SSS branches open on June Saturdays for kasambahay registration
THE Social Security System (SSS) office in Dagupan, along with other branches nationwide, will be open for business on Saturdays this June to enable household employers and domestic workers or kasambahay to register with the agency.
Under the Kasambahay Law and the Social Security Law, SSS membership for domestic workers is mandatory.
Upon registration, the kasambahays, which include maids, houseboys, nursemaids or yaya, gardeners, family drivers, cooks and laundry women, will be given social security (SS) numbers and the household employers ID numbers.
“As active SSS members, domestic workers realize the fruits of their hard work in the form of SSS benefits for sickness, maternity, disability, retirement and death. SSS also helps household employers from solely shouldering the burden when their househelp faces financial difficulties,” SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Emilio de Quiros, Jr. said.
The Kasambahay Law, or Republic Act No. 10361, was signed into law on January 19, 2013 to ensure the social protection of household employees under various government agencies, which include the SSS, Philippine Health Insurance Corporation and Pag-IBIG Fund.
To get an SSS number, domestic workers must fill out and submit the Personal Record Form (SSS Form E-1) to any SSS branch, along with a photocopy of any of the primary documents such as the birth or baptismal certificate, driver’s license, passport, Professional Regulation Commission card or seaman’s book.
Those without any primary document can give two secondary documents, both citing their name and at least one indicating their birthdate, such as an ATM card, bank passbook, marriage contract, NBI or police clearance, voter’s ID or postal ID card.
For employers, they need to fill out and submit the Employer Registration Form (SSS Form R-1). Existing household employers who still use their personal SS numbers in paying the contributions of their domestic workers will be given their Household Employer ID Number during their branch visit, via email or mail.
Apart from registration services, SSS offices with branch tellering facilities will also accept contribution payments of household employers during the four Saturdays.
For more information, visit the SSS website, www.sss.gov.ph.
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