unemployment insurance
71National Insurance — (in Britain) a compulsory scheme of insurance under the terms of which employers and employees make joint contributions so that those who have contributed for a qualifying period may claim benefits in times of sickness, injury, maternity leave,… …
72social insurance — noun government provision for unemployed, injured, or aged people; financed by contributions from employers and employees as well as by government revenue • Hypernyms: ↑social welfare, ↑welfare, ↑public assistance • Hyponyms: ↑national insurance …
73national insurance — government agency which compensates for work related injuries and pays unemployment wages and pension funds (to the elderly, veterans, etc.); payment provided by a government insurance agency …
74national insurance — /næʃnəl ɪnˈʃɔrəns/ (say nashnuhl in shawruhns) noun a scheme of state insurance by which, for weekly contributions paid by both employee and employer, the employee is insured against sickness, unemployment, retirement, etc …
75National Insurance contribution — /ˌnæʃ(ə)nəl ɪn ʃυərəns kɒntrɪˌbju:ʃ(ə)n/ noun a proportion of income paid each month by an employee and the employee’s company to the National Insurance scheme which helps to fund sickness and unemployment benefit and state pensions. Abbreviation …
76social insurance — noun Date: 1909 protection of the individual against economic hazards (as unemployment, old age, or disability) in which the government participates or enforces the participation of employers and affected individuals …
77social insurance — A state administered system of contributions based income maintenance cover for unemployment, sickness, and retirement, and occasionally other events too. Systems vary between local and national states: some are funded through general taxation as …
78the National Insurance Institution — government office that compensates injured workers and pays unemployment wages and benefits for the elderly new mothers and victims of hostile acts …
79social insurance — noun a system of compulsory contribution to provide state assistance in sickness, unemployment, etc …
80UI — unemployment insurance. * * * …
