Minimum Wage Wage Increase or Frozen in Corona Eruption Discussion Reopens in the Afternoon July 22 11:54
The council of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, which discusses the increase of the minimum wage this year, has been continuing discussions intermittently since 20th, but how to evaluate the impact of the new coronavirus etc. There has been a large gap between labor and management's claims regarding the issue, and we have not yet reached the point of summarizing it. The council will be closed and will resume discussions on the afternoon of the 22nd.
The minimum wage is the minimum wage that a company must pay to its employees, and each year, the council of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, in which labor and management participate, provides a guideline for the amount to be raised, and the minimum wage is determined for each prefecture.
From the 20th, there were intermittent discussions aimed at putting together, and on the 21st, the 5th council began at 6:00 pm.
Although the discussions were held all night, there was a large gap between the
labor union side seeking continuous wage increases
and the management side seeking freezing, and it was
about 15 hours after the start, about 22 hours. It was closed.
The council intends to resume discussions at 3:00 pm on the 22nd and aim for a summary.
Regarding the minimum wage, the government has set a goal of achieving an annual average wage of 1,000 yen at an early stage, and has made a significant increase of about 3% for the fourth consecutive year until last year, but this is the new coronavirus. While the impact of the will spread across a wide range of industries, the focus will be on whether wage increases can continue.