예술인 실업급여 제도의 사회연대 원리 실현을 위한 소고

The inclusion of artists and labor providers in the employment insurance system can be seen as the first step toward preparing for future labor. There are positive aspects in the sense that it has expanded its application to various employment types other than traditional workers, and organized the complex contract types of artists in the labor market to some extent. It has, however, left much to be desired, because it has been revised to apply special cases clauses within the framework of wage workers. Although the special cases application may have an advantage in capturing the peculiarities of the employment form of artists, it seems that the basic principle of social insurance is neglected as fairness to wage workers is brought in when setting artists' insurance premiums or unemployment benefits. Such a design is not sufficient to serve as an employment safety net for artists' unemployment. This is the point we need to reflect on the principle of social solidarity of social insurance; ‘contribution according to ability and benefit according to need’. In the artist's cultural and artistic service contract, there is no contract standard for minimum remuneration such as the minimum wage, and it is very difficult to sanction unfair contracts. Considering these specificities of the artists labor market, it is necessary to guarantee the minimum basic daily amount of unemployment benefit for the artist at the same level as wage workers. Freedom of artistic activities can be guaranteed when employment insurance functions sufficiently to serve as a social and employment safety net for artists.