Even if I work only 8 days a month as a construction worker from next month, I join the workplace of the national pension

It is expected that the policy of extending the obligation of registration of workers to the national pension and health insurance workers daily from 20 days to 8 days be put in place next month.
According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the National Pension Law and the Health Insurance Act extended the social security coverage of construction workers to workers over 20 days. The revised bill will be implemented next month.

This policy was announced at the Planning Advisory Council of the Moon Jae-in National Assembly, and it was included in the measures of the Ministry of Lands, Infrastructure and Transportation to improve the construction industry in December.

Initially, the government intended to enact the National Pension Act Review Bill in April, but its implementation was delayed.

The construction industry, which suffered a considerable burden, continued to rebel.

The government discussed measures to be implemented after October to ensure adequate publicity and education, but it was finally decided to implement it on 1 August.

According to the National Tax Service, the number of workers working less than 20 days per month among 1.77 million building workers has reached 1.41 million, or nearly 80%.

They hesitated to join the national pension because they have to pay full premiums because they are excluded from the workplace.

With the improvement of the system, 400,000 daily workers should benefit from next month.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport will revise the "social insurance premiums" to reflect the appropriate premiums for construction costs.

As the conditions of membership in the National Pension and Health Insurance Fund have been relaxed as workers of more than 8 days, most construction workers are included in the target of subscription.

The national retirement contribution rate went from 2.49% to 4.5% and the contribution rate to the health insurance from 1.7% to 3.12%.

This information will appear in the Construction Cost Worksheet.

The revised content will be applied from the construction of the first tender announcement for construction work after the date of notification.

An official from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said, "I expect the quality of construction jobs to be improved by eliminating blind spots in the construction industry. social insurance for day laborers in construction. "

An official of the Ministry of Social Affairs said: "The implementation date was somewhat delayed because there was a protest against the construction industry, but it took some time to advertise without problem. "

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(Sejong = News from Yonhap)