

Furthermore

, ▽ 14.1% said that they have not paid, but are considering it.

When asked about the payment method of "inflation allowance", including companies that are planning or considering payment, "lump sum" was the most common, and the average payment amount was about 53,700 yen.

In addition, in the case of a "monthly allowance" that is added to the monthly salary for a limited period, the average payment amount is about 6500 yen.

Reasons for the payment include

"to compensate for the decrease in real wages due to the rush to raise prices for food and other items" and

"to improve employee motivation and prevent the outflow of human resources

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According to Teikoku Databank, ``There is a growing movement to provide inflation allowances, but in principle, it would be desirable to reflect the increase in prices in wages as an increase in basic wages, rather than in allowances. Many companies are currently unable to raise wages or pay allowances due to the deterioration in earnings due to the increase in earnings.There is a need to develop an environment that makes it easier for companies to pass on the increase in sales prices and to enhance support measures to encourage wage increases."

Companies that pay “inflation allowance”

As the prices of food and other items continue to rise, there is a growing movement to provide employees with "inflation allowances."

On the 11th of this month, a manufacturing company such as automobile parts in Aichi Prefecture paid a total of about 400 million yen as a lump sum to about 8,800 employees, including domestic group companies.

The amount of "inflation allowance" paid per person is 50,000 yen for full-time employees and 20,000 yen for contract and part-time employees, which is the first initiative of the company.

The company posted record high sales and operating income in the first half of this fiscal year due to increased overseas sales due to the weaker yen and strong sales of parts for new vehicles.

For this reason, we decided to provide an "inflation allowance", thinking that it should be returned to employees.

Ayaka Soejima (35), a full-time employee who received an allowance of 50,000 yen, is in charge of clerical work such as managing invoices.

Soejima has a family of seven, including her 34-year-old husband, who both work, and three daughters and two sons aged between 13 and 5.

She said the high prices have significantly increased her food spending and she is struggling to make ends meet.

She hopes to use the allowance she received this time to pay for food, utilities, and cake for her child's birthday this month.

Soejima said, "I have children who are very hungry, so there is a limit to how much I can save, so this payment was very helpful.It also made her want to work hard," she said. talking

As prices continue to rise, this company wants to consider raising the monthly basic salary.

Kenji Isobe, senior executive officer of NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD., said, "While the company's performance was considerably higher due to the depreciation of the yen, our employees were suffering from high prices due to the depreciation of the yen. I would like to consider raising wages based on the increase in wages."

Consumer price increase rate Same level as 40 years ago but different wage situation

The rate of increase in the consumer price index during the "price hike rush" last month and October was at the same level as February 1982, 40 years ago, but the situation surrounding wages is different.

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, in 1982, the effects of the second oil shock continued, and utility costs continued to rise due to soaring crude oil prices.

However, even if prices rose, the level of wage increases for workers exceeded it.

According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the average real wage in 1982 increased by 1.4% compared to the previous year in a survey of establishments with 30 or more employees.

On the other hand, the real wages in September this year were targeted at business establishments with 5 or more employees, and the survey method was different from that time, but the preliminary figures were 1.3% lower than last September, negative for 6 consecutive months. It is

Ahead of next year's spring labor offensive, there are a series of moves among companies to raise base salaries and provide lump-sum payments.

Continuing negative real wages will dampen consumer confidence, and there are concerns that this will have a negative impact on personal consumption. I'm here.