Unlike office workers, daily workers can receive unemployment benefits under the concept of daily wages. Today we will learn more about this.
1. Definition of day laborer
A daily worker refers to a worker who is hired for a fixed period of 1 day or less than 30 days. This includes workers hired temporarily on short-term contracts of less than 3 months during the peak business season.
The employment patterns of daily workers are diverse, ranging from the transportation or construction industries, and their working periods and locations are irregular or irregular, making their income very unstable.
Therefore, with the revision of the law in 2004, it became mandatory for daily workers to subscribe to employment insurance. Therefore, we recommend that daily workers also sign up for employment insurance because they can receive various benefits.
2. Definition of unemployment benefits
Unemployment benefit is a part of the employment insurance program that prevents workers from experiencing financial difficulties in seeking employment in the future when they are unemployed and provides stability in their livelihoods.
Workers who may be eligible for these unemployment benefits are limited to those whose conditions for receiving job-seeking benefits are recognized by the head of the employment center. Types of these workers include daily construction workers, field workers, delivery workers, and part-time workers.
3. Eligibility for daily worker unemployment benefits
Eligibility to receive unemployment benefits for daily workers, a project implemented by Employment Insurance, is as follows.
The insured unit period is 180 days or more during the 18 months prior to the date of job change.
Employment insurance premiums must be paid for more than 180 days. For full-time workers, this is based on the job change certificate submitted by the employer, but for daily workers, it is confirmed through the work details report submitted by the employer.
If you have worked less than 10 days in the month prior to the application date or have no work history in the 14 days prior to the application date.
Active employment activities (job search/self-employment)
If the resignation is not voluntary and the employee is not fired due to serious reasons attributable to the employee.
If you change jobs from another business for reasons that do not meet your eligibility for benefits during the insured unit period of the standard period on the day of your final job change If you worked as a daily worker for more than 90 days during the insured unit period
Apply within 12 months of unemployment
If you are not an employed worker after age 65
Calculation of the number of working days for daily workers can be checked through the official website of the Employment Insurance Industrial Accident Portal Service. Below is the website of the Korea Workers’ Compensation and Welfare Service. If you would like to see it, please refer to it.
※If you go in, check information > Daily worker employment information search (20105) > Check reporting history.
4. Number of days job search benefits are paid
Age and subscription period
under 50 years old
Over 50 years old and disabled
less than 1 year
120 days
120 days
More than 1 year but less than 3 years
150 days
180 days
More than 3 years but less than 5 years
180 days
210 days
More than 5 years but less than 10 years
210 days
240 days
10+ years
240 days
270 days
5. Calculation method for daily worker unemployment benefits
For daily workers, you must first find the average wage. The average wage is calculated by dividing the total by the remaining 3 months excluding the last 1 month out of the 4 months prior to the date of job change and is paid every 28 days.
*example
If the total number of working days in 3 months is 60 days and the total wage received during this period is 6 million won, the average wage is 100,000 won, and you can receive 60% of the wage depending on the situation at the time of retirement. To be specific, you can receive 900,000 won every 28 days for 4 months.
However, if you find a job while receiving unemployment benefits, you will only receive unemployment benefits until the day before you begin employment.
6. How to apply for unemployment benefits for daily workers
You can apply for unemployment benefits and how to apply for them on the Worknet website. Additionally, you must be recognized as a recipient to receive benefits. At this time, you can receive job-seeking benefits by attending the employment center every 1 to 4 weeks from the date of reporting unemployment and receiving recognition for unemployment.
At this time, if you do not attend the employment center on the designated day to receive recognition for unemployment, the number of pay days will be reduced by the number of days not recognized, so please keep this in mind and attend well.
Apply for a job online > Visit an employment security agency > Submit an application for recognition of eligibility for benefits > Notify of decision on whether or not you are eligible for benefits within 2 weeks after application
Below is the official website banner where you can apply for unemployment benefits through WorkNet. If you would like to refer to this, please refer to it.
Source: https://ga0nuri.tistory.com/entry/2023-Daily workers-Unemployment benefits-Contents-Total summary application method-Conditions-Amount [Gaonnuri:Tistory]