Useful Info

To receive employment insurance benefits such as re-employment training or unemployment benefits, workers must be employed at a workplace subject to employment insurance, acquire insured status (the employer submits the acquisition declaration to the local labor office in charge of the workplace), and pay employment insurance premiums. Employment insurance premiums are divided into three major categories: unemployment benefits, employment stability programs, and vocational skills development programs. Of these, only the portion corresponding to unemployment benefits is shared equally (1/2 each) by labor and management, while the remainder is fully borne by the employer. The worker's premium is 0.3% of the total wages, and the payment method is such that the employer first pays it, then deducts it at source from the worker's monthly wages upon payment, and provides the worker with a deduction calculation statement detailing the premium details, the deduction month, etc.