Izumi Chamber of Commerce and Industry to begin handling single-employer workers' compensation

The lone worker's accident insurance for lone workers started by the Izumi Chamber of Commerce and Industry is available to lone workers in the construction industry. Members of the chamber will be asked to join the chamber's construction workers' accident compensation union and will be covered by the national workers' accident insurance. In addition to the chamber's annual membership fee, the annual fee is 5,000 yen and the annual premium depends on the basic daily benefit amountto be paid when the worker is unable to work. If the basic daily benefit amount is 3,500 yen, the annual premium is 22,986 yen, and if it is 25,000 yen, the annual premium is 164,250 yen. Takaji Hashimoto, executive director of the chamber, said, "We hope that people will protect themselves (by joining the lone worker's accident insurance) and take a system that will enable them to sustain their businesses. (March 3, 2020, Izumi City, Osaka Prefecture; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)