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Labor Insurance (Japan)
is a term for two systems of government welfare programs employed in Japan: and . Unemployment insurance is managed by Hello Work is the Japanese English name for the Japanese government's Employment Service Center, it is a public institution based on the Employment Service Convention No. 88 (ratified in Japan on 20 October 1953) under Article 23 of the Japanese Ministry o ...; and worker's accident compensation insurance is managed by the Labour Standards Office. Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare websitLabour Standards BureauRetrieved on June 17 2012 References {{Reflist Types of insurance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unemployment Insurance (Japan)
, also known as , is the "user pays" system of unemployment benefits that operates in Japan. It is paired with and referred to collectively as .JETRO websit4.9.1 Labour and social insurance systemsRetrieved on June 16, 2012 It is managed by Hello Work. System Japanese unemployment insurance is closer to the US or Canadian "user pays" system than the taxpayer funded systems in place in countries such as the United Kingdom, New Zealand, or Australia. It is paid for by contributions by both the employer and employee. Requirements Workers enrolling in unemployment insurance must be working at least 20 hours per week, and to expect to be employed for at least 31 days. Employees who are dispatched to Japan from overseas and who already have coverage in a similar scheme are not required to enroll in Japanese unemployment insurance. The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan in 2017 plans to cover workers with combined 20 or more hours at different firms in the unemployment in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Workers' Accident Compensation Insurance (Japan)
is a government insurance program in Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n .... It pays benefits to workers (or their survivors) if the insured worker suffers injury, illness, or death due to circumstances related to his or her work related duties or commuting. The workers' accident compensation insurance system is also involved in social welfare projects for workers, such as promoting the restoration of workers who have suffered injury or illness to a full role in society. It is paired with and referred to collectively as . Workers' Accident Compensation Insurance is managed by the Labour Standards Office. Coverage All companies that employ workers must provide this coverage. The employer bears the burden of paying premiums, workers are not responsible for payments. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hello Work
is the Japanese English name for the Japanese government's Employment Service Center, it is a public institution based on the Employment Service Convention No. 88 (ratified in Japan on 20 October 1953) under Article 23 of the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Hello Work offices maintain an extensive database of recent job offers made accessible to job seekers via an in-house intranet system and over the internet. Additionally, it manages unemployment insurance benefits for both Japanese and foreign unemployed workers, a means tested allowance paid to low-income job seekers without employment insurance who participate in vocational training, and also provides job-matching programs to the unemployed. Operations Facilities There are 544 main offices countrywide that are responsible for administering unemployment benefits, providing job search support and placement to registered job seekers. As of October 2013 the offices employ 32 765 and serve over 6.6 million p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labour Standards Bureau
The is a bureau of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare The is a cabinet level ministry of the Japanese government. It is commonly known as in Japan. The ministry provides services on health, labour and welfare. It was formed with the merger of the former Ministry of Health and Welfare or and the ... responsible for maintaining work standards in Japan. It is tasked with securing and improving working conditions, ensuring the safety and health of workers, and is also responsible for managing Workers' Accident Compensation Insurance.Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare websitLabour Standards BureauRetrieved on June 17, 2012 Structure Located in each of the 47 prefectures of Japan are the prefectural Labour Bureaus. There are also 321 Labour Standards Inspection Offices (plus four branches) located across Japan. The Labour Standards Offices are the first point of contact for employers and employees. They provide advice on laws and regulations and also perform the foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
