Are you ok? The minimum wage in Osaka Prefecture has been revised to 909 yen! !

Hello, this is Sakashita from Beyond.

The revised minimum wage by prefecture for 2017 was recently decided, and the minimum wage will be revised from September 30, 2017. (*Revised for Osaka Prefecture from September 30th. It will be applied sequentially in each prefecture from September 30th to mid-October.)

What is the minimum wage system?

The minimum wage system is a system in which the government sets a minimum wage based on the Minimum Wage Act, and employers must pay wages that exceed the minimum wage amount.

Even if a wage lower than the minimum wage is agreed upon by both the worker and the employer, it will be invalidated by law, and it will be deemed to be the same as the minimum wage.

Therefore, if you are paid less than the minimum wage, you must pay the difference between the minimum wage and the minimum wage. Additionally, if you do not pay a wage that exceeds the regional minimum wage, the Minimum Wage Act stipulates penalties (a fine of up to 500,000 yen), and if you do not pay a wage that exceeds the specific (industry) minimum wage. In such cases, the Labor Standards Act stipulates penalties (fine of up to 300,000 yen).

(Source: http://www2.mhlw.go.jp/topics/seido/kijunkyoku/minimum/minimum-10.htm )

If you are a part-time worker, part-time employee, or temporary employee, you should check the minimum wage carefully.

This applies regardless of employment type, so full-time employees also need to confirm.

The Osaka Prefecture minimum wage also applies to part-time high school students and people over the age of 65.

However, the specified (industry-specific) minimum wage does not apply to persons under 18 years of age or over 65 years of age.

In that case, the minimum wage of each prefecture will be applied.

What is the minimum wage in Osaka?

Before September 30, 2017, the minimum wage in Osaka Prefecture was 883 yen, so this is an increase of 26 yen.

The last time the minimum wage was revised on September 30, 2016, the minimum wage was raised from 858 yen to 883 yen, an increase of 25 yen.

The amount has increased by only 1 yen.

What is the national average minimum wage?

If you look at it nationwide,

The national average minimum wage is 848 yen, an increase of 25 yen from the previous year.

(Source: https://www.jtuc-rengo.or.jp/activity/roudou/data/chingin_map_2017.pdf )

Differences in minimum wages across the country

As you can see from the above, the highest wage is 958 yen in Tokyo!

Last year's amount in Tokyo was 932 yen, so this is an increase of 26 yen.

Conversely, the lowest wage is 737 yen in eight prefectures: Kochi, Nagasaki, Saga, Oita, Miyazaki, Kumamoto, Kagoshima, and Okinawa.

The difference is 221 yen!

Regional disparities in minimum wages seem to be widening year by year.

 How much difference does one month make?

Example) If you work 6 hours a day, 20 days a month,

221 yen x 6 hours x 20 days = 26,520 yen

26,520 yen in one month! ! There's quite a difference.

Judging from this number, the conditions for finding a job

I feel like I can understand the feeling of wanting to choose a company with a good hourly wage.

Make sure the minimum wage is paid properly

What kind of wages is covered by the minimum wage?

Wages that are subject to the minimum wage are limited to wages that correspond to normal working hours and working days.

Specifically, the minimum wage is the wage that is actually paid excluding the next wage.

1. Wages paid on a temporary basis (marriage allowance, etc.)
2. Wages paid for periods exceeding one month (bonuses, etc.)
3. Wages paid for work that exceeds the prescribed working hours (overtime premium wages, etc.)
4. Wages paid for work on days other than scheduled working days (holiday premium wages, etc.)
5. The portion of wages paid for work performed between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. that exceeds the calculated amount of wages for normal working hours (late-night premium wages, etc.)
6. Perfect attendance allowance, commuting allowance and family allowance

When I looked into it, I found that even for companies that have fixed overtime pay, overtime pay is excluded from the minimum wage calculation.

Fixed overtime pay must be excluded from calculations.

How do I check my minimum wage?

The minimum wage amount is determined by the hour, so hourly wages are easier to understand, but

If you are working on a daily or monthly salary, are you worried about being less than the minimum wage?

Convert it to an hourly amount and check it out now!

1. In the case of hourly wage system,
   hourly wage ≧ minimum wage amount
2. In the case of daily wage system,
   daily wage ÷ scheduled working hours per day ≧ minimum wage amount
3. In the case of monthly salary system,
   monthly salary amount ÷ Annual average January scheduled working hours ≧ Minimum wage amount

summary

The minimum wage is applied regardless of the type of employment, such as full-time employees, part-time workers, contract employees, etc.

The same applies even if you are a foreigner.

In the case of temporary workers, the minimum wage applicable to the company to which they are dispatched is applicable.

Please note that if both regional minimum wage and industry minimum wage apply, the higher minimum wage will apply.

As the chronic labor shortage continues, regarding the increase in employment-related costs such as personnel expenses,

I'm curious about what companies will do in the future.