Labor unions at Japanese automakers have submitted their annual wage hike demands, including the first requests in four years for pay rises at Toyota and Honda.
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The automakers’ management teams will respond by mid-March, Kyodo News said.
Toyota and Honda unions had not made pay demands for the past three years, citing competition from low-cost foreign companies, but the firms’ strong earnings have prompted the unions to seek rises for fiscal 2006, which starts in April. The Toyota and Honda unions want a 1,000 yen per month hike.
At Nissan Motor, the union has asked management to spend 7,000 yen per employee to improve wages. The company has introduced a new wage system that does not contain a seniority-based pay scale. Kyodo News noted.
The Honda and Nissan unions have asked for record bonuses. At Toyota, the bonus request averages 2.37 million yen, down 70,000 yen from the previous year.
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