Business Jul 7, 2020
Monthly wages have also dropped, marking their third consecutive month of decline.
Business / Corporate Jun 18, 2020
Majority of Japan firms cutting jobs and pay to survive pandemic
by Tetsushi Kajimoto
Over half of the respondents criticized the government's response, dashing hopes for a solid recovery.
Business / Corporate Jun 18, 2020
Money-losing Mitsubishi Motors says top execs to take pay cuts
After the ¥25.8 billion loss from the previous year and the damage from the pandemic, the automaker has also canceled dividends.
Business Jun 17, 2020
The average bonus at major Japanese companies this summer will fall 6.0 percent from a year before to ¥925,947 due to the coronavirus pandemic and a slowdown in the global economy, the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, said in a preliminary survey report Wednesday. The ...
Business / Corporate Jun 3, 2020
Japan Airlines eyes halving summer bonuses due to coronavirus
The airline operator has informed employees about the plan and intends to secure a labor union agreement this month, the sources said.
National Mar 31, 2020
For Japan's nonregular workers, a weaker safety net as COVID-19 spreads
by Magdalena Osumi
Different conditions from full-time staff creates worries for foreign-language teachers and others.
National Mar 19, 2020
Tokyo Disneyland workers press for wages to be paid through virus shutdown
A labor union for nonregular workers at Tokyo Disneyland on Thursday asked the operator of the major theme park to keep paying staff while the facility remains closed due to the spread of COVID-19. The union said the workers were told by the operator Oriental ...
Business / Corporate Mar 13, 2020
Japan Post group to halve recruits in 2021 after insurance scandal
Japan Post Holdings Co. plans to hire 2,055 new graduates in April 2021, less than half of some 4,300 slated to start working for the postal service group next month. The plan, announced Thursday, falls in line with the group's moves to review its marketing ...
Business / Corporate Mar 11, 2020
Jittery over COVID-19, Toyota and other Japan firms shun base pay hikes
Major companies were reluctant to offer base pay hikes during annual wage talks, with Toyota Motor forgoing its uniform monthly pay-scale increase for the first time since 2013.
Business Feb 20, 2020
Spread of COVID-19 casts shadow over Japan's shuntō wage talks
The widening outbreak of the new coronavirus originating in China has started to affect annual shuntō wage negotiations. Tougher wage talks are expected this year, with management increasingly cautious about agreeing to pay hikes amid growing concerns over corporate performance. The Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or ...
Business | FOCUS Feb 12, 2020
Japan's efforts to raise wages wane as firms embrace merit-based pay
by Tetsushi Kajimoto and Izumi Nakagawa
More Japanese companies are shifting to merit-based pay as competition for workers heats up, but the change risks holding back the sort of blanket wage hikes the prime minister says are needed to inflate the economy. Ahead of annual labor talks set for March 11, ...
Business Feb 11, 2020
The labor union at MUFG Bank plans to scrap its current system of seeking pay scale hikes at a uniform rate for all workers in this year's shuntō labor management talks, it has been learned. Based on a proposal from the management side, the union ...