Signal Non-regular workers at small firms earn 41.5 percent of the hourly wage of large-firm regular staff

Summary

The strategy reports hourly wages by firm size and employment type for June 2024, with regular workers at large firms set at 100. Non-regular workers at large firms earned 62.3, regular workers at small and medium firms 57.7 and non-regular workers at small and medium firms 41.5. The government lists this structure as a dual labour market that amplifies income polarisation. It also cites the threat of technology theft by large firms, which weakens incentives to innovate, and frequent disadvantages for small suppliers when prices are adjusted. The government concludes that this wage hierarchy and these trading practices together magnify income gaps between firms and workers.