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[Porksta]

[I-am-me]

If your employer doesnt pay your pension, and you want it after a yr, then you have to pay your share and ask the old boss to pay his share. In a sense, have him volunteer to pay which is pretty much impossible. If you are enrolled in health care and boss doesnt pay it, then you have to make back payments. Kinda sucks for some people who end up owing a million or more.

[TheUrbanMyth]

No, pension and health insurance ARE mandatory. You got some idiots at the pension office who don't know the rules.

And anyway Korea can not unilaterally change the rules on pensions regarding foreigners as those are reciprocal agreements.
It states very clearly in the Guide to the National Pension for Foreigners:

[Troglodyte]

I'm VERY skeptical that things have changed regarding health insurance and pension. Until I hear it from someone at the pension office or from someone who I trust who says he heard it from the pension office, I would assume that the OP is either mis-informed or someone is feeding us a line.

[EZE]

The pension office says it's mandatory. The pension office says that if a delinquent school doesn't pay, their assets will be seized. Then, the NPS will tell you that they don't enforce payments, NHIC does. They'll tell you to call them.

When you call NHIC, it's a whole different ballgame. I have had quite a few conversations with various people there and it's always the same:

NHIC: Have you talked with your former boss about paying into your pension?

Me: Yes, but as you know my balance is still zero. She's obviously not going to pay, so that's why I'm calling you.

NHIC: So....what do you want us to do?

Me: The pension office told me to call your office. They told me your office enforces pension payments. If that's so, all I'm asking is that you do that.

NHIC: You need to talk with your former boss again. We don't have the power to make her pay into your pension.

Me: But the pension office said you guys enforce pension payments. Is that true?

NHIC: Yes, but only if your boss wants to pay into the pension.

Me: So it's voluntary? It's not even mandatory for schools to pay into pension?

NHIC: Yes.

[TheUrbanMyth]

[Mr. BlackCat]

[Allthechildrenareinsane]

[Milwaukiedave]

[wylies99]

[EZE]

[EZE]

Here's the latest.

This is what 박성근 had to say:

Thank you for having attention to the collecting contributions for social insurance programs. The National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) has been collecting contributions for all social insurance programs.(Health Insurance, National Pension, Employment Insurance, and Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance) Regarding to the delinquent pension payments you asked, the employer is obliged to pay his portion of the pension contribution with the employee's contribution deducted from wages. In the event of failure to pay the pension contribution by the due date, the unpaid period is not regarded as an insured period for the calculation of pension benefits, and, accordingly, the amount of pension benefits is diminished proportionately. NHIS has right to collect contributions and arrears fees; sends a reminder of the delinquent contributions and does disposition of arrears on the employer’s assets. We will try to resolve delinquent pension contributions as soon as possible. National Pension Service (NPS) is in charge of enrollment, enrollee management, and insurance benefits of pension insurance, so if you have more information on pension benefits, please contact at 02-2176-8718~·9.

After contacting them back to find out what is specifically being done, since last year the NPS said they required Wonderland to pay by November 10, 2013, 박혜정 weighed in with the following:

Thank you for having attention to the collecting contributions for social insurance programs. The National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) has been collecting contributions for all social insurance programs.(Health Insurance, National Pension, Employment Insurance, and Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance) Regarding to the delinquent pension payments you asked, the employer is obliged to pay his portion of the pension contribution with the employee's contribution deducted from wages. In the event of failure to pay the pension contribution by the due date, the unpaid period is not regarded as an insured period for the calculation of pension benefits, and, accordingly, the amount of pension benefits is diminished proportionately. NHIS has right to collect contributions and arrears fees; sends a reminder of the delinquent contributions and does disposition of arrears on the employer’s assets. We will try to resolve delinquent pension contributions as soon as possible. National Pension Service (NPS) is in charge of enrollment, enrollee management, and insurance benefits of pension insurance, so if you have more information on pension benefits, please contact at 02-2176-8718~·9.

[I-am-me]

Everyone should check if payments are being made by their employer.

[Porksta]

You should also get a letter about once a year from the pension office stating your balance.

[untouchable_88]

Hi

I have been enrolled in NHIS as an employee but not NPS. How do I go about getting myself enrolled in NPS? (my boss is lazy and a cheat so he is not an option)