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The Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported on March 17 that SoftBank will provide a lump sum of 200,000 yen to all employees. It seems that some of them were paid on March 17th through PayPay, a smartphone payment service.
Provided to all 20,000 employees
According to the Nikkei newspaper, on March 17, SoftBank provided a PayPay balance equivalent to 100,000 yen to all 20,000 employees as a “new normal support special lump sum”.
In addition, cash of 100,000 yen is expected to be paid to all employees on March 31 (Wednesday), and the total amount paid by SoftBank is expected to reach 4 billion yen.
Is it a stepping stone to digital payroll?
SoftBank is promoting PayPay, a smartphone payment service, and this month it is holding a large-scale campaign, the “Super PayPay Festival”.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is said to be discussing allowing companies to pay salaries using smartphone payment services to employees, and it is speculated that PayPay will be used to pay salaries in the future. I will.
By paying a part of this lump sum through PayPay, SoftBank may be aiming to appeal the achievements of using PayPay toward the approval of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
Source: Nihon Keizai Shimbun
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