(Germany) Regular employment even in short hours (10 hours a week)

In an aging society, the collapse of Japan's social insurance system is becoming more and more realistic. For those who have been considered non-regular employees, and for cases where even full-time employees will not be able to work full-time due to long-term care in the future, the expansion of social insurance coverage in Japan has not waited. think. Haruaki Deguchi has also said for some time.

When it comes to reduced working hours, in Japan it seems to be part-time work, that is, non-regular employment without social insurance, but in Germany it is different. If you work half full-time, for example 20 hours a week, your salary and paid leave will be proportionally half. Paid leave remains the German standard of 6 weeks. In proportion to the working hours of the week, the vacation is only halved. Pension, health insurance, unemployment, and long-term care insurance are split between labor and management. Regardless of the size of the company.

Actually, I myself work as a freelancer for a short time, but I received multiple offers from accounting firms (both large and small) for 10 hours a week for full-time employees. (For personal reasons, I am still freelance.)

In Germany, employees do not have to pay social insurance premiums up to 450 € a month (about 560,000 yen at the current rate). The legal minimum wage is 9.50 € per hour in January 2021 and 9.60 € (about 1100 yen) from July, so if the working hours per month exceed about 47 hours, both labor and management will have to pay social insurance premiums. , It becomes the same form as regular employment. Moreover, even if the monthly fee is 450 euros or less, the company must bear the social insurance premium.

In Japan, it was not possible to take out social insurance unless the working hours were 30 hours or more per week, but in October 2016, at the establishments with 501 or more employees, 20 hours or more per week and 88,000 yen per month, etc. And the scope of application was expanded.

I think it's strange to think that it's not regular unless it's full-time. If salaries and vacations are decided in proportion to working hours, there is no point in distinguishing between regular and non-regular employees. Not only couples raising children, but in the future, there will be more cases where full-time work will be difficult due to long-term care. I can't read the period of long-term care, but first of all, it is obvious that even if you do not work full-time, you do not have to retire and you need a system to continue to take out social insurance. In Germany, family care is hired in various ways (emergency 10-day care leave, advance notice up to 6 months care leave, minimum 15 hours per week for up to 2 years, etc.) with reduced working hours. It is possible to maintain. Opinions on Germany's immigration policy vary, but at least the population pyramid is growing younger, and the collapse of social insurance isn't as urgent as Japan's, but it's already responding. (Member contribution)