Are you suddenly deducting ‘ employment insurance premiums ’ from your…
Are you suddenly deducting ‘ employment insurance premiums ’ from your salary ?
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Not long ago, I received a phone call from Mr. B , a foreign worker . The point is , ' Starting last January , a certain amount began to be deducted from the salary in the name of employment insurance premiums .' When he asked the manager why , he replied that starting from 2023, all foreign workers will also have to pay . Is this correct ? ' That was it . Accordingly , from January 1, 2023 , employment-permitted foreign workers (E-9, H-2) working in companies with less than 10 employees also became eligible for employment insurance ( employment stability and vocational skills development project ) , but the employment insurance premium for this was not. We were informed that the employer would bear the full cost . However , if you submit a separate application with mutual agreement with your employer to receive employment insurance ( unemployment benefits , childcare leave benefits ) benefits in preparation for unemployment or pregnancy / childbirth , employment insurance premiums ( 0.9% of monthly wages as of 2023) will be deducted . I further informed him that it was correct , but Mr. B had no such facts . Afterwards, I contacted the employer and informed him of the above facts , and he said he had ' misunderstood ' and promised to return all of the employment insurance premiums that had been deducted . |
January 1, 2021 due to revision of the Employment Insurance Act . From now on, ‘ partial employment insurance (= employment stability / vocational skills development project ) ’ began to be naturally applied to foreign workers (E-9, H-2) with employment permits . 2021.1.1. Starting from January 1 , 2022, companies with 30 or more employees . From January 1, 2023, businesses with 10 to 30 full-time employees . From now on, it also applies to businesses with less than 10 full-time employees . Of course, the entire insurance premium is borne by the employer .
However, other employment insurance projects , such as ' unemployment benefits and parental leave benefits ' , can only be applied if the employer and worker mutually agree and complete and submit a separate application form . 50% of insurance premiums will be paid by employers and workers ( 0.9% each as of 2023) .
The problem is that there are many businesses that misunderstand or intentionally abuse this fact and shift the burden from employers to foreign workers . Please check your pay stub carefully and contact us at any time if you need related advice or assistance .