Before the start of this spring battle on the 26th of this month, Mr. Kozu, the chairman of the coalition, met and said, "I want the management to take an active part in raising wages by paying attention to employment, labor and wage levels in Japan as a whole." He reiterated his commitment to raising wages.
This year's shunto will virtually start on the 26th of this month at the Labor-Management Forum, which will be attended by executives from the Union and Keidanren.
The "Union" has a policy of requesting a wage increase of about 2% as a portion equivalent to "base up" on the premise of maintaining employment.
On the other hand, "Keidanren" announced the basic policy of this spring fight on the 19th of this month.
Among them, while the convergence of the new coronavirus cannot be expected, it is difficult for companies whose business performance is deteriorating to raise the base to raise the basic salary, and each company has indicated a cautious policy to raise wages uniformly.
In response, Mr. Kozu, chairman of the Union, said at a press conference held on the 21st, "I would like you to make statements and expressions focusing on the employment, labor and wage levels of Japan as a whole. Wages are public assets of society and workers. Should be allocated wages commensurate with the value of what they are working for, "he said." I want companies to change their distribution structure and be willing to raise wages. " I showed again the attitude of sticking to it.