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社会保険
しゃかいほけん · shakai hoken

社会保険 meaning: social insurance

What it is

The set of company health insurance and pension (健康保険 and 厚生年金). Your company pays half.

When you see it

On your payslip, in two deduction lines.

What to do

Check that both lines appear. People who work 20 hours or more per week at a company with more than 50 employees are usually covered.

Take-home pay calculator (手取り)

Related terms

健康保険employee health insurance厚生年金employee pension雇用保険unemployment insurance

General explanation, for guidance. Rules and amounts change: confirm with the responsible office.

Self-service tool. Results are estimates based on official tables. They do not replace advice from the responsible public office.
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