雇用保険料引き上げ　１０月から労働者負担増―改正法成立

　労使が負担する雇用保険料を来年度に引き上げることを柱とする改正雇用保険法などが３０日の参院本会議で可決、成立した。労働者が支払う保険料は１０月に、企業については４月と１０月の２段階で引き上げる。コロナ禍による雇用調整助成金の支出急増を受け、財源を補う。
　１０月からの保険料率は、労働者側が現在の０．３％から０．５％に、企業側が同０．６％から０．８５％にそれぞれ上昇する。月収３０万円の労働者の場合、毎月の負担額は６００円増える。（2022/03/30-10:29）

The Diet, or Japan's parliament, on Wednesday enacted bills aimed at raising in fiscal 2022 employment insurance premiums paid by workers and employers.
   The bills to revise the employment insurance law and other relevant legislation were approved at the day's plenary meeting of the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet.
   The premium hikes are intended to cover a surge in employment adjustment subsidy payments to companies that provide leave allowances to furloughed workers amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.
   The premium rate for workers will be hiked in October to 0.5 pct from 0.3 pct at present, and that for employers will be raised to 0.85 pct from 0.6 pct. The increase for employers will be carried out in two stages, in April and October.
   For example, a worker with a monthly salary of 300,000 yen will have to pay 600 yen more in employment insurance premiums per month.