【日本】超过半数的公司不准备在2018年提高基本工资

Japan-More than half of firms do not plan to raise base pay in 2018

 

More than half of Japan's companies do not plan to raise base pay in annual wage talks in coming months, according to survey data from Reuter and Nikkei Research.

The survey data comes after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and economic organisation Keidanren have called for wage rises of 3% to revitalise the economy and encourage consumption and inflation.

The data, which polled 240 companies, showed 52% said they would not raise base pay. The remaining 48% said they intend to raise base pay, but the majority (76%) of this group said the rise will be the same as last year's rise of approximately 2%.

In the past four years, major companies agreed to raise wages about 2% at annual wage negotiations with labour unions. The bulk of that, about 1.8%, comes automatically under the seniority-based employment system. Anything beyond that is a hike in "base pay." But many firms are cautious of hiking wages as it commits them to higher fixed personnel costs, so they prefer to pay one-off bonuses instead.

According to Reuters, base salary accounts for the bulk of monthly wages. Raises in base pay had been virtually frozen since the early 2000s amid the persistent deflation.

 

根据Reuter and Nikkei的调查，超过半数的日本公司在未来的几个月中不准备提高年薪工资。

根据日本首相安倍晋三和经济组织日本经济团体联合会的调查数据表明，工资的3%涨幅会使经济有新的活力及激励消费和通货膨胀。

有240家公司参与了此次调研，数据表明：52%的公司表示不会涨基本公司，剩下的48%的公司有涨基本工资的意图，但是绝大部分（76%）的公司声称工资的涨幅会和去年一样，约2%。

在过去的四年中，大多数的公司和工会讨论后同意2%的全年工资涨幅。涨幅中的大部分（1.8%）自动来自于就业制度系统。任何超过的部分是"基本工资"的上升。但是，很多公司在涨工资时面临更高的人事费用时，更愿意支付员工一次性奖金来替代涨基本公司。

Reuters的报道还表明，基本工资占每月工资的大部分。自从2000年初期，在持续的通货紧缩的情况下，基本工资的涨幅就停止了。

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https://www2.staffingindustry.com/row/Editorial/Daily-News/Japan-More-than-half-of-firms-do-not-plan-to-raise-base-pay-in-2018-45126