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Myshkin
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 Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 1:49 am Post subject: Paying Unemployment |
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| Can anyone tell me if it is right for an employer to take an unemployment deduction from the salary of a teacher who will never be in a position to collect it? Is there a way to circumvent this practice, or is it just "something that everyone has to pay"? Appreciate the advice. |
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JimDunlop2
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 1:56 am Post subject: |
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| That's no different than jobs in any other country. In Canada I paid into unemployment insurance all the time, knowing full well there was no way to opt out or ever be able to collect on it. |
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kdynamic
Joined: 05 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 10:52 am Post subject: Re: Paying Unemployment |
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| Can anyone tell me if it is right for an employer to take an unemployment deduction from the salary of a teacher who will never be in a position to collect it? |
You can collect it. If you stay in Japan and don't have a job, and fill out all the right paper work, you are entitled to unemployment benefits. That's the point. |
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womblingfree
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You're lucky that your employer has enrolled you in it!
Not sure if you can claim any of it back when you leave? But anyway it is a life saver, especially in the shark infested waters of ELT.
If you ever get fired or don't get your contract renewed be sure to ask for a rishoku-hyo. You will receive a good portion of your salary for at least six months while you look for another job. |
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