4 ms·
In Australia, health insurance isn't related to employment at all. It seems a strange idea that it should somehow be connected to your employer. I can't see a
by andrewstuart 6y ago
In Australia, health insurance isn't related to employment at all.
It seems a strange idea that it should somehow be connected to your employer. I can't see any reason why it would, only reasons why that would make things problematic and complex for no gain.
- splintercell 6y agoIIRC, It was a tax benefit introduced to the employer back during WW2, those who were offering health benefits to their employees.
- willcipriano 6y agoIt was in response to a national wage freeze. Due to WW2 too few workers existed for the jobs available as such any one worker had incredible bargaining power. Wages were frozen by law[0] and firms found other benefits to offer in order to attempt to compete with each over for workers. [0]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stabilization_Act_of_1942 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stabilization_Act_of_1942