I quit my last job partially because they kept on about xmas bonuses if the company did well, nah fucko, just pay me better. Don’t offer me shrodingers bonus.
If it is a net benefit for employees.
I can’t see anywhere that says it explicitly or I’m blindSo, in Japan, this has a couple of functions, but one major one. By keeping salaries low and offering bonuses, employees can basically be only compensated the bare minimum in the case they (a) are no longer wanted (since firing is very hard here), (b) not performing as well as expected for whatever reason, or © the company did particularly poorly.
As mentioned, it ties into one of the levers they have to pull for under-performing or bad-fit employees they might want to get rid of in a country where workers have a fair bit of rights on that front.
On the other, it does make some applications/calculations a little weird as some home loans etc. have repayments that expect those bonus payments (either a higher amount twice-yearly or two extra payments per year). Most companies in Japan pay monthly (and most of those on the 25th or closest preceding business day).
Corporations shouldn’t be allowed to make a profit.
Any excess profit should be distributed to the employees equally.
The idea that a corporation should only benefit like 3 people at the top is a relatively new beleif
Are the employees also funding the next project out of their own pockets?
The money companies use to fund projects comes from the value of employees’ labor. It would be unusual, at least in the US, for an owner/CEO to be funding company projects out of their own pocket. The company’s money comes from the employees’ efforts.
