Hello, everyone.
This is Enta.
It looks like the rules for sole proprietors are going to get stricter and stricter.
Looking through the materials in this section, it seems to suggest that we don't need sole proprietors, right?
It’s true—apparently, there have been many cases recently where people ask, “Which company’s employee was involved in the accident?” or even, “Who is that, anyway?”
To put it simply, the injured person doesn't have an insurance card. (He's supposed to be an employee of a subcontractor, but...)
Under the current subcontracting agreements, in the case of subcontractors, the system requires only the site representative and the chief engineer to present their insurance cards.
As for everyone else, it's impossible to tell whether they're actually employees of that company.
It seems there’s a growing number of companies that—perhaps taking advantage of this?—have only the on-site representative as a full-time employee, while the rest of the staff is made up of a motley crew.
And when an accident happens, it turns into a total disaster, doesn't it?
I think that in some cases, if non-employees are registered as sole proprietors for insurance and such, we could just list them as second- or third-tier subcontractors—but the fact that it’s so hard to use sole proprietors because the government agencies don’t like it is kind of a problem, lol.
For self-employed contractors, I recommend that you stay up to date on the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism’s guidelines and developments, and make sure to enroll in the Career Advancement System.
Also, I think the general contractor should carefully check the list of workers.
Whether they're a real employee or not.
Going forward, based on the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism’s policy, it appears that social insurance coverage will be verified for everyone listed on the worker roster, and,
Since the general contractor bears the primary responsibility in the event of an accident, I suppose those measures will be strengthened going forward, right?
See you later.
