Contribution hike, sinimulan na ng SSS

SINIMULAN nang ipatupad ng Social Security System (SSS) ang probisyon ng RA 11199 o ang Social Security Act of 2018 na nagtataas ng kontribusyon ng mga mi­yembro upang matiyak ang financial viability ng ahensiya para sa mga manggagawa sa pribadong sektor.

Ayon kay SSS President at Chief Executive Officer Rolando Ledesma Macasaet, na ang naturang batas na sumasaklaw sa mandated contribution increase ay agad na magkakaloob ng benepisyo sa may 13 milyong manggagawa at matitiyak ang viability ng SSS fund para magkaloob sa kanila ng social security protection.

Sa ilalim ng naturang batas, ang SSS ay magtataas ng contribution rate ng 1 percent point kada dalawang taon hanggang sa maabot ang 15 percent sa taong 2025.

Sa ilalim ng bagong contribution rate, ang employers ang aako ng one percent increase, o nangangahulugan na ang kanilang contribution sa ngayon ay 9.5 percent at ang nalalabing 4.5 percent ay ibabawas sa mga empleyado.

“It is the right thing to do for the institution and its members. The contribution hike will benefit the workers with the SSS being able to provide a financially viable social protection system to Filipino workers and their families.It will not be a burden on workers but will be shouldered by employers. Workers earning less than P25,000 per month, who comprise 78 percent of SSS-paying employee members, will not be affected,” pahayag ni Macasaet.

Si Macasaet ay dating President at General Ma­nager ng Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) noong Duterte administration at itinalaga ni Pangulong Bongbong Marcos sa SSS noong January 5.

 “The contribution hike will not be paid by the lowly worker but by financially-stable employers who can afford such adjustments. I am appealing to the PCCI, the ECOP, and the PECI, who we consider our valuable partners in our mission to provide social protection to our workers, to treat the contribution hike not as another operational expense but as a noble investment to ensure the viability of the workers’ pension fund,” dagdag ni Macasaet. (BISHOP JESUS “JEMBA” M. BASCO)