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Employment Insurance Employment insurance covers labourers in the event they should lose their jobs. Employers are required to register their employees. Premiums are paid from each month’s salary. Unemployed workers can then apply for unemployment benefits at the Employment Security Office ( >> Employment Security Office [Hello Work] ). The duration and amount of unemployment benefits are determined by period of employment and wages during that time. Apart from diplomats, those receiving employment benefits from overseas, and intra-company transferees initially employed overseas by Japanese companies, all foreign nationals employed in Japan are eligible to join the Japanese employment insurance scheme. If you fulfil the following conditions you are eligible for employment insurance payments: you were a member of the scheme for at least 6 months (12 months for short-term insured parties), you are willing and able to begin a new job, and you are currently seeking employment, etc. [Documentation] (1) Separation notice (statement of unemployment for insured party; issued by previous employer) (2) Employment insurance card (issued by previous employer) (3) Photograph (3 cm × 2.5 cm) (4) Personal ID issued by governmental agency with your age, address, and a photo attached (Alien Registration Card or Driver’s Licence, etc.) (5) Personal seal (6) Job application form (available at employment security offices) (7) Bankbook under your name.