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Labor Insurance for Company Consolidation

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A and B have similar company structures and are insured with different certificate numbers. If the companies in the picture are merged to form a new company, how should labor insurance be handled?
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First, when a company merges to form a new company, labor insurance can be handled in one of the following ways: the employees of the above-mentioned companies will go through the insurance withdrawal procedures separately, and then the company that will continue after the merger will go through the new insurance renewal procedures and handle the insurance addition procedures for the employees. For the insurance certificate number of Company A (or Company B), the Hashimoto Bureau will change the name of the insured unit to the merged company, and Company B (or Company A) will cancel the insurance and transfer it to the employees of Company A (or Company B) to add insurance.

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Do employees of branch offices (factories) need to apply for insurance coverage from the head office? Or can the branches (factories) apply for insurance coverage on their own?
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If there is indeed a subordinate relationship between the head office and the branch company (factory), and each has a registration certificate issued by the competent authority of the purposeful enterprise, the branch company (factory) can set up a separate insurance unit to handle additional insurance; if the branch company The company (factory) does not have a separate labor insurance unit, so these personnel can be insured through the head office.

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After the person in charge receives the old-age benefit, does he need to change the person in charge?
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After the person in charge receives the old-age benefit, if he is still the person in charge of the company, there is no need to change the person in charge. However, if the person in charge of the company's certificate has changed, he must go through the procedures for changing the person in charge with the Labor Insurance Bureau.

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How should employers go through the procedures for adding and withdrawing insurance for employees? Do employees still need to add insurance during the probation period?
A: Labor insurance adopts a declaration system. Employers should fill in the insurance application form or withdrawal declaration form on the day when their employees arrive or leave, and submit it to this bureau to go through the insurance addition and withdrawal procedures. The validity of the additional insurance begins at 0:00 on the day when the insurance applicant submits the insurance application form to the Bureau or mails it; the validity of the surrender insurance ends at 24:00 on the day when the insurance applicant submits the surrender declaration form to the Bureau or mails it. . The postmark of the original post office shall prevail on the day of mailing. The Labor Insurance Regulations do not provide for exemption from insurance coverage during the probationary period, so probationary employees should still apply for insurance coverage on the day they start working. The insured unit should handle the surrender of insurance for the employees of the original company, and then the new company should handle the new insurance procedures separately.

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I am currently unemployed, can I go to a professional union to sign up for insurance?
A: No. Labor insurance is on-the-job insurance, and you must be actually working to be insured. If you are not working currently, you cannot participate in labor insurance according to regulations. Please apply for labor insurance through your insured unit when you work again in the future. As for workers without a certain employer or self-employed workers who actually engage in work in their own industry and make a living from the remuneration they receive, they can only apply for insurance coverage through the professional trade union to which they belong.

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If the company’s employees have already added insurance in other companies (or professional unions) or already have rural insurance themselves, do they still need to help them add insurance?
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Regardless of whether employees have already added insurance in other companies (or professional unions) or already have rural insurance, as long as they are companies, banks, etc. that employ employees, they should apply for insurance coverage on the day their employees arrive at work.

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