A Comparative Study of Unemployment Insurance between Taiwan & Germany

• Main Authors: Chen,Chienfang, 陳芊方
• Other Authors: Hsu,Kuangcheng
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/49248172320028237238

碩士 === 中國文化大學 === 勞工關係學系 === 99 === Since 2000, the global financial storm has hit the major countries and influenced the consumption and the investment behavior, and the global unemployment rates have thereupon soared. For nearly three decades, the unemployment rate in Taiwan has been comparatively low. Influenced by the recent international economy and the change of industrial structure, the unemployment rate in Taiwan soared until 2003, when the Employment Insurance Act provided. The German Welfare Model has been a pioneer in Welfare Policy, and serves as a great role model for Taiwan. Since 2004, the unemployment in Germany has decreased significantly due to the Hartz reforms, the Unemployment Benefit І, and the Unemployment Benefit II. The Hartz reforms have also kept the unemployment benefit system and employment promotion, public service organization working even more closely. By examining the unemployment insurance system of Taiwan and Germany, the paper tries to show the possibilities and future directions for Taiwan.