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브레이크뉴스 문홍철 기자= 자영업자 10명 중 6명은 내년 최저임금을 동결 또는 인하해야 한다고 응답했다.
5일 전국경제인연합회에 따르면 여론조사기관 모노리서치에 의뢰해 전국 자영업자를 대상으로 ‘최저임금 및 경영·근로실태 설문조사’를 실시한 결과, 자영업자 10명 중 약 6명은(58.4%) 내년 최저임금을 ‘동결 또는 인하해야 한다’고 생각하는 것으로 나타났다.
적정 최저임금 수준에 대한 의견을 세부적으로 살펴보면 △인하(11.2%) △동결(47.2%) △1∼3% 미만 인상(18.8%) △‣3∼6% 미만 인상(13.0%) △6∼9% 미만 인상 (2.8%) 등이었다.
최저임금의 동결·인하가 필요하다는 응답 비중이 높은 주요 업종은 숙박·음식점업(67.5%), 교육서비스업(65.6%)으로 조사됐다.
전경련은 숙박·음식점업은 최근 식재료비 상승으로 물가가 여전히 높은 수준이며, 관련 소비 부진까지 겹치면서 인건비 인상 여력이 부족한 상황이라고 분석했다.
아울러 자영업자 10명 중 4명(43.2%)은 이미 현재의 최저임금(시급 9,620원)도 경영에 부담이 되는 수준이라고 응답했다. 부담이 없다고 응답한 비중은 24.4%로 상대적으로 낮았다.
현재의 최저임금 수준이 경영에 부담 된다고 응답한 비중을 업종별로 살펴보면, 숙박·음식점업(62.7%)이 가장 높았으며, △운수업(45.5%) △제조업(45.4%) △도소매업(43.7%) 등이었다.
내년도 최저임금 인상 시 고용 영향을 묻는 질문에서 자영업자의 과반(55.0%)은 현재도 이미 고용 여력이 없다고 응답했으며, 최저임금을 1~3% 미만 인상 시 9.6%, 3~6% 미만 인상 시 7.2%가 고용을 포기하거나 기존 직원 해고를 고려하겠다고 답했다.
최저임금이 얼마나 인상되면 판매가격을 인상할 것인지에 대한 질문에 자영업자 10명 중 4명(40.0%)은 최저임금을 인상하지 않더라도 이미 판매가격 인상 계획을 가지고 있다고 응답했으며, 최저임금을 1~3% 미만 인상 시 18.6%, 3~6% 미만 인상 시 15.8%가 판매 가격을 인상하겠다고 답했다.
최저임금이 얼마나 인상되면 폐업까지 고려할 것인지에 대한 질문에 자영업자의 36.2%는 이미 현재도 한계상황이며, 최저임금을 1~3% 미만 인상할 경우 7.6%, 3~6% 미만 인상할 경우 5.2%가 폐업을 고려하겠다고 답변했다.
전경련은 최저임금위원회에서 내년도 최저임금 인상률을 직전(5.0%)보다 소폭 높은 5%대 후반(5.9%)으로 정할 경우, 자영업자의 약 절반(49.0%)이 폐업을 고려할 만큼 어려운 상황에 직면할 수 있다고 우려했다.
자영업자들이 꼽은 현행 최저임금 제도의 가장 시급한 개선과제는 ‘경제상황 등을 고려한 최저임금 인상률 제한’(28.2%)으로 나타났다. 이어 △업종별·지역별 차등 적용(26.2%) △영세·중소기업에 대해 최저임금 상승분 지원 확대(13.8%) △최저임금 산정 기준 보완(13.2%) 등이었다.
한편, 자영업자들의 하루 평균 근로시간은 8.7시간이었으며, 월 평균 휴무일은 4.0일로 조사됐다. 지난해 조사 대비 일 근로시간이 0.6시간 줄어들었고, 휴무일은 0.2일 늘어났다.
단, 전경련은 자영업자들의 근로 실태가 지난해 보다 개선됐지만, 임금근로자들에 비해서는 하루 0.5시간 더 일하고 한 달에 2.6일 덜 쉬고 있는 상황이라고 분석했다.
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Self-employed, the current minimum wage is also a management burden.. “It should be frozen or lowered next year”
Working 8.7 hours a day, off 4 days a month... 36.2% consider closing
Break News Reporter Moon Hong-cheol= Six out of 10 self-employed people responded that the minimum wage should be frozen or cut next year.
According to the Federation of Korean Industries on the 5th, as a result of conducting a survey on the minimum wage and management and working conditions of self-employed people nationwide at the request of Monoresearch, a public opinion research agency, about 6 out of 10 self-employed people (58.4%) will pay next year's minimum wage. It was found that they thought that it should be 'frozen or reduced'.
A closer look at opinions on the appropriate minimum wage level △reduction (11.2%) △freeze (47.2%) △increase by less than 1~3% (18.8%) △increase by less than 3~6% (13.0%) △6~9 less than a percent increase (2.8%), etc.
The major industries with a high proportion of respondents saying that the minimum wage should be frozen or lowered were accommodations and restaurants (67.5%) and education services (65.6%).
The Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) analyzed that the lodging and restaurant industries are still at a high level due to the recent rise in the cost of food, and due to the slump in related consumption, there is insufficient room to raise labor costs.
In addition, 4 out of 10 self-employed people (43.2%) responded that the current minimum wage (9,620 won per hour) is already burdensome for management. The percentage of respondents who said they had no burden was relatively low at 24.4%.
When looking at the proportion of respondents who said that the current minimum wage level is burdensome for business management by industry, lodging and restaurants had the highest share (62.7%), followed by △transportation (45.5%) △manufacturing (45.4%) and △wholesale and retail (43.7%). was
When asked about the employment impact of an increase in the minimum wage next year, a majority (55.0%) of the self-employed responded that they could not afford to hire even now, with 9.6% if the minimum wage was raised by less than 1-3% and 7.2% if the minimum wage was raised by less than 3-6%. % said they would give up hiring or consider laying off existing employees.
To the question of how much the minimum wage will increase the selling price, 4 out of 10 self-employed (40.0%) answered that they already have a plan to increase the selling price even if the minimum wage is not raised, and the minimum wage is 1-3%. 18.6% answered that they would increase the selling price if the increase was less than 3-6%, and 15.8% if the increase was less than 6%.
When asked how much they would consider closing their businesses if the minimum wage was raised, 36.2% of the self-employed said they were already in a marginal situation. I replied that I would consider closing the business.
According to the Federation of Korean Industries, if the Minimum Wage Committee sets the minimum wage increase rate for next year to be in the upper 5% range (5.9%), which is slightly higher than the previous year (5.0%), about half of the self-employed (49.0%) may face a difficult situation enough to consider closing their business. was concerned that
The most urgent task for improvement of the current minimum wage system, which was chosen by self-employed people, was “Limiting the rate of increase in the minimum wage in consideration of economic conditions” (28.2%). This was followed by △ application of differentials by industry and region (26.2%) △ expansion of support for the increase in the minimum wage for small and medium-sized enterprises (13.8%) △ supplementation of the minimum wage calculation standard (13.2%).
Meanwhile, the average number of working hours per day for the self-employed was 8.7 hours, and the average number of days off per month was 4.0. Compared to last year’s survey, working hours per day decreased by 0.6 hours, and days off increased by 0.2 days.
However, the Federation of Korean Industries analyzed that although the working conditions of self-employed workers improved from last year, they work 0.5 hours more a day and take 2.6 fewer days off per month than wage workers.
