Labor Insurance by Construction and Education Cooperation
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Should students in construction-education cooperation classes participate in labor insurance? |
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Students in construction-education cooperation classes shall apply to the provisions of the Labor Insurance Regulations during the training period. The training unit shall apply for labor insurance in accordance with the regulations. If the students fail to comply with the regulations, relevant penalties will apply.
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How can employees participate in labor insurance when they work for a company in mainland China (overseas)? |
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The enforcement area of the Labor Insurance Regulations is Taiwan and Fujian (including Taiwan Province, Taipei City, Kaohsiung City, and Kinmen and Matsu in Fujian Province). Therefore, workers employed by enterprises in the mainland or overseas are not allowed to participate in labor insurance according to regulations. |
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The company will dispatch employees to serve in overseas branches. How should labor insurance be handled? |
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According to regulations, insured persons who are sent abroad for inspection, study or to provide services may continue to participate in labor insurance. Therefore, if an employee is dispatched by a service unit to study abroad, study or provide services, and the employee still has an employment relationship with the original unit, the original unit may continue to participate in labor insurance. |
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Should unpaid interns participate in labor insurance? |
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For interns who sign a training contract with their unit and receive training subsidies, the provisions of the Labor Insurance Regulations shall apply. However, if the insured unit accepts the school's entrustment to provide internship sites for current students during the winter and summer vacations, and evaluates their internship results for the school's reference, there is no employment relationship between these students and the company, and there is no agreement to receive training subsidies or salaries. According to Articles 6 and 8 of the Labor Insurance Regulations, employees should not be eligible for labor insurance. |
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Should the company’s consultants participate in labor insurance? |
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If the consultant has an employment relationship with the company, actually works in the company and receives salary, the company should apply for insurance coverage. If you have no employment relationship with the company and only receive transportation fees, you are not allowed to participate in labor insurance according to regulations, and you should declare for withdrawal of insurance immediately. |