The government on Tuesday proposed raising the monthly employment insurance premiums 0.2 percentage point to 1.6 percent to help rebuild the deteriorating national unemployment benefit system.
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry asked the Labor Policy Council, an advisory panel to the labor minister, to study the proposal so it could be implemented in June, according to labor ministry officials.
Half of employment insurance premiums collected under a set rate are paid by employers.
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