Bonuses and Mochi (Rice-Cake) Payments
Feb 16, 2016 14:37
Most Japanese companies pay bonuses to workers twice a year, apart from regular salaries.
The average amount of the bonus in Japan is about 1 million yen (8,720 dollars) a year, but it could fluctuate greatly depending on the company.
The bonuses are over 3.5 million yen (30,520 dollars) in leading companies, while they are 0 yen in small enterprises.
As a result of searching about the bonuses in overseas, I found that many countries seem to pay bonuses once a year.
In some countries, companies pay 13 months' salaries, and this extra part seems to correspond to bonuses.
By the way, some Japanese companies pay "mochi payments (rice-cake payments)," in addition to bonuses at the end of the year.
The reason why we call it "mochi payments" is that we often eat mochi during the New Year holidays, but it is just something like "otoshidama(New Year's gift money)."
Although mochi payments are around tens of thousands yen (300-500 dollars) in many cases, the Liberal Democratic Party seems to pay 1 million yen to each assembly member as mochi payments.
The average amount of the bonus in Japan is about 1 million yen (8,720 dollars) a year, but it could fluctuate greatly depending on the company.
The bonuses are over 3.5 million yen (30,520 dollars) in leading companies, while they are 0 yen in small enterprises.
As a result of searching about the bonuses in overseas, I found that many countries seem to pay bonuses once a year.
In some countries, companies pay 13 months' salaries, and this extra part seems to correspond to bonuses.
By the way, some Japanese companies pay "mochi payments (rice-cake payments)," in addition to bonuses at the end of the year.
The reason why we call it "mochi payments" is that we often eat mochi during the New Year holidays, but it is just something like "otoshidama(New Year's gift money)."
Although mochi payments are around tens of thousands yen (300-500 dollars) in many cases, the Liberal Democratic Party seems to pay 1 million yen to each assembly member as mochi payments.
賞与と餅代
多くの日本の企業は、労働者に対して定期給とは別に、賞与を年2回支給します。
賞与の平均額は年間100万円くらいだそうですが、企業によって大きく異なります。
大手企業では350万円以上である一方、中小企業では0円ということもあります。
この賞与について、外国ではどうなのかを調べたところ、1年に1回もらう国が多いようでした。
一部の国では、給与は13回支払われるようで、これがボーナスに相当しているようでした。
ちなみに、日本の一部の企業では賞与の他に「餅代」を年末に支給しています。
日本人は年末年始によくお餅を食べるので、餅代と呼んでいますが、お年玉のようなものです。
多くの場合餅代は数万円程度だそうですが、自民党が出した餅代は100万円だったそうです。
多くの日本の企業は、労働者に対して定期給とは別に、賞与を年2回支給します。
賞与の平均額は年間100万円くらいだそうですが、企業によって大きく異なります。
大手企業では350万円以上である一方、中小企業では0円ということもあります。
この賞与について、外国ではどうなのかを調べたところ、1年に1回もらう国が多いようでした。
一部の国では、給与は13回支払われるようで、これがボーナスに相当しているようでした。
ちなみに、日本の一部の企業では賞与の他に「餅代」を年末に支給しています。
日本人は年末年始によくお餅を食べるので、餅代と呼んでいますが、お年玉のようなものです。
多くの場合餅代は数万円程度だそうですが、自民党が出した餅代は100万円だったそうです。
No. 1 Cebu Jin's correction
Toru
Thank you for sharing the information!
It's very interesting that hams are given in the Philippines.
Actually, Japanese also give mainly hams to familiar persons as an oseibo (a year-end gift) in December. I heard we often buy hams using winter bonuses or mochi payments, haha.
Thank you for sharing the information!
It's very interesting that hams are given in the Philippines.
Actually, Japanese also give mainly hams to familiar persons as an oseibo (a year-end gift) in December. I heard we often buy hams using winter bonuses or mochi payments, haha.
Cebu Jin
Hello,
Oh I see, so sometimes hams are also given their in Japan.
Well, it's similar here after all
I guess Asian practices are not so much different with each other ^_^
Hello,
Oh I see, so sometimes hams are also given their in Japan.
Well, it's similar here after all
I guess Asian practices are not so much different with each other ^_^
No. 2 Yukinekorin's correction
- Bonuses and Mochi (Rice-Cake) Payments
- This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
- Most Japanese companies pay bonuses to workers twice a year, apart from regular salaries.
- Most Japanese companies pay bonuses to workers twice a year, apart from the regular salaries.
- The average amount of the bonus in Japan is about 1 million yen (8,720 dollars) a year, but it could fluctuate greatly depending on the company.
- The average amount bonuses in Japan is about 1 million yen (8,720 dollars) a year, but it could vary greatly depending on the company.
- The bonuses are over 3.5 million yen (30,520 dollars) in leading companies, while they are 0 yen in small enterprises.
- The bonuses are over 3.5 million yen (30,520 dollars) in big companies, while in the smaller enterprises, they might not be any bonus for the workers at all.
- As a result of searching about the bonuses in overseas, I found that many countries seem to pay bonuses once a year.
- As a result of researching about the bonuses given to workers in other countries, I found that many countries seem to pay bonuses to their workers every once a year.
- In some countries, companies pay 13 months' salaries, and this extra part seems to correspond to bonuses.
- In some countries, companies pay 13 months of salaries, and this extra month of salaries seems to correspond to bonuses.
- By the way, some Japanese companies pay "mochi payments (rice-cake payments)," in addition to bonuses at the end of the year.
- By the way, some Japanese companies pay "mochi payments (rice-cake payments)" , in addition to bonuses at the end of the year.
- The reason why we call it "mochi payments" is that we often eat mochi during the New Year holidays, but it is just something like "otoshidama(New Year's gift money)."
- The reason why we call it "mochi payments" is because we often eat mochi during the New Year holidays, but it is just something like "otoshidama (New Year's gift money)."
- Although mochi payments are around tens of thousands yen (300-500 dollars) in many cases, the Liberal Democratic Party seems to pay 1 million yen to each assembly member as mochi payments.
- Although mochi payments are around tens of thousands of yen (300-500 dollars), in many cases, it seems that the Liberal Democratic Party pays 1 million yen to each assembly member as mochi payments.
Ah, interesting! I did not know there is such thing as "mochi payments" in Japan. xD
Toru
Thank you very much always for correcting my post! :)
Actually, I also didn't know it until I was an adult, haha.
Thank you very much always for correcting my post! :)
Actually, I also didn't know it until I was an adult, haha.
Instead of mochi, some companies usually give hams to workers so that they have something to put in their table during Christmas eve.