Raising employment insurance contribution ceiling, Hung Shen-han: Positively evaluating
Taiwan's Minister of Labor, Hung Shen-han, announced that the ministry is considering raising the employment insurance contribution ceiling to better align parental leave benefits with the salaries of higher-paid workers. This evaluation is progressing positively and is expected to conclude soon.
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(Central News Agency reporter Wu Hsin-yun, Taipei, May 7) Minister of Labor Hung Shen-han stated today that the ministry is currently studying raising the employment insurance contribution ceiling to allow higher-paid workers to receive parental leave benefits that are more in line with their salaries. The evaluation is currently positive, and the study 'will not take too long.'
The Legislative Yuan's Social Welfare and Health Environment Committee invited Hung Shen-han to report on the general situation of his work and to be questioned.
Hung Shen-han responded to Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Lin Yueh-chin and Kuomintang Legislator Chen Ching-hui, pointing out that labor insurance has financial pressure, so adjusting the labor insurance contribution ceiling requires careful evaluation. However, regarding the employment insurance contribution ceiling, the Ministry of Labor is indeed evaluating the possibility of decoupling the employment insurance contribution ceiling from labor insurance.
Hung Shen-han stated that the preliminary assessment shows feasibility, especially as more and more workers are applying for parental leave. For relatively high-paid workers, raising the employment insurance contribution ceiling would mean more benefits. The ministry is actively studying this.
Hung Shen-han emphasized that the financial source for parental leave benefits comes from the Employment Insurance Fund. Currently, the labor occupational accident insurance contribution ceiling has been decoupled from labor insurance, and the feasibility of decoupling the employment insurance contribution ceiling from labor insurance is high.
Regarding Chen Ching-hui's question about how long the study would take, Hung Shen-han said that three months would be too long, and it 'will not take too long.'
The current employment insurance contribution ceiling is NT$45,800. (Editor: Kuan Chung-wei) 1150507
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(Central News Agency reporter Wu Hsin-yun, Taipei, May 7) Minister of Labor Hung Shen-han stated today that the ministry is currently studying raising the employment insurance contribution ceiling to allow higher-paid workers to receive parental leave benefits that are more in line with their salaries. The evaluation is currently positive, and the study 'will not take too long.'
The Legislative Yuan's Social Welfare and Health Environment Committee invited Hung Shen-han to report on the general situation of his work and to be questioned.
Hung Shen-han responded to Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Lin Yueh-chin and Kuomintang Legislator Chen Ching-hui, pointing out that labor insurance has financial pressure, so adjusting the labor insurance contribution ceiling requires careful evaluation. However, regarding the employment insurance contribution ceiling, the Ministry of Labor is indeed evaluating the possibility of decoupling the employment insurance contribution ceiling from labor insurance.
Hung Shen-han stated that the preliminary assessment shows feasibility, especially as more and more workers are applying for parental leave. For relatively high-paid workers, raising the employment insurance contribution ceiling would mean more benefits. The ministry is actively studying this.
Hung Shen-han emphasized that the financial source for parental leave benefits comes from the Employment Insurance Fund. Currently, the labor occupational accident insurance contribution ceiling has been decoupled from labor insurance, and the feasibility of decoupling the employment insurance contribution ceiling from labor insurance is high.
Regarding Chen Ching-hui's question about how long the study would take, Hung Shen-han said that three months would be too long, and it 'will not take too long.'
The current employment insurance contribution ceiling is NT$45,800. (Editor: Kuan Chung-wei) 1150507
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