FUKUOKA, Sep 07 (Information On Japan) –
The Fukuoka Prefectural Labor Bureau beneath the Ministry of Well being, Labor and Welfare introduced a 51-yen improve within the minimal wage for Fukuoka Prefecture, bringing the hourly wage to 992 yen, marking the biggest improve to this point.
The Fukuoka Labor Bureau introduced on Thursday the hike within the minimal hourly wage, which should be paid to all employees.
This improve displays the rising price of residing and wage hikes seen on this 12 months’s spring labor negotiations, elevating the prefecture’s minimal wage from the earlier 941 yen to 992 yen.
The 51-yen improve is the biggest margin since hourly wages started to be tracked in 2002, surpassing the Ministry of Well being, Labor and Welfare’s Central Minimal Wage Council’s advice of a 50-yen improve.
The brand new wage will apply to all employees in Fukuoka Prefecture ranging from October 5.
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