At its 7th Strategic Committee Meeting, held today from 11:00 a.m., the IMF-JC gathered the responses it has received thus far and determined the following way forward for the JC Joint Struggle.
- The designated unions for aggregating responses (55 unions) have concluded their negotiations.
All unions have been ensured their regular pay raise amounts.
As for bonuses, the average bonus for the 36 unions that determined bonuses through negotiations was 4.36 months' pay, an increase of 0.2 months over last year. Eight unions will receive bonuses of less than 4 months' annual pay (2 months per half).
As for intra-company (industry-based) minimum wages, 18 unions tried for wage increases, and the average pay raise in minimum wage agreements for 18-year-olds (monthly) was 1,194 yen.
As for increases in overtime pay, all working hours outside the prescribed working hours, including public holidays, will be included in calculations. Compensation for work and transportation-related disasters was raised according to the demands.
- Among the 155 small and medium-sized registered unions, 142 unions have received responses.
Generally, regular pay raise amounts have been ensured, and 10 unions received improvements in wages. The average pay raise for the 64 unions for whom amounts were specified is 4,921 yen. This is a 293 yen improvement over last year for the same unions (48 unions).
As for bonuses, the average bonus payment for unions that can be calculated as months' pay is 4.35 months, a 0.23 month improvement over last year. Thirty-four unions will receive bonuses of less than 4 months' annual pay (2 months per half).
- Of the 3348 unions that comprise the IMF-JC, 2667 have submitted demands, and 1121 have received responses.
Of the 846 unions for which a sharp distinction can be made in terms of having regular pay raise amounts ensured or improving wages, 775 unions (91.6%) can be said to have ensured their regular pay raise amounts, and among these 91 unions (10.8% of the total) can be said to have received improvements in pay.
As for bonuses, 14.0% of unions will receive bonuses of at least 5 months' annual pay (2.5 months per half), 40.1% will receive 4 months' pay or more (up to 5 months' pay), and 45.9% will receive less than 4 months' pay. The average number of months for bonus pay is 4.09, a 0.15 month improvement over the same period last year.
Unions are also working to push demands to raise overtime pay rates and to have all working hours outside the prescribed working hours, including public holidays, calculated as overtime pay. The unions are also working to increase compensation for work and transportation-related disasters.
In labor-management talks on employment and working conditions of non-regular workers, attempts are being made to improve working conditions, including full labor-management talks at the time of hiring and awarding of compensation for work and transportation-related disasters equal to that of direct-hire employees.
- Many of the unions in the IMF-JC are facing a critical moment. The IMF-JC will continue to put all of its effort into fully ensuring regular pay raise amounts, receiving improvements in wages in line with unions' requests, and ensuring bonuses to provide stability in livelihoods. At the same time, we will demand responses in line with unions' demands on increases in overtime pay and compensation for work and transportation-related disasters.
In addition, with consideration for our duties to society, we will work toward raises in intra-company minimum wages (industry-based minimum wages) and expansions in signing of minimum wage agreements. We will also work to implement labor-management agreements related to labor conditions and jobs for non-regular workers.
Each union will push forward with persistence in negotiations to receive satisfactory responses and aim for resolutions within the month of April.
- Our 8th Strategic Committee Meeting will be held on Friday, April 23 from 10:00 a.m.
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