看護師、月４０００円賃上げ　処遇改善で来年２月から―政府

　新型コロナウイルス感染症の治療に対応する医療機関などに勤務する看護師を対象に、政府が来年２月から９月まで賃金を月４０００円引き上げる方針を決めたことが１７日、分かった。１９日に決定する経済対策に盛り込む方針。来年１０月以降の対応は、年末に行う２０２２年度予算編成の過程で検討する。
　政府は岸田文雄首相が掲げる「成長と分配の好循環」の具体策として、看護師や介護職員、保育士らの賃上げを打ち出している。このうち介護職員や保育士の収入は、月３％程度（９０００円）引き上げる方針を決定。介護職員などに比べて給与水準が高い看護師に関し、対象や引き上げ幅を調整していた。
　看護師の引き上げ額（月４０００円）は月収の１％程度に相当する。今後、段階的に介護職員などと同じ３％程度引き上げることを目指す。（2021/11/17-12:12）

The Japanese government plans to raise the monthly wages of nurses working at medical facilities that treat novel coronavirus patients by 4,000 yen from next February to September, it was learned Wednesday.
   The plan is expected to be included in the government's economic package to be finalized on Friday.
   The government will decide whether to raise the wages of such nurses from next October onward during the work of drawing up its budget for fiscal 2022, to be conducted at the end of this year.
   The administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is pushing for a wage hike for nurses, caregivers and nursery workers as part of his initiative to create a "positive cycle of growth and distribution."
   The government has already decided to increase the monthly wages of caregivers and nursery workers by around 3 pct, or 9,000 yen, per month.