Collections from erring employers gain traction

State-run Social Security System’s (SSS) efforts to run after delinquent employers gained traction as the latest collection has amounted to more than P30.5 million, it said over the weekend.

SSS president and CEO Aurora Ignacio reported that some 71 employers decided to settle their obligations after being issued with preliminary assessment notices and final assessment notices before seizure, both of which were under the process of serving Warrants of Distraint, Levy and Garnishment.

“This is only an initial collection as we have identified 93 other employers with combined contribution delinquencies amounting to nearly P200 million,” Ignacio said.

According to the pension fund, serving such notices were given to erring employers to provide them the choice to either settle their obligations and avail an installment payment scheme or file a request for reconsideration or reconciliation.

“As of September 2019, two delinquent/non-compliant employers with total delinquencies of over P2.91 million are set for warrant execution,” the SSS said.

“The pension fund is in coordination with the Land Registration Authority, Land Transportation Office and various banks to ensure the compliance of the said employers,” it added.

The SSS chief noted that they have already given a chance for erring employers to settle their delinquencies through the Contribution Penalty Condonation Program (CPCP).

“The SSS has given these employers the opportunity to fulfill their obligations under the…CPCP for six months starting last March until September this year, but they still failed to comply,” Ignacio said.

“We recognize that employers are our partners in providing social security protection to private sector workers. However, if they still neglect their duties under the law, we need to enforce their strict compliance and therefore conduct this aggressive collection effort.”