which person on this planet does not like money when accumulated money becomes a sign of power when saved it becomes a sign of safety when pulled together for a cause money becomes unity when contributed it becomes a sign of support when paid over and above your salary money becomes a reward and tonight we'll talk about the last one money as reward have you ever taken an exam where winners were given prize money you have trust me the name of the test was the wuhan virus pandemic it was the toughest test our generation had to take those who managed to cope with it and grow with it are now being rewarded it is happening around the world earlier this year iit companies in india gave record hikes to their employees in the us microsoft announced a fifteen hundred dollar pandemic bonus for all employees amazon gave special recognition bonuses and walmart rolled out bonuses as a sign of appreciation for the sustained commitment of their employees in other words companies around the world are rolling out higher pay packages and bonuses as a sign of appreciation as reward in some countries governments are stepping in to ensure that people are rewarded take germany for example the country has just had a change in leadership olaf scholes will be the next chancellor of germany and one of his first promises is the promise of a better pay the minimum pay in germany will now be changed to NUMBER_TOKEN dollars an hour what is the current rate NUMBER_TOKEN dollars an hour this pay raise will benefit nearly NUMBER_TOKEN million workers chancellor has announced a NUMBER_TOKEN pay hike for NUMBER_TOKEN million workers what call for this raise the pandemic what else it triggered in inflation contributed to price rise those who worked hard to cope with the pandemic and work through the health crisis are now struggling to make ends meet so germany is now rewarding its ground level workers with an increased pay is the move completely apolitical of course it's not what better way to say the government cares than by increasing a worker's take home money money while a brilliant reward is also means to restore confidence in a country and reinforce trust in a government so that's what germany is doing thousands of miles away japan too is asking companies to offer more salary to its employees this country too has a new leader in office prime minister fumio kishida he has asked firms to give more money to their employees at least three percent more than their current salaries this proposal targets firms whose earnings have recovered to pre-pandemic levels and there is additional focus on frontline and essential workers kishida's government aim in fact wants to raise their incomes by three percent every year now do you remember how during the numerous waves of the pandemic the internet often pointed out that the frontline workers are also among the least paid workers so japan is aiming to bridge that pay gap it plans to raise the salaries of child care workers this is japan showing its appreciation to those who put others before themselves during the pandemic as economies recover more companies more countries should follow suit they should reward workers for their dedication the last two years have not been easy on anyone employees have had to cope with the new normal learn to work from home learn to coordinate despite social distancing balance work and caregiving duties most of them stuck it out many went out of their way to deliver some exceeded expectations it is only fair that they're all rewarded veon is now available in your country download the app now and get all the news on the move
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