The Bureau of Labor Insurance appealed for the nursery school that hired more than five employees be compulsory insured unit for labor and employment insurance, and should apply to participate in labor insurance on the date of employee’s assumption of office; a nursery school that hires fewer than four employees can apply for employee’s participation in the labor insurance with voluntary insurance method. On the other hand, a nursery school that hires one employee is compulsory insured unit for employment insurance, and should apply to participate in employment insurance on the date of employee’s assumption of office; the employer who does not apply to participate in labor insurance shall be fined and compensated for the loss incurred in labor’s application for the payment of labor and employment insurance.
Since the “Early Childhood Education and Care Act” was implemented on Jan. 1st, 2012, kindergarten and daycare centers have been integrated in order to be reorganized as nursery schools. According to an official letter issued by the Council of Labor Affairs dated June 27th, 2013, the numbers of original daycare centers account for the great majority after integration; therefore, the nature of the nursery school attributable to the “public welfare industry” that hires more than 5 employees should compulsorily participate in labor insurance in order to protect labor insurance rights of employees hired by the nursery schools.
In order to protect the laborer’s rights and reinforce the promotion for the correct concept of participating in labor insurance, the Bureau of Labor Insurance has guided more than 1500 private nursery schools to participate in labor insurance. The Bureau will keep guiding and checking to establish complete social insurance and employment security system.