BAGUIO CITY – The Social Security System (SSS) claimed that 35 percent of employers in the Summer Capital are delinquent in remitting employees contributions to the SSS.

SSS Luzon North 1 cluster senior communications analyst Christian Andrew Rillorta said that employers who failed to remit to the SSS the deducted employees contributions and their counterpart for at least one month are already considered delinquent. They are also subjected to the imposition of fines and the filing of the appropriate charges if they continuously fail to remit the monthly contributions.

Rillorta said that based on the pertinent provisions of the SSS Law of 2018, delinquent employers stand to face imprisonment for a minimum of five years and a maximum of 20 years aside from paying the unremitted contributions, including penalties and surcharges.

The SSS official also said that an employer from the city has already been convicted for violating the SSS Law.

Rillorta, however, said delinquent employers are welcome to visit any SSS branch in the region to negotiate the terms on how to settle their delinquencies so that their employees will be able to enjoy the benefits from the social insurance company.

"SSS is compassionate [to] the plight of employees and employers that is why delinquent employers should not wait for the issuance of the requisite notice of violation before they will settle their obligation," Rillorta said.

Under the SSS Law of 2018, all employers are mandated to declare their employees within a 30-day period after being hired and for them to religiously remit to the SSS the educated employees contributions and their corresponding counterparts.

Earlier, the SSS conducted its Run Against Contribution Evaders program in different parts of the country.

In the city, eight delinquent employers have already been issued notices of violation, affecting 236 employees with nearly P10 million of unremitted contributions, including penalties and surcharges.

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