The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to extend the period for receiving unemployment allowance for employment insurance from the current principle of one year to a maximum of four years when a person who quits the company starts a new business.
When I go out of business, I want to put in place a system that supports my life when I look for a job again.
The unemployment allowance for employment insurance supports the lives of workers who have lost their jobs due to dismissal, etc., and the "payment period" during which they can receive the allowance is, in principle, one year after they leave their jobs.
However, after starting a new business or starting to work as a freelancer, there are many cases where the unemployment allowance cannot be received because the "payment period" has passed when the business is closed and the activity is looking for a job again, and there are voices calling for improvement. I am.
For this reason, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to extend the "reception period" of unemployment allowance to a maximum of four years when a person who quits the company starts a new business.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has a policy of submitting a bill to amend the Employment Insurance Law to the ordinary Diet session because the number of days that the allowance can be received and the amount of wages before unemployment, which is about 50% to 80%, will not change.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said, "The vulnerabilities of the safety net of people who work as freelancers in the corona disaster have been highlighted. is.