The debate on raising the minimum wage this year has come to a close, but at the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's council held on the 25th, the disagreement between labor and management was not closed, and the debate was temporarily suspended.
From the 27th, we plan to hold a new council to organize the meeting, and as the effects of rising prices spread, the focus will continue to be on whether the trend of significant increases in recent years will continue.
On the afternoon of the 25th, a council of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare was held by representatives of labor and management to discuss raising the minimum wage, which currently has an average hourly wage of 930 yen, for the purpose of summarizing it. ..
The discussion lasted for more than eight hours, but the gap between labor and management was not closed, and it was temporarily suspended after 11 pm on the 25th.
There is no dispute over the necessity of raising the price, but while workers insist on a level based on rising prices, companies are saying that it is difficult to raise the price significantly due to soaring raw material costs, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on the 25th. The meeting did not reach an agreement on the amount to be raised.
In addition, there were a series of requests from both sides to provide clear grounds when deciding the amount to be raised.
For this reason, it was decided to hold a council again and aim to organize it, but since it will take a certain amount of time for preparation and adjustment to reach a convincing conclusion on both sides, the holding on the 26th will be postponed and it will be after the 27th. is.
The amount of increase in the minimum wage has recently reached a record high of 28 yen, which is the national average of last year, and the government has set an early achievement of 1000 yen per hour. Whether the flow will continue this time will continue to be the focus.