Winter bonus Half of companies reduced from last year New Corona impact?

Winter bonus Half of companies reduced from last year New Corona impact or November 10 19:05

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As the spread of the new coronavirus spreads the impact on employment, a group formed by the labor union summarized the response status from companies etc. about this winter's bonus, and found that it was reduced from last year by about half. I did.

The Zenroren and the National Union of Labor Unions have investigated the winter bonuses of this year for affiliated labor unions, and summarized the status of 276 unions that have been answered by companies and others so far.

According to this, when totaling 147 unions that can be compared with the previous year, it was found that 72 unions, which is about half, were reduced from last year.

In addition, regarding the amount of winter bonus, 118 unions were selected and investigated in order to match the conditions such as industry and scale, and the average was 1.82 months, 518,058 yen, 0.21 months from last year. It means that it decreased by 172,541 yen.

This is the lowest in the last decade, and small businesses often have significantly reduced bonuses.

The final situation will be summarized in the middle of next month, and Koichi Kurosawa, the secretary-general of Zenroren, said at a press conference, "It has become clear that the situation is very difficult. As we proceed, we would like to ask the government to support small and medium-sized enterprises. "

Nurse "It is difficult to increase the burden of work and reduce income"

Due to the influence of the new coronavirus, there are a number of cases in which medical institutions have shown a policy of significantly reducing winter bonuses, and workers said, "The burden of work is increasing, but income is decreasing. It's painful. "

A woman in her thirties who works as a nurse at a hospital in Chiba prefecture lives with her husband, a university student, and a daughter of an elementary school student. She has about 15 years of experience as a nurse and is in charge of dealing with infectious diseases. ..

Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, hospitals have to set up a dedicated ward, and there are many overtime hours until midnight, which means that women's overtime hours have increased by about 30 hours a month compared to before the spread of the infection.

There is anxiety that I may be infected, and there is a feeling of tension that I should not cause an outbreak in the hospital, and the mental burden is also increasing.

As the effects of the new coronavirus continue to prolong, some hospitals where women work are complaining of poor physical condition or are forced to take leave.

Under these circumstances, the hospital responded to the labor union this month that they would like to reduce the winter bonus by 0.7 months compared to last year, by an average of 200,000 yen.

The winter bonus paid to women is expected to be about 200,000 yen lower than last year.

Women also design their lives on the assumption that bonuses will be paid, and feel that significant reductions are tough.

The woman said, "I was planning to use the winter bonus for my daughter's tuition when I entered the university. I had to cut down my life while I was stressed by the new coronavirus, which made my job difficult. In addition, I feel that the difficulty of living is doubled. "

On top of that, "In many cases, hospitals bear the cost and take their own measures to deal with the new coronavirus, and we know that it is difficult to manage a small hospital in the area. I want the government to properly understand the current situation of medical institutions and provide support. "

The hospital where women work told NHK that "the number of patients has decreased due to the effects of the new coronavirus, and the management has deteriorated more than ever. I have to answer this time about the winter bonus. I didn't get it. "

University Co-op staff "There is no choice but to cut living expenses"

A man in his 50s who works as a regular employee at a university co-op in Tokyo says that the winter bonus may be reduced by nearly 400,000 yen, and "there is no choice but to cut down on living expenses."

The man lives with his wife, son and parents, bought a house 16 years ago and continues to pay a mortgage of about 130,000 yen a month.

The man said he was planning to use the winter bonus for his mortgage and the entrance fee for his son who wants to go to a vocational school next year. When the lump-sum payment is reduced, we have no choice but to cut down on living expenses. If students do not come, the sales of the co-op will not increase and I hope it will recover, but I am worried about what will happen next year. " Was there.

According to the labor unions made up of the staff of about 40 university co-ops in 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures such as Tokyo and Saitama, a large number of students from each co-op come to the university to prevent the infection of the new coronavirus. At this point, some respondents said they would like to reduce their winter bonuses by 1.1 months from last year, partly because of the decline and the sharp decline in sales of cafeterias and goods.

Expert "Negative impact Deep and large concentration in some areas"

Naoko Ogata, a senior researcher at the Japan Research Institute, said, "Many companies set the level of summer bonuses before the spread of the new coronavirus, but the winter bonuses were significantly affected by the new virus. It is expected to be a big negative. However, unlike the time of the Lehman shock, which affected a wide range of industries due to the overall deterioration of the economy, there are some industries where demand has decreased and some industries have increased. , The negative impacts are deeply and heavily concentrated in some areas. "

On top of that, "Since incomes have been declining for a long time and more people are unable to pay for loans and education, it is necessary to take a closer look at where people need help and provide targeted support. Since some households are saving money, it is important to create an environment where they can consume with peace of mind, which will lead to economic recovery. "