Category Archives: Wages

Record number of public school teachers on fixed-term contracts, only working part time

March 9, 2011 in ALT, News, Wages

A record 15 percent of public elementary and junior high school teachers across the country are full-time instructors with a fixed-term employment contract, or are only working part time, a government survey has found.

Hays Japan Survey Reveals a New Employment Landscape in Japan

March 7, 2011 in News, Wages

Almost one third (31 per cent) of all employers expect to increase salaries between three and six per cent in their next review. This and other key findings from the fourth annual Hays Salary Guide signify the emergence of a new employment landscape in Japan.

Firm Sees Growing Recruitment Demand From Banks In Tokyo

March 5, 2011 in News, Wages

Commenting on the broader employment outlook for Japan’s economy, [Christine] Wright [managing director for a recruiting firm in Japan] said the job market appears to be improving, especially in some specific sectors such as sales and marketing, and that “we’re starting to see an increase in wages,” although gains are modest.

Nearly 40% of surveyed firms in Japan expect wages hike

February 7, 2011 in News, Wages

A survey of more than 11,000 companies showed Thursday nearly four out of every 10 business corporations plan to raise wages for their regular workers in fiscal 2011 starting April 1, major credit research agency Teikoku Databank Ltd. said Thursday.

Keidanren urges spring raises

January 19, 2011 in News, Wages

The Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren) has endorsed a committee report recommending that employers grant regular pay raises to employees at this spring’s wage talks in view of improving corporate earnings. The upcoming negotiations between labor and management will focus on the maintenance of regular wage hikes, according to the report by Keidanren’s Committee on [...]

Keidanren OKs regular wage hikes in ‘shunto’ talks

January 8, 2011 in News, Wages

The Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren) has no plans this year to pressure employers to stop making regular pay hikes during this spring’s labor-management wage talks because business conditions have improved in recent months, a final draft of the federation’s negotiating policy report showed Thursday. “Most companies hold wage talks with the focus on maintaining [...]

Ginza hostesses sue upscale club over unpaid wages

November 12, 2010 in News, Wages

The former hostesses, aged in their 20s and 30s, are seeking a labor ruling in the Tokyo District Court, demanding a total of 4.38 million yen in compensation. According to case documents, one of the former hostesses aged in her 30s joined the club in December 2009, agreeing to a daily wage of 46,000 yen. [...]

Winter bonuses to inch higher: survey

November 4, 2010 in News, Wages

Private firms with five or more employees are likely to pay their workers an average bonus of 388,000 yen this winter, a 2 percent increase from last year, a survey by Mizuho Securities Co. has found. According to the study results released on Nov. 2, the estimated average bonus payment at such companies marks the [...]

Kanpai! Summer Bonuses Up

November 3, 2010 in News, Wages

The size of traditional summer bonuses rose for the first time in four years, according to preliminary data released by the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry on Monday. Granted the average rise was 1.1% from the previous year to 367,178 yen, but heck, a bigger bonus is a bigger deal. Workers in the mining and [...]

Bonuses post 1st rise in 4 years

November 3, 2010 in News, Wages

The average bonus for salaried workers this summer rose 1.1 percent from a year ago to 367,178 yen ($4,570), the first increase in four years, a labor ministry report said Monday. Even though it may reflect improved performance among businesses, the slight upturn followed a sharp decline of 9.7 percent in summer 2009, meaning the [...]