2016 Spring Information sharing
The following law revisions will take effect in March 2016 or after.
ySocial Insurancez
Additional standardized salary grades for calculating medical and nursing care insurance premiums have been created.
1, Standardized monthly salary table for calculating medical insurance premiums
*Revised Maximum Medical and Nursing care Insurance Premium
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New Premium Table@`@April 2016@→@New Premium Table is Attached. |
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Following is the new and revised grades: @ Monthly salary is JPY 1,175,000 `less than JPY1,235,000 A Monthly salary is JPY1,235,000 `less than JPY1,295,000 B Monthly salary is JPY 1,295,000 `less than JPY1,355,000 C Monthly salary is JPY1,355,000 or larger ` |
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Old grades for the Medical Insurance premiums will be applied until March 2016 |
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Maximum grade : Monthly salary is JPY 1,175,000 or larger `@@ |
Please check the attached table for more details.
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[X@2016/03/01 up News@
QAThe ceiling on the cumulative amount of yearly bonus
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Until March 2016 |
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Maximum yearly amount of cumulative bonus (from April to March): JPY 5,400,000 |
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New ceiling after April 2016 |
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New maximum amount of yearly cumulative bonus: JPY 5,730,000 |
Pension premiums is JPY1,500,000 on each payment.
3AChange in the Medical Insurance premium rate →@SI Premium Table is attached.
New rate: 4.98% each (total 9.96%)
*No change in the Nursing Care premium rate (total 1.58%).
4. Revision of the ADC premium rate (Allowance for dependent child) is changed from April or after.
New rate : 0.2%
5. There will also be changes in the calculation method for the sickness and injury allowance and the childbirth allowance from the Medical Insurance Program and as well as the dietary treatment expenses for inpatients.
Please contact us for more details.
yEmployment Insurancez
Revision in the Employment Insur ance premium rate is scheduled for April
New rate: for employee - 4/1000, for employer - 7/1000.
We will update relevant information as soon as the official announcement is released.
yOther changesz
Extended coverage of the social insurance programs from October
From October 2016, PART-TIME EMPLOYEES who work less than 30 hours a week will become eligible for social insurance programs. (Application to small- and medium-sized companies is to be deferred for the time being.) Please contact us
for more details.
Upcoming law revisions and other changes
EAmendments to the Act on Childcare and Caregiver Leave
EAct to promote women’s active participation in workplace
EMandatory consumption of at least 5 days of annual paid leave, etc.
