Employees' pension Pros and cons of expanding application to short-time workers Government review meeting November 21 22:26

While the government's review meeting for the realization of the all-generation social security system was held and the alliance expressed its support for expanding the application of employee pensions to short-time workers, the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry He insisted that careful consideration should be given to the burden of SMEs.

The government's “All-Generation Social Security Review Conference” was held for the third time on the 21st, and interviews were conducted from the Union and the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Mr. Kozu, President of the Federation, expressed his support for expanding the application of the Employees' Pension to short-time workers who work in part-time workers. We requested that the requirement of over 501 people be abolished.

On the other hand, Mimura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said that “SMEs are even more difficult to manage even though SMEs are difficult to manage,” as they pay half of their insurance premiums. He insisted that we should consider carefully.

On the other hand, regarding the review of the “employed old-age pension” system that reduces the pension for the elderly who have worked and earned a certain amount of income, Mr. Kozu, President of the Federation, said, “Enough fairness with people who cannot work and the impact on pension finance. The opinion was to be considered carefully based on this.

The review meeting ended on the 21st with a series of interviews, and an interim report will be compiled next month.