Registered ‘500,000’ of special type workers’ employment insurance.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor and the Korea Labor Welfare Corporation announced that the number of subscribers of the special type of worker (hereinafter referred to as ‘special type of worker’) employment insurance, which took effect from July 1 this year, reached 503,218 within five months (11.10.). Prior to the implementation of this system, it was difficult for special type of workers to sign up for employment insurance, etc.

Special type of workers covered by employment insurance are workers in 12 types of occupations, including insurance solicitors, courier drivers, and credit card member recruiters.

By occupation, insurance solicitors accounted for the largest share at 57.8% (290,719 people), followed by door-to-door salespersons 10.5% (53,062 people), delivery drivers 9.3% (46,946 people), and visiting instructors 7.5% (37,800 people, appeared as Most of the occupations are multicultural families and foreign residents.

In terms of ‘gender’, there were 326,198 (64.8%) women, which is higher than men (177,020, 35.2%), which is analyzed to be because the proportion of women in large occupations such as insurance solicitors and visiting lecturers is high.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor and the Korea Labor Welfare Corporation have been providing online training on employment insurance reporting since August in line with the demand for each job type so that workplaces covered by special types of worker employment insurance can faithfully implement employment insurance-related reports. (total.com wel.or. en)

In addition, starting from November 12, the ‘Labor Provider Employment Insurance Online Reporting Window’, where workers in special type of workers can sign up for employment insurance on their own if the employer does not report, will be operated at the ‘Employment Workers’ Compensation Insurance Total Service’ Nurijip.

For businesses that have reported their income to the National Tax Service but have missed employment insurance subscription, a monthly subscription notice will be sent from November, and if it is confirmed that they are eligible, they will also promote ex officio subscription.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor is also planning to strengthen employment insurance-related information for 12 special types of work, employment insurance work for small businesses, and promotion of insurance premium support projects.

For details on 'Special Type of Work Employment Insurance', please refer to the Special Workers' Center of the Korea Labor Welfare Corporation (Seoul ☎02-6946-0500, Busan ☎051-790-0300, Gyeongin ☎032-712-0500, Daejeon) that has jurisdiction over the location of each workplace. Consultation is available at ☎042-718-0600) and the call center (☎1588-0075).

Reporter Song Hasung