Korea Commission on Human Rights, Forecast of Complaints Related to Employment Insurance for Special Employment Workers and Erroneous Remittance Returns

Increase in Related Complaints Expected... Notification of Major Cases to Relevant Agencies

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[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok]

#Mr. A is a university part-time lecturer who receives a lecture fee of 500,000 KRW. He is also scheduled to lecture at another school that pays 1,000,000 KRW. In this case, he wondered whether the subject of employment insurance enrollment changes from the school paying 500,000 KRW to the school paying 1,000,000 KRW, so he inquired with the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission.

#Mr. B is a software freelancer who is a sole proprietor contracted with a company. He was curious whether he is also eligible for industrial accident insurance and sought advice from the Commission.

Since the 1st of this month, the regulations on employment insurance and industrial accident insurance for special employment workers (SEWs) have changed, and the "Erroneous Remittance Return Support System," which helps recover mistakenly transferred funds, has been implemented. In preparation for an increase in related complaints, the Commission issued a forecast on the 8th. Employment insurance now applies to SEWs in 12 occupations including insurance planners, home tutoring instructors, delivery drivers, door-to-door salespersons, and construction machinery operators, and the reasons for exclusion from industrial accident insurance have been limited, so related complaints are expected to rise.

Also, with the Erroneous Remittance Return Support System implemented from the 6th, inquiries about the methods and procedures for returning mistaken remittances are expected to increase. In 2020, about 200,000 cases of erroneous remittances occurred, of which 101,000 cases remain unreturned, accounting for nearly half.

Yang Jongsam, Director of the Policy Improvement Bureau at the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, stated, "We have organized and notified major complaint cases so that related agencies can proactively respond to complaints arising from the changes in employment and industrial accident insurance and the newly implemented erroneous remittance return support system," adding, "It is necessary to provide prompt and accurate guidance so that the changed policies can offer practical help to the public."

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