Aeon, a major distribution company, has decided to raise the hourly wages of about 400,000 non-regular employees such as part-timers working in the group by an average of about 7%.
The number of non-regular employees is the largest among domestic companies, and wage increases are expected to spread further.
According to the company, about 400,000 hourly non-regular employees who work part-time at 147 subsidiary companies, including supermarkets, convenience stores, and drugstores under the group, will be subject to wage increases.
The policy is to raise the wage rate by about 7% on average, and it is said that it will be implemented from next month at the earliest by proceeding with negotiations with each labor union.
The reason for this is that the company aims to stabilize life amid high prices, as well as to improve productivity and secure high-quality human resources in response to the labor shortage due to the declining population.
On the other hand, we are also considering raising wages for full-time employees of the Group.
The number of non-regular employees in the Aeon Group is the largest among domestic companies, and wage increases are expected to spread further.