TOKYO -- A confluence of economic and policy forces is expected to boost part-time wages sharply in Japan this autumn, forcing employers to confront the prospect of paying at least 1,000 yen ($9.68) an hour for such help -- if they can find it.
An expanded contribution requirement for social insurance and the largest-ever increase in the average minimum wage both take effect in October, when wages typically rise in tandem with demand for part-time workers ahead of the year-end holiday season.
