2021.06.18 17:37Nation

ウーバー配達員、自己負担で労災加入可能に 9月に特別制度

 労働政策審議会(厚生労働相の諮問機関)は18日の部会で、料理を宅配する「ウーバーイーツ」などの自転車配達員とフリーのITエンジニアについて、労災保険が利用できる特別加入制度の対象とすることを了承した。厚労省による省令改正を経て、9月にも保険料の自己負担で加入できるようになる。
 日本フードデリバリーサービス協会によると、自転車配達員は約9万人。労災保険の対象となるアルバイトではなく個人事業主として働く場合、業務中の交通事故などに対し十分に補償されないことが問題となっていた。
 9月以降は自ら加入を申し込んで保険料を負担すれば、治療費の支給や休業補償が受けられる。配達員の運転マナーが悪いとの指摘もあるが、同協会担当者は部会で「交通安全講習などの啓発活動を進めたい」と説明した。(2021/06/18-17:37)

2021.06.18 17:37Nation

Uber Eats Deliverers in Japan to Get Worker Insurance Coverage


The Japanese labor ministry's Labor Policy Council broadly approved Friday a proposal to allow bicycle-based deliverers for Uber Eats and other similar service platforms to join workers' accident compensation insurance programs under a special coverage system.
   Such deliverers, as well as freelance information technology engineers, will be able to participate in the insurance programs under the special system from September after the ministry revises a related ordinance.
   There are around 90,000 bicycle delivery workers in Japan, according to industry organizations. Deliverers who work as sole proprietors would be unable to receive sufficient compensation if they are involved in traffic and other accidents during work.
   The number of freelance IT engineers stands at roughly 200,000 in the country, and some have suffered mental illnesses due to stress from long hours of work or complained of other health issues.
   Also at Friday's meeting of a subgroup of the council, a plan was shown that deliverers using scooters, who are now allowed to join the insurance programs under the special coverage system based on a relevant notification, should be able to do so under the revised ministry ordinance.

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