Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-30
SOVIET INSURANCE
SYSTEM CHANGED
Encouragement of Benefits
and Rates for Various
Classes Is Ordered.
BY JUNIUS B. WOOD.

ny Cable TO The star.
MOSCOW, u. S. 8. r., June 30
Radical changes in the rates OF social
insurance benefits, including reductions
in allowances for various classes of en-
ployment, have been ordered by joint
decree of the VtZik, or Central Execu-
tive committee, and the Sovnarkom, or
Council of Peoples CommiSSarS, OF the
Soviet Union. Compulsory social in
Surance for every working individual,
which is the most Wanted socialist
feature of the Soviet system, covers un-
employment, sickness, injury. old age.
death and maintenance in Sanitoriums
and rest houses for deserving workers
during employment.
Employers, which here are almost ex-
clusively government, pay the premi-
ums, but these, being fixed around %
per cent of the ordinary salary, are
easily computed as part of the normal
wage cost. The amount of the premiums
is imposing, the contribution to state
funds this year alone being estimated,
the nominal rate of exchange, at 81 ,124,-
900 900, though the f1ve-year plan an
ticipated only $1,000 100000 by the end
Of 1888.
Workers Favored.
Under the new schedule the only per-
sons who will receive their entire pay as
formerly. when incapacitated. are those
union members doing manual labor in
building construction, railroads and
river transport and state farms and
tractor stations If they have worked two
years and have had three years of eX-
perience, and teachers, engineers, tech
nicians. physicians, veterinarians and
sgronomS who have worked the same
time. and minors under 18 who have
worked one year.
Union members in the same occupa-
tons. but classified as employees because
hey do brain work, receive three-fourths
salary for the first. five days off and
subsequently the entire salary.
Union members in other occupations
and with the same working experience
receive three-fourths salary during the
first Is days and the entire salary sub
sequently.
Benefits Specified.
Those who have worked two years but
have had less than three years expert
ence, and miners and railroad shop and
building workers who have worked be-
tween one and two years receive three
fourths salary fer 20 days and the en-
tire salary afterward.
Those who have worked between one
and two years. except miners and rail-
road shop and building workers, but
with less than one years experience, re-
ceive two-thirds of their wages for 20
days and subsequently receive the entire
wage.
Union members and workers, and also
employees on a job less than one year.
get two-thirds pay throughout incapac-
ity.
All non-union members receive one
half pay for 80 days and subsequently
two-thirds pay.
Lame and Aged Aided.
Benefits to persons employed by pri-
vate concerns and individuals are fixed
by the administrators of the social in
surance funds each case depending
upon whether the beneficiary is a mem
Der of union and on the length of
employment.
The decree says that more attention
IN the future will be given to cripples,
the aged and dependents who have lost
q wage Garner. and particular attention
to workers in the mining and chemical
industries. Light work is also promised
to the partially incapacitated who are
receiving pensions.
(Copyright, 1917