In fact, increases in bonus payments have already been observed in particular industries and firms, and some nonmanufacturing firms are giving indications of raising their base salary, as their employment situation has tightened reflecting a drive to obtain new personnel. However, many firms remain hesitant to increase their base salary due to concerns about a rise in fixed costs.
For the nonmanufacturing firms just mentioned, the increase in base salary has been limited to full-time employees and a majority of the workers who are part-timers have not yet received such benefits.