Company legal requirements for staff

[beanhead]

This is one of those times when the semantics really do matter, and the difference between a company and a sole-proprietorship is very important in this case. A "company's" shakai hoken obligations are not dependent on the number of its employees. The "as stated" part you mention referred to sole proprietorships.

Point taken. Sole proprietorships = no shakai hoken obligations.
If you want to guarantee shakai hoken coverage, don't work for a sole proprietorship, I guess...

[RetireJapan]

This is one of those times when the semantics really do matter, and the difference between a company and a sole-proprietorship is very important in this case. A "company's" shakai hoken obligations are not dependent on the number of its employees. The "as stated" part you mention referred to sole proprietorships.

Point taken. Sole proprietorships = no shakai hoken obligations.
If you want to guarantee shakai hoken coverage, don't work for a sole proprietorship, I guess...

It's actually 'sole proprietorships with fewer than five full-time employees'

[KCLenny]

So if my company had 5 full time employees, then the boss would have to do shakai hoken/kosei nenkin?

[RetireJapan]

So if my company had 5 full time employees, then the boss would have to do shakai hoken/kosei nenkin?

Technically I believe so. But enforcement is weak and there are loopholes, which is why Interac and similar companies get away with it.

[beanhead]

It's actually 'sole proprietorships with fewer than five full-time employees'

Ah, got it. I couldn't find an official government source but this site explains it:
https://meetsmore.com/services/employme ... edia/21164
All forms of corporation except sole proprietorships are required to join, it seems.

Also, the law has been changed so that part-time workers at larger firms have to be covered by shakai hoken in the future as well.
https://www.gov-online.go.jp/useful/art ... 607/2.html