{"id":152012,"date":"2023-03-15T12:16:22","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T03:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=152012&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2023-03-15T12:16:22","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T03:16:22","slug":"first-base-salary-increase-in-23-years-for-saibu-gas-employees","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/first-base-salary-increase-in-23-years-for-saibu-gas-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"First Base Salary Increase in 23 Years for Saibu Gas Employees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this year&#8217;s labor negotiations, Saibu Gas, a major energy company, has decided to raise its base salary by an average of 3,700 yen per month. This is the first time in 23 years the company has implemented such an increase. The decision was made after the labor union demanded a larger salary increase due to inflation and rising fuel costs. The company will particularly focus on raising salaries for employees aged 30 and under. <b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20230314\/5010019589.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NHK<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-152020\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fnn_saibu-gas-wiki_2023_cl.jpeg?resize=1280%2C960&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"First Base Salary Increase in 23 Years for Saibu Gas Employees\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fnn_saibu-gas-wiki_2023_cl.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fnn_saibu-gas-wiki_2023_cl.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fnn_saibu-gas-wiki_2023_cl.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fnn_saibu-gas-wiki_2023_cl.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Saibu_Gas_HQ_Building.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u304a\u3093\u3055\u304b<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this year&#8217;s labor negotiations, Saibu Gas, a major energy company, has decided to raise its base salary by an average of 3,700 yen per month. This is the first time in 23 years the company has implemented such an increase&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":152027,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-152012","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","news-category-business","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/152012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152012"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}