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厚生年金 (kouseinenkin) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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Company employees are required to enroll in the employees' pension system.
Employees' pension premiums are deducted from the salary.
Usage patterns 厚こう 生せい 年ねん 金きん に 加か 入にゅう する to enroll in the employees' pension system
Since I became a full-time employee, I enrolled in the employees' pension system.
厚こう 生せい 年ねん 金きん を 受う け 取と る to receive employees' pension benefits
You can start receiving employees' pension benefits once you turn 65.
厚こう 生せい 年ねん 金きん 保ほ 険けん 料りょう を 納おさ める to pay employees' pension premiums
Don't confuse with 国民年金 is the basic pension that covers all residents, including self-employed people and students, while 厚生年金 is an additional pension only for salaried employees, providing higher benefits.
社会保険 is the umbrella term for public insurance programs, while 厚生年金 refers specifically to the employees' pension component within that system.
Etymology Compound of 厚生 (welfare) and 年金 (pension). The term was established with the 厚生年金保険法 (Employees' Pension Insurance Act) in 1942.
Company employees pay employees' pension premiums every month.