The curtain has fallen on the “shunto” wage hike negotiations that unions have conducted every spring for almost half a century amid the nation’s deflationary downturn and fierce international competition.
In addition to refusing to negotiate increases in basic monthly pay, a succession of companies are taking steps to review automatic annual pay raises for their employees based on age and seniority. Such moves effectively amount to a cut in pay.
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