最低賃金上げ、３０円程度で調整　過去最大、物価高考慮―厚労省審議会

　２０２２年度の最低賃金改定をめぐり、中央最低賃金審議会（厚生労働相の諮問機関）小委員会が引き上げ幅の目安について、全国平均で３０円程度とする方向で最終調整に入ったことが１日、分かった。物価高騰を考慮し、過去最大の上げ幅になる公算が大きい。同日の小委員会で協議し、決着を目指す。（2022/08/01-12:39）

A Japanese government advisory panel is considering proposing raising minimum wages by some 30 yen on average in fiscal 2022, the largest increase on record, amid rising inflation, sources familiar with its discussions said Monday.
   A subcommittee of the Central Minimum Wages Council, which advises the labor minister, is scheduled to meet later on Monday after it failed to reach an agreement in the past four rounds of talks. It last met on July 25.
   Both labor and management representatives on the subcommittee are in agreement on the need to raise minimum wages to cushion the impact of soaring food and energy prices.
   But the management side is concerned that companies, mainly smaller firms, cannot afford to raise wages considerably as they struggle to pass on higher costs to clients.
   Each prefectures sets its minimum wages, using the subcommittee's proposals as a guide. In fiscal 2021, which ended in March, minimum wages were raised by 28 yen, or 3.1 pct on average, the largest since fiscal 2002.