Employer Not Paying EPF and SOCSO?
By Zul • Jul 13th, 2008 • Category: All Things Malaysia •
Employees who discovered their employers failing to remit their EPF and SOCSO are urged to report the latter to the authorities, including the Public Complaints Bureau, the Labor Office and the Ministry of Human Resource.
They are also advised to check their EPF account regularly, which today can be obtained from the EPF office, EPF smart kiosk, or online through EPF i-Account.
Employee Provident Fund (EPF), or KWSP, provides the retirement fund fund for Malaysian workers, and can also be used for other financial purposes including purchasing of house (down payment), education payment and so on.
SOCSO, or PERKESO, on the other hand is an insurance scheme that protects the workers from financial liability in case of accidents, or death.
Many workers who face the predicament have been reluctant to report their company to authority in fear of being fired or victimized, especially those who lack knowledge of their right and human resource law.
There have been cases in the past where employees were met with rude awakening after discovering that their employers have not been contributing to their EPF and SOCSO accounts. Some of the employers even deceived their own workers by printing details of ‘fake’ contributions in their pay slip which went on for years. The workers only realized after getting their EPF statement from the EPF office.
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I would like to be a member of SOCSO, Im running my small business, help me what shall i do? How to join and how to pay. Iam already 49 yrs old, do i still qualify?
Pls. respond asap,
Thanks
Lim Kok Khiang
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Zul reply on July 14th, 2008:
SOCSO protect the workers, not the business. For business owners, you are looking at the commercial income protection scheme through insurance e.g. Prudential, Takaful, ING and so on…
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I’ve been working for 6 months.
But i still don’t have any EPF or SOCSO. May i ask how long it will take to regietered for my EPF?
Because i am so curious for the waiting.
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Zul reply on August 5th, 2008:
Check with your employer and find out what’s going on. Something does not sound right.
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Miley reply on August 5th, 2008:
I’ve ask..and he said still working on it..
told me to wait..
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Zul reply on August 5th, 2008:
EPF registration does not take long and contribution can be made even on the first salary payment.
I’d suggest to read this article in The Star: Report Bosses Who Default on EPF and SOCSO.
To lodge complaint to Public Complaints Bureau (Jabatan Pengaduan Awam), click here.
Seriously speaking, there is no point in paying SOCSO BUT all employers have no choice because it is a must.
SOCSO is really crap… Finding loop holes when a worker get’s injured or disabled. Not wanting to pay out…
Whats the point we buy such protection when they don’t pay ?
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can i check my socso number by using internet?
what s the website ?
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Zul reply on August 13th, 2008:
Your SOCSO number is the same as your IC number.
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KF Chen reply on October 7th, 2008:
Understood that SOCSO number is my IC number, it is using new IC no or old IC no? Thank you.
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hi. i would like to check my socso number? i had worked before 2002, but now new company need my socso number,i not sure that socso number same that IC number, would you please help me and let me know. my IC.no A2198816.
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I would like to know that if i’m a contract employee, and i had work for around 1 and a half year. If the company refuse to pay me the salary the month i left together with the claims. What can i do for that please ? Can i get back my salary and the claims as well please ? :hmm:
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Mic reply on October 24th, 2008:
If you leave with the right way, complain to here also. the Labor Office and the Ministry of Human Resource.
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Hi, is there a time window for employers to catch up with their contribution/payment of our salaries of up to 6 months? I have been working for this new company since August, and they only paid in October for the September salary; even that is not up to the full amount. I would like to bring this up with the company, but would need some confirmation of my question above, in case they sidestep me.
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Hi,
Would anyone advise that how to prepare employer SOCSO report and submit to SOCSO department.
Thank you
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