In a survey conducted by a private research company targeting 27,000 companies nationwide before this year's spring labor offensive, 56% of companies answered that they are expected to raise wages.
This is the highest level ever recorded in 2018.
This survey was conducted late last month targeting approximately 27,000 companies nationwide, and 11,719 companies, or 43%, responded.
When asked about the prospects for improving the wages of regular employees in the new fiscal year = 2023, 56.5% of the companies answered “yes”.
This is the highest level ever, along with the 2018 survey.
In terms of wage improvement, 49.1% of respondents said that they would raise their base pay, which was a record high, up 2.7 points from last year's survey.
Next, ▽ “Bonuses and lump-sum payments” accounted for 27.1%.
Furthermore, when asked about the reasons with multiple answers, "to secure and secure a labor force" and "to support the lives of employees" exceeded 70% each.
In addition, the outlook for total personnel expenses in the new fiscal year was an average increase of 3.99% compared to this fiscal year, the highest increase ever.
However, on the other hand, 17.3% of companies answered that there is no prospect of improvement in wages, and of these, about 30% are micro-enterprises with five or fewer employees.
Teikoku Databank said, ``There is a possibility that there is no room for improvement in wages due to the inability to pass on rising raw material prices, especially for small companies. It is said.