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The Social Insurance and Housing Provident Fund in Shanghai – Unemployment Insurance

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Unemployment Insurance as one of the items of the social security system, it is a social security measure established to protect the basic life of the unemployed during unemployment.

Q:
Whether the person can receive unemployment benefits if his employment period not accumulated?
A:
Unemployed persons must meet the conditions only when the period of employment broken not due to their own will, he is able to receive unemployment benefits, only if the employer terminates the labor contract, the employee can meet the requirements for application. The employee who resigns who is not able to receive unemployment benefits.

Q:
What other conditions need to be met in addition to the first question?
A:
The employee must meet the following conditions can receive unemployment benefits:
  • Maintain an urban permanent residence in this city;
  • Declare and pay unemployment insurance during employed;
  • Full one-year contribution before unemployment (deduct the years already enjoyed the benefits);
  • The employer made unemployment insurance registration for the company and individual;
  • Unemployed persons go through the job search registration and unemployment insurance benefits application procedures.

Q:
What is the standard for receiving unemployment benefits?
A:
  • If the unemployment insurance payment period is over one year and less than two years, the period for receiving unemployment insurance benefits is two months, and for each additional year of the contribution period thereafter, the period for receiving benefits will increase by two months, and so forth.

  • If the accumulated payment time of unemployment insurance is more than 1 year and less than 5 years, the unemployment insurance can be received for a maximum of 12 months; if the accumulated payment time is over 5 years and less than 10 years, the period for receiving unemployment insurance benefits is 18 months; if the accumulated payment time is more than 10 years, the period of receiving unemployment insurance benefits is 24 months.

Q:
During the period of receiving unemployment benefits, what are the relevant regulations of medical insurance expenses?
A:
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security issued the "Notice on Issues Regarding Persons Who Receive Unemployment Insurance Funds to Participate in Basic Medical Insurance for Employees. The Notice makes it clear that the basic medical insurance premiums payable by employees receiving unemployment insurance benefits to employees' medical insurance shall be paid from the unemployment insurance fund and the individuals no need to pay it.

Q:
If the unemployed are registered in a foreign country, is he receive unemployment benefits in Shanghai since he declares unemployment insurance in this city? And how to get it?
A:
Unemployed person with non-shanghai household registration cannot currently receive unemployment insurance benefits in this city. However, if unemployment insurance premiums are paid according to regulations during employment in Shanghai, the unemployment insurance relationship can be transferred to the place of household registration when unemployment insurance benefits are required and the funds to enjoy unemployment insurance treatment can be transferred together. Then the unemployed can receive unemployment insurance benefits at the place of residence. Relevant transfer procedures can be consulted through the unemployment insurance window of the Employment Promotion Center.

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