The Japanese social security system is designed to assure a minimum standard of living to its citizens, as well as protection from social and economic risks. It consists of the following components: a public pension system, health services, and personal social services for the elderly and the disabled, family policy to support working women, employment of senior workers, and public assistance. Japan follows a multi-tier pension system, which includes public and private pension schemes. The public pension and healthcare systems are comprehensive, covering all citizens of the country. The country’s healthcare system is characterized by a fee-for-service practice and the free choice of healthcare providers. However, personal social services and family policy are the relatively underdeveloped social security fields. In Japan, defined-contribution (DC) and defined-benefit (DB) plans were introduced in 2001. Voluntary private pension plans can take a variety of forms in Japan.
The report provides in-depth industry analysis, information, and insights of the employee benefits in Japan, including an overview of the state and compulsory benefits in Japan, detailed information about the private benefits in Japan, insights on various central institutions responsible for the administration of the different branches of social security and the regulatory framework of the employee benefits in Japan.
The Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW) governs the entire Japanese social security system. The other bodies to which the MHLW provides guidance are -
Scope
This report provides a detailed analysis of employee benefits in Japan -
Reasons to Buy
The report provides in-depth industry analysis, information, and insights of the employee benefits in Japan, including an overview of the state and compulsory benefits in Japan, detailed information about the private benefits in Japan, insights on various central institutions responsible for the administration of the different branches of social security and the regulatory framework of the employee benefits in Japan.
The Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW) governs the entire Japanese social security system. The other bodies to which the MHLW provides guidance are -
- Minister’s Secretariat
- Health Policy Bureau
- Health Service Bureau
- Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau
- Labor Standards Bureau
- Employment Security Bureau
- Human Resources Development Bureau
- Equal Employment, Children and Families Bureau
- Social Welfare and War Victims’ Relief Bureau
- Health and Welfare Bureau for the Elderly
- Health Insurance Bureau
- Pension Bureau
- Director-General for Policy Planning and Evaluation
- Affiliated Institutions
- Councils
- Regional Bureaus
- External Bureaus
Scope
This report provides a detailed analysis of employee benefits in Japan -
- It offers a detailed analysis of the key government-sponsored employee benefits, along with private benefits
- It covers an exhaustive list of employee benefits, including retirement benefits, death in service, long-term disability benefits, medical benefits, workmen's compensation insurance, maternity and paternity benefits, family benefits, unemployment, leave and private benefits
- It highlights the economic and regulatory situations relating to employee benefits in Japan
Reasons to Buy
- Make strategic decisions using in-depth information related to employee benefits in the country
- Assess employee benefits of the market, including state and compulsory benefits and private benefits
- Gain insights into the key employee benefit schemes offered by private employers in the country
- Gain insights into key organizations governing employee benefits market, and their impact on companies
Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary3. Country Statistics4. Overview of Employee Benefits in Japan5. Regulations
2. Introduction
6. State and Compulsory Benefits
7. Private Benefits
List of Tables
List of Figures
