Regarding worker reform, the government compiled the execution plan in March this year, the upper limit of overtime is less than 720 hours per year, even if it is the busiest time less than 100 hours a month We plan to submit regulations and propose a draft revision of the law to the extraordinary Diet session in autumn.

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will establish a "Working Reform Promotion Support Center" in every prefecture next fiscal year to respond to consultation on how to manage labor, etc. from the staff in charge of companies in order to encourage companies' It was decided.

The support center stipulates that experts such as social insurance labor consultants should work in a way that prevents long hours work, how to manage work, irrational wages of regular employees and irregular workers We will advise on reviewing the salary system for "equal labor same wage" to eliminate disparity.

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has included 1.6 billion yen in the estimate request of the budget for the next fiscal year as the necessary expenses for establishing a support center.