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tracimcg



Joined: 03 Oct 2005
Location: South Korea

PostPosted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 8:37 pm    Post subject: national health insurance? Reply with quote

I'm finally going to talk to my director about insurance. Should I push for the national plan? I've heard if I sign up for that I'm automatically enrolled in the pension plan--which sounds like a good deal since I'm from the states. Any suggestions?
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tracimcg



Joined: 03 Oct 2005
Location: South Korea

PostPosted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 8:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

One more thing--if I do get the national plan, what other taxes am I responsible for? local, labor, foreign resident taxes?
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Ya-ta Boy



Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994

PostPosted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 9:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I've heard if I sign up for that I'm automatically enrolled in the pension plan--which sounds like a good deal since I'm from the states. Any suggestions?


I think you have been misinformed. Health insurance and the pension plan are two separate deals. Both are well worth your money.

One caution: when you sign up for the health insurance, you will be asked to pay for each month since your E-2 visa went into effect. Don't be shocked.
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peppermint



Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.

PostPosted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 9:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The pension and insurance are two separate programs, but this is one case where the right hand knows what the left is doing. When you sign up for the national insurance plan, the pension office is notified, and they sign you up too.
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Ya-ta Boy



Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 10:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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When you sign up for the national insurance plan, the pension office is notified, and they sign you up too.


I must have slipped through the crack in the computer. It was a major hassle at my last job.
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Hollywoodaction



Joined: 02 Jul 2004

PostPosted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 12:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well, simply let your boss understand you won't take no for an answer. Tell him that you'll give him until Friday to fill out the paperwork, otherwise you'll call the labor board.
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