What do I do if my employer does not pay 50% for my Shakai Hoken?

I have checked on the internet that the Employer must shoulder 50% of my Monthly premiums
The problem is when I checked my payslip they deducted 100yen on my hourly rate and they also deducted 28,247yen for my Kenkou hoken and Kousei nenkin, every month, It apears that I am the only one shouldering my Shakai Hoken
I also don’t speak Japanese very well.

5 comments
  1. That’s the correct rate if you’re making about 200k a month. Are you making only 100k a month? Then you’ll need to bring that up to your HR – or if you’re working full-time, find a new job that actually pays a living wage.

  2. They deduct it from your paycheck as they are supposed to. That is your part. They have to pay the remaining 50%. But you don’t get to see that part.

  3. So I don’t know the ins and outs, but it seems like people are misunderstanding what OP is saying.

    It sounds like the company *is* paying half of the shakai hoken, but that they lowered OP’s salary to cover the new expense.

    So for example:

    Pre-Shakai hoken: Company pays 20,000 in salary.

    Post-shakai hoken: Company pays 2,000 shakai hoken premium and 18,000 yen salary.

  4. Did you signed new contract that your hourly rate will be 1000 yen?

    If not, it is illegal obviously.
    If you signed new contract that includes new hourly wage, you still have chance, but you have to take it court.

  5. Seems like they lowered your hourly pay when you converted to a new labor contract. You maybe have gone from part time to full time or got a new contract. You need to take your pay stubs and labor contract to the labor bureau. Your hourly rate is in your contract and under no circumstances should be deducted without a proper reason. Taxes and social insurance can’t reduce your hourly rate. They have to deduct those things from your pay after the fact. It is not proper to reduce hourly wages to pay for insurance.

    Edit:
    You are probably working for a black kaishya. Talk to the labor bureau.

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