Artisan Employment Insurance Subscribers Surpass 10,000
Revised Employment Insurance Act Enforced for Two Months... Majority of Artists Have Contracts Over One Month
The number of artists enrolled in employment insurance has surpassed 10,000. According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on the 9th, the number of artists enrolled in employment insurance was 10,037 (as of the 8th). It exceeded 10,000 just two months after the revised Employment Insurance Act was implemented on December 10 last year.
Eligible artists are those who enter into contracts related to cultural and artistic services under the Artist Welfare Act to provide creative work, performance, or technical support directly. It is estimated that about 70,000 out of approximately 170,000 domestic artists fall under this category. By enrolling in employment insurance and meeting certain requirements, they can receive unemployment benefits and maternity benefits.
Among artists enrolled in employment insurance, 81.2% had contracts of one month or longer. Contracts shorter than one month accounted for 18.8%. By field, the numbers were highest in fine arts (29.1%), broadcasting and entertainment (23.2%), literature (8.7%), film (6.8%), and theater (5.2%). By region, Seoul (58.1%) had the most, followed by Gyeonggi (11.1%), Busan (3.9%), and Gyeongbuk (3.8%).
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The Ministry of Employment and Labor and the Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service are supporting the enrollment of artists working in small-scale workplaces to expand the scope of coverage. If the workplace has fewer than ten employees and the artist’s average monthly wage is less than 2.2 million KRW, 80% of the employment insurance premiums paid by the artist and the employer are subsidized. Support is also provided for insurance administrative agencies handling insurance relationship establishment reports and insured qualification reports for small-scale businesses with fewer than thirty employees.
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