Worker Dispatching Act / Social Security System
Social security system
Temporary agency workers, like full-time workers, are eligible to enroll in the following social security system. The main terms and conditions, and benefits are as follows.
| System | Conditions for membership | Benefits |
|---|---|---|
| Employment insurance | Enroll if you are contracted to work 20 hours or more per week and more than 31 days or more | Unemployment insurance benefits, education and training benefits, re-employment benefits |
| Pension insurance | Enroll if you are contracted to work 30 hours or more per week and more than 15 days or more per month (three-fourths or more than that of employees at the company), and more than 2 months | Old-age pension benefits, disability pension benefits, survivors pension benefits |
| Health insurance | Some short-term employees may be subjected to enrolment depending on working conditions. | Eligible for medical care that is within health insurance plan if you pay 30% of the cost: Accident and sickness benefits, maternity benefits, etc. |
| Nursing care insurance | Enroll if you are 65 or older, or enrolled in health insurance and age between 40 and 64 | Nursing care service/facility benefits |
| Occupational accident insurance | Enroll if you are working unless if you are an small business owner | Medical treatment benefits, leave benefits, disability pension/lump-sum payment benefits, survivors benefits, injury benefits, nursing care benefits, etc. |
