Aeon, Japan's biggest part-time employer, to raise pay for 3rd year

Leading retailer seeks to recruit and retain workers amid labor shortage

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Aeon is working toward giving part-time workers compensation packages equivalent to full-time workers. (Aeon)

RYO ASAYAMA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japanese retailer Aeon is set to give part-time employees wage increases averaging 7% in spring, Nikkei has learned, meaning the country's biggest employer of part-timers will embark on pay raises for the third consecutive year.

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