TOKYO -- Japanese retailer Aeon will start boosting wages for part-time workers at 40 group companies in fiscal 2024, so that they are paid equally to full-time counterparts for doing the same work.
Retail group plans to expand framework for equal wages to more units
A worker arranges seafood at an Aeon supermarket. The group is Japan's largest employer of part-time workers. © Reuters
TOKYO -- Japanese retailer Aeon will start boosting wages for part-time workers at 40 group companies in fiscal 2024, so that they are paid equally to full-time counterparts for doing the same work.