Social insurance

Use these SUIDs for social insurance benefits in Japan.

 

Overview

Japan uses four main social insurance types:

• Health insurance (健康保険): Covers medical care and treatment costs.
• Employee pension (厚生年金): Provides retirement and disability benefits.
• Employment insurance (雇用保険): Provides unemployment benefits and employment stability support.
• Workers' compensation insurance (労災保険): Covers work-related injuries and illnesses.

Example usage

Add social insurance SUIDs to attributes in SourcedJobPostingTaxonomyInput. Most jobs include all four social insurance types:

mutation CreateJobPosting {
  jobsIngest {
    createSourcedJobPostings(input: {
      jobPostings: [{
        body: {
          title: "Sales Representative"
          description: "<p>Join our sales team...</p>"
          location: {
            country: "JP"
            cityRegionPostal: "Tokyo"
          }
        }
        metadata: {
          jobSource: {
            companyName: "Example Company"
            sourceName: "example-source"
            sourceType: "Employer"
          }
          jobPostingId: "job-555"
          datePublished: "2026-01-14T12:00:00Z"
          url: "https://example.com/jobs/555"
          taxonomyClassification: {
            attributes: [
              "EY33Q",  # Health insurance
              "TWZA7",  # Employee pension
              "7ADHN",  # Employment insurance
              "9NEED"   # Workers' compensation insurance
            ]
          }
        }
      }]
    }) {
      results {
        jobPosting {
          sourcedPostingId
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

How to find the right SUID

1. Identify the insurance types: Determine which of the four insurance types apply to the position.
2. Verify legal requirements: Check working hours and contract type to confirm which insurance is required.
3. Include all applicable SUIDs: Most full-time positions include all four types.
4. Use the SUIDs: Add the 5-character SUIDs to the attributes array.

Social insurance reference

This table lists all available social insurance SUIDs for Japan:

Social insurance

Insurance type (English)	Japanese label	SUID	Description
Health insurance	健康保険あり	EY33Q	Covers medical care and treatment costs
Employee pension	厚生年金あり	TWZA7	Provides retirement and disability benefits
Employment insurance	雇用保険あり	7ADHN	Offers unemployment benefits and employment stability support
Workers' compensation insurance	労災保険あり	9NEED	Covers work-related injuries and illnesses

Best practices

• Include all applicable insurance: Most full-time positions in Japan include all four social insurance types. Add all relevant SUIDs so the benefits are represented accurately.
• Verify legal requirements: Check working hours and contract type to confirm which insurance the law requires.
• Use for full-time positions: Employers typically must provide social insurance for full-time employees and some part-time employees.
• Be accurate: Include only the insurance types the employer provides. Incorrect benefits information can lead to job seeker dissatisfaction.
• Consider part-time positions: Part-time positions might include some, but not all, insurance types depending on working hours.

Related resources

• SUIDs - How SUIDs work and when to use them
• Work systems - Work system SUIDs for Japan
• Search attributes - Additional search attributes for Japan
• Job types - Job type SUIDs, including part-time classifications
• SourcedJobPostingTaxonomyInput - GraphQL object reference

 

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